Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Africa · Eastern Africa
Malawi is recorded at 21.66m people in 2024, with total annual change of +558,308 under the WPP medium variant.
Malawi observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 674,407 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -114,589 |
| Natural change | +559,818 |
| Net migration | -1,507 |
| Total change | +558,308 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +558,308 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -37,485,972 since 2100 |
| Projected 2100 | 59.14m |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign-born; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
Malawi 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 8.72m, ages 15-64 11.84m, ages 65+ 547.1k.
Malawi 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 11.38m, ages 15-64 24.16m, ages 65+ 1.82m.
Malawi 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 11.72m, ages 15-64 37.73m, ages 65+ 9.69m.
Stage since 2024.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2100.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.66m | 558,308 | 674.4k | 114.6k | 3.59 |
| 2030 | 25.16m | 606,161 | 727.2k | 126.1k | 3.23 |
| 2050 | 37.36m | 599,627 | 801.3k | 201.0k | 2.54 |
| 2080 | 52.89m | 417,091 | 814.7k | 409.2k | 2.10 |
| 2100 | 59.14m | 250,426 | 771.6k | 547.3k | 1.95 |