Malawi vs Zambia: Age population, age 16, female, interpolated
Malawi
272,702
in 2025
Zambia
255,467
in 2025
Malawi rank
50th
Zambia rank
53rd
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 272,702 against 255,467 in Zambia, a difference of 17,235.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 50th and Zambia ranks 53rd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43,150 | 38,147 | 5,003 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 53,615 | 54,784 | 1,169 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 81,687 | 78,131 | 3,556 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 111,793 | 105,688 | 6,105 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 148,222 | 137,181 | 11,041 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 193,592 | 183,438 | 10,153 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 255,185 | 237,261 | 17,924 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age population, age 16, female, interpolated, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 272,702 against 255,467 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age population, age 16, female, interpolated between Malawi and Zambia?
- 17,235, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for age population, age 16, female, interpolated?
- Malawi ranks 50th and Zambia ranks 53rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as Age population, age 16, female, interpolated. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.