Malawi vs Zambia: Age population, age 17, female, interpolated
Malawi
267,372
in 2025
Zambia
248,689
in 2025
Malawi rank
51st
Zambia rank
54th
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 267,372 against 248,689 in Zambia, a difference of 18,683.
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 51st and Zambia ranks 54th 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 | 42,488 | 36,540 | 5,948 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 51,582 | 52,562 | 981 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 80,314 | 74,958 | 5,356 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 107,922 | 102,316 | 5,606 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 144,852 | 133,204 | 11,648 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 187,536 | 177,777 | 9,759 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 246,721 | 229,318 | 17,403 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age population, age 17, female, interpolated, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 267,372 against 248,689 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age population, age 17, female, interpolated between Malawi and Zambia?
- 18,683, 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 17, female, interpolated?
- Malawi ranks 51st and Zambia ranks 54th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as Age population, age 17, 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.