Malawi vs Zambia: Age population, age 20, male, interpolated
Malawi
237,020
in 2025
Zambia
221,759
in 2025
Malawi rank
55th
Zambia rank
57th
Age population, age 20, male, interpolated over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 237,020 against 221,759 in Zambia, a difference of 15,261.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 55th and Zambia ranks 57th 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 | 37,555 | 32,766 | 4,789 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 43,703 | 44,619 | 915.2 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 64,918 | 64,348 | 570 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 90,689 | 89,251 | 1,438 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 121,533 | 119,443 | 2,090 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 163,153 | 159,730 | 3,424 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 215,274 | 203,500 | 11,775 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age population, age 20, male, interpolated, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 237,020 against 221,759 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age population, age 20, male, interpolated between Malawi and Zambia?
- 15,261, 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 20, male, interpolated?
- Malawi ranks 55th and Zambia ranks 57th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision, published as Age population, age 20, male, 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, male refers to male population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.