Malawi vs Zambia: Age population, age 21, female, interpolated
Malawi
231,300
in 2025
Zambia
215,298
in 2025
Malawi rank
54th
Zambia rank
57th
Age population, age 21, female, interpolated over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 231,300 against 215,298 in Zambia, a difference of 16,002.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 54th and Zambia ranks 57th of 217 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,458 | 31,023 | 8,435 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 44,645 | 43,824 | 821.1 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 73,224 | 62,982 | 10,242 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 95,629 | 88,063 | 7,567 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 130,879 | 117,486 | 13,393 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 167,176 | 157,262 | 9,914 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 211,141 | 199,582 | 11,559 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age population, age 21, female, interpolated, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 231,300 against 215,298 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age population, age 21, female, interpolated between Malawi and Zambia?
- 16,002, 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 21, female, interpolated?
- Malawi ranks 54th 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 21, 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.