Malawi vs Zambia: Population ages 0-14, total
Malawi
8.91 million
in 2025
Zambia
8.98 million
in 2025
Malawi rank
50th
Zambia rank
49th
Population ages 0-14, total over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 8.98 million against 8.91 million in Malawi, a difference of 63,790.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 50th and Zambia ranks 49th of 219 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 | 1.76 million | 1.71 million | 52,377 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.37 million | 2.40 million | 36,594 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 3.43 million | 3.27 million | 157,080 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 4.73 million | 4.20 million | 528,669 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 5.88 million | 5.48 million | 393,936 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 7.64 million | 7.30 million | 336,997 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 8.67 million | 8.62 million | 49,000 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Malawi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 8.98 million against 8.91 million in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Malawi and Zambia?
- 63,790, with Zambia 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 population ages 0-14, total?
- Malawi ranks 50th and Zambia ranks 49th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.