Malawi vs Zambia: Population ages 05-09, female
Malawi
1.46 million
in 2025
Zambia
1.48 million
in 2025
Malawi rank
49th
Zambia rank
48th
Population ages 05-09, female over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.48 million against 1.46 million in Malawi, a difference of 27,820.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 48th 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 | 277,311 | 276,452 | 858.8 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 380,265 | 390,825 | 10,559 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 555,048 | 537,748 | 17,301 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 772,048 | 688,884 | 83,164 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 965,436 | 902,457 | 62,979 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.30 million | 1.23 million | 76,035 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.43 million | 1.43 million | 410 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, female, Malawi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.48 million against 1.46 million in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 05-09, female between Malawi and Zambia?
- 27,820, 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 05-09, female?
- Malawi ranks 49th and Zambia ranks 48th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 05-09, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 5 to 9.