Malawi vs Zambia: Population ages 05-09, male
Malawi
1.46 million
in 2025
Zambia
1.48 million
in 2025
Malawi rank
50th
Zambia rank
49th
Population ages 05-09, male over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.48 million against 1.46 million in Malawi, a difference of 23,370.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Malawi ranks 50th and Zambia ranks 49th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 265,697 | 274,198 | 8,502 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 367,182 | 387,739 | 20,557 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 544,990 | 532,636 | 12,354 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 761,947 | 676,825 | 85,122 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 952,830 | 888,047 | 64,783 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.29 million | 1.22 million | 67,458 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.43 million | 1.43 million | 610 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 05-09, male, 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, male between Malawi and Zambia?
- 23,370, 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, male?
- Malawi ranks 50th and Zambia ranks 49th 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 5 to 9.