Malawi vs Zambia: Population ages 15-19, female
Malawi
1.33 million
in 2025
Zambia
1.24 million
in 2025
Malawi rank
52nd
Zambia rank
55th
Population ages 15-19, female over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.33 million against 1.24 million in Zambia, a difference of 87,530.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 55th 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 | 212,528 | 182,943 | 29,585 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 258,207 | 263,028 | 4,821 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 401,460 | 375,103 | 26,357 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 540,845 | 511,338 | 29,507 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 725,217 | 666,156 | 59,061 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 940,017 | 890,088 | 49,929 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.23 million | 1.15 million | 83,860 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-19, female, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 1.33 million against 1.24 million in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-19, female between Malawi and Zambia?
- 87,530, 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 population ages 15-19, female?
- Malawi ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 55th 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 15-19, 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 15 to 19.