Malawi vs Zambia: Population ages 15-64, total, per capita
Malawi
0.5728 units per person
in 2025
Zambia
0.5703 units per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
189th
Zambia rank
191st
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.5728 units per person against 0.5703 units per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0025 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 189th and Zambia ranks 191st of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5374 units per person | 0.504 units per person | 0.0334 units per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.5218 units per person | 0.483 units per person | 0.0387 units per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.5097 units per person | 0.4797 units per person | 0.03 units per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.5063 units per person | 0.491 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.5014 units per person | 0.5069 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.5154 units per person | 0.5304 units per person | 0.015 units per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.5575 units per person | 0.5594 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, per capita, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 0.5728 units per person against 0.5703 units per person in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total, per capita between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.0025 units per person, 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 15-64, total, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 189th and Zambia ranks 191st of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.