Malawi vs Zambia: Population ages 20-24, female
Malawi
1.11 million
in 2025
Zambia
1.04 million
in 2025
Malawi rank
56th
Zambia rank
57th
Population ages 20-24, female over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.11 million against 1.04 million in Zambia, a difference of 68,100.
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 56th and Zambia ranks 57th of 217 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 191,238 | 149,992 | 41,246 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 218,360 | 208,880 | 9,480 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 351,613 | 301,328 | 50,285 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 468,092 | 421,112 | 46,979 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 628,927 | 568,439 | 60,487 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 815,513 | 764,012 | 51,501 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.02 million | 968,510 | 51,360 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, female, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 1.11 million against 1.04 million in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, female between Malawi and Zambia?
- 68,100, 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 20-24, female?
- Malawi ranks 56th and Zambia ranks 57th 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 20-24, 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 20 to 24.