Malawi vs Zambia: Population ages 20-24, male
Malawi
1.09 million
in 2025
Zambia
1.03 million
in 2025
Malawi rank
56th
Zambia rank
57th
Population ages 20-24, male over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.09 million against 1.03 million in Zambia, a difference of 60,000.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 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 | 177,584 | 152,305 | 25,279 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 205,558 | 200,377 | 5,181 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 305,223 | 290,901 | 14,322 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 417,475 | 404,413 | 13,062 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 572,870 | 559,730 | 13,139 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 756,511 | 755,066 | 1,446 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 997,929 | 953,500 | 44,429 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Malawi or Zambia?
- Malawi, at 1.09 million against 1.03 million in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Malawi and Zambia?
- 60,000, 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, male?
- 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, 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 20 to 24.