Lesotho vs Malawi: Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate
Lesotho
8.01 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi
9.1 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho rank
4th
Malawi rank
2nd
Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 9.1 % change on previous year against 8.01 % change on previous year in Lesotho, a difference of 1.09 % change on previous year.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Lesotho ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.06 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | 0.8455 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.7732 % change on previous year | 3.58 % change on previous year | 2.8 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1990s | 2.45 % change on previous year | -0.409 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.3333 % change on previous year | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2010s | -1.03 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | 3.65 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2020s | 6.13 % change on previous year | 6.56 % change on previous year | 0.4281 % change on previous year | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate, Lesotho or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 9.1 % change on previous year against 8.01 % change on previous year in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 1.09 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population ages 45-49, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.