Afghanistan vs Malawi: Population ages 80 and above, female
Afghanistan
72,609
in 2025
Malawi
66,934
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
95th
Malawi rank
97th
Population ages 80 and above, female over time
- Afghanistan
- Malawi
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 72,609 against 66,934 in Malawi, a difference of 5,675.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 95th and Malawi ranks 97th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,312 | 6,730 | 2,583 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 13,333 | 9,439 | 3,894 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 11,838 | 29,163 | 17,325 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 17,196 | 31,741 | 14,545 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 29,693 | 69,092 | 39,399 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 48,600 | 64,440 | 15,840 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 65,221 | 63,612 | 1,608 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 80 and above, female, Afghanistan or Malawi?
- Afghanistan, at 72,609 against 66,934 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 80 and above, female between Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 5,675, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Afghanistan ranks 95th and Malawi ranks 97th 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 80 and above, 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 80 and above.