Malawi vs South Asia: Population, female, annual growth rate
Malawi
2.56 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Asia
0.9216 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi rank
24th
South Asia rank
23rd
Population, female, annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- South Asia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.56 % change on previous year against 0.9216 % change on previous year in South Asia, a difference of 1.64 % change on previous year.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.8 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Asia ahead.
Malawi ranks 24th and South Asia ranks 23rd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and South Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.44 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year | 0.0937 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.88 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 0.5595 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1980s | 4.29 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2.05 % change on previous year | 0.2117 % change on previous year | South Asia |
| 2000s | 2.72 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | 1.08 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.78 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | 1.55 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.59 % change on previous year | 0.9099 % change on previous year | 1.68 % change on previous year | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, annual growth rate, Malawi or South Asia?
- Malawi, at 2.56 % change on previous year against 0.9216 % change on previous year in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female, annual growth rate between Malawi and South Asia?
- 1.64 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Asia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and South Asia rank globally for population, female, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 24th and South Asia ranks 23rd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, 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, female. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.