Malawi vs Uganda: Population, female, annual growth rate
Malawi
2.56 % change on previous year
in 2025
Uganda
2.69 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi rank
24th
Uganda rank
21st
Population, female, annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2.69 % change on previous year against 2.56 % change on previous year in Malawi, a difference of 0.13 % change on previous year.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.
Malawi ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 21st of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.44 % change on previous year | 3.17 % change on previous year | 0.7336 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 1970s | 2.88 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | 0.1275 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1980s | 4.29 % change on previous year | 2.84 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.84 % change on previous year | 3.15 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 2000s | 2.72 % change on previous year | 3.03 % change on previous year | 0.3034 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.78 % change on previous year | 3.13 % change on previous year | 0.3534 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.59 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | 0.3856 % change on previous year | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, annual growth rate, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2.69 % change on previous year against 2.56 % change on previous year in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female, annual growth rate between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.13 % change on previous year, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for population, female, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 21st 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.