Malawi vs Rwanda: Population, female
Malawi
51.2%
in 2025
Rwanda
51.2%
in 2025
Malawi rank
52nd
Rwanda rank
54th
Population, female over time
- Malawi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 51.2% against 51.2% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 52nd and Rwanda ranks 54th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.8% | 50.4% | 1.5% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 51.6% | 50.2% | 1.5% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 51.5% | 50.1% | 1.4% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 51.2% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 52.2% | 0.7% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 51.5% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 51.3% | 0.0% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Malawi or Rwanda?
- Malawi, at 51.2% against 51.2% in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Malawi and Rwanda?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for population, female?
- Malawi ranks 52nd and Rwanda ranks 54th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.