Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Population, female
Burkina Faso
12.08 million
in 2025
Malawi
11.37 million
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
59th
Malawi rank
60th
Population, female over time
- Burkina Faso
- Malawi
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 12.08 million against 11.37 million in Malawi, a difference of 708,200.
That makes Burkina Faso'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 Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 59th and Malawi ranks 60th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.55 million | 2.10 million | 445,111 | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 3.11 million | 2.71 million | 390,999 | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 4.02 million | 3.90 million | 118,468 | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 5.24 million | 5.29 million | 47,092 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 6.95 million | 6.56 million | 387,264 | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 9.32 million | 8.67 million | 655,317 | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 11.43 million | 10.68 million | 748,167 | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Burkina Faso or Malawi?
- Burkina Faso, at 12.08 million against 11.37 million in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 708,200, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for population, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 59th and Malawi ranks 60th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, 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 is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.