Malawi vs Mali: Population, female
Malawi
11.37 million
in 2025
Mali
12.49 million
in 2025
Malawi rank
60th
Mali rank
58th
Population, female over time
- Malawi
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 12.49 million against 11.37 million in Malawi, a difference of 1.11 million.
That makes Mali'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 Mali ahead.
Malawi ranks 60th and Mali ranks 58th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.10 million | 2.88 million | 774,665 | Mali |
| 1970s | 2.71 million | 3.40 million | 686,417 | Mali |
| 1980s | 3.90 million | 4.14 million | 233,559 | Mali |
| 1990s | 5.29 million | 5.04 million | 250,576 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 6.56 million | 6.64 million | 75,627 | Mali |
| 2010s | 8.67 million | 9.11 million | 441,527 | Mali |
| 2020s | 10.68 million | 11.61 million | 927,783 | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Malawi or Mali?
- Mali, at 12.49 million against 11.37 million in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Malawi and Mali?
- 1.11 million, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for population, female?
- Malawi ranks 60th and Mali ranks 58th of 218 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.