Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Population, female
Malawi
11.37 million
in 2025
Sri Lanka
11.23 million
in 2025
Malawi rank
60th
Sri Lanka rank
61st
Population, female over time
- Malawi
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 11.37 million against 11.23 million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 140,300.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Malawi ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 218 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.10 million | 5.16 million | 3.06 million | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.71 million | 6.52 million | 3.81 million | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 3.90 million | 7.65 million | 3.75 million | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 5.29 million | 8.74 million | 3.46 million | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 6.56 million | 10.20 million | 3.64 million | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 8.67 million | 10.89 million | 2.22 million | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 10.68 million | 11.35 million | 667,483 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
- Malawi, at 11.37 million against 11.23 million in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 140,300, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for population, female?
- Malawi ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st 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.