Malawi vs Rwanda: Population, male
Malawi
48.8%
in 2025
Rwanda
48.8%
in 2025
Malawi rank
167th
Rwanda rank
165th
Population, male over time
- Malawi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 48.8% against 48.8% in Malawi, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.
Malawi ranks 167th and Rwanda ranks 165th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.2% | 49.6% | 1.5% | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 48.4% | 49.8% | 1.5% | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 48.5% | 49.9% | 1.4% | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 48.8% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 47.8% | 0.7% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 48.5% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.7% | 0.0% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Malawi or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 48.8% against 48.8% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Malawi and Rwanda?
- 0.0%, with Rwanda 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, male?
- Malawi ranks 167th and Rwanda ranks 165th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% 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
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.