Malawi vs Zambia: Population, male
Malawi
10.84 million
in 2025
Zambia
10.85 million
in 2025
Malawi rank
61st
Zambia rank
60th
Population, male over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 10.85 million against 10.84 million in Malawi, a difference of 4,200.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 60th of 217 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.95 million | 1.81 million | 147,483 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.54 million | 2.42 million | 124,530 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 3.67 million | 3.25 million | 419,279 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 5.00 million | 4.21 million | 792,604 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 6.18 million | 5.67 million | 515,902 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 8.21 million | 7.99 million | 220,654 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 10.17 million | 10.13 million | 44,888 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Malawi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 10.85 million against 10.84 million in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Malawi and Zambia?
- 4,200, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for population, male?
- Malawi ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 60th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male. 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 based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.