Population ages 00-04, female, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Population ages 00-04, female, per square kilometre was 16.29 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
16.29 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
29th
of 216 countries
All-time high
16.29 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
3.69 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population ages 00-04, female, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, population ages 00-04, female, per square kilometre in Malawi stood at 16.29 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, female, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 16.29 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.69 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 29th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population ages 00-04, female, per square kilometre in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.69 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.81 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 3.93 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 4.05 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 4.16 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 4.27 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 4.39 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 4.51 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 4.63 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 4.75 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 4.88 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 5.01 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 5.14 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 5.28 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 5.43 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 5.59 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 5.77 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 5.97 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 6.2 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 6.46 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 6.74 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 7.02 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 7.3 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 7.56 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 7.8 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 8.03 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 8.28 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 8.64 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 9.08 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 9.47 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 9.79 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 10.1 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 10.25 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 10.12 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 10.09 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 10.25 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 10.41 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 10.61 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 10.82 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 11.03 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 11.26 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 11.51 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 11.79 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 12.11 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 12.48 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 12.89 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 13.32 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 13.74 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 14.14 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 14.46 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 14.71 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 14.89 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 15.03 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 15.13 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.2 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 15.23 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 15.27 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 15.32 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 15.42 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 15.58 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 15.79 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 16.04 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 16.29 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 16.29 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.99 units per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 16.29 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.43 units per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.16 units per square kilometre | 3.69 units per square kilometre | 4.63 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.4 units per square kilometre | 4.75 units per square kilometre | 6.2 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.69 units per square kilometre | 6.46 units per square kilometre | 9.08 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.19 units per square kilometre | 9.47 units per square kilometre | 10.82 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.43 units per square kilometre | 11.03 units per square kilometre | 14.14 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.07 units per square kilometre | 14.46 units per square kilometre | 15.42 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.92 units per square kilometre | 15.58 units per square kilometre | 16.29 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 26 Barbados 18.07 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Channel Islands 17.85 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Tuvalu 17.2 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Sao Tome and Principe 15.78 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Philippines 15.63 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Mauritius 15.11 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 00-04, female, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Population ages 00-04, female, per square kilometre in Malawi was 16.29 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 00-04, female, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 16.29 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, female, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.69 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for population ages 00-04, female, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 29th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population ages 00-04, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 00-04, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 00-04, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 00-04, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population ages 00-04, female World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population ages 00-04, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.