Population ages 00-04, female in Malawi
Malawi: Population ages 00-04, female was 13.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13.9%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
25th
of 218 countries
All-time high
18.9%
in 1982
All-time low
13.9%
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 00-04, female in Malawi, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 00-04, female in Malawi stood at 13.9%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, female in Malawi peaked at 18.9% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2025.
Malawi ranks 25th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 00-04, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.9% | — |
| 1961 | 18.1% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 18.2% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 18.3% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 18.5% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 18.5% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 18.6% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 18.6% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 18.7% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 18.7% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 18.7% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 18.7% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 18.7% | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 18.8% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 18.8% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 18.8% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 18.9% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 18.9% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 18.9% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 18.9% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 18.9% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 18.7% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 18.6% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 18.3% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 18.1% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 18.1% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 18.2% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 18.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 18.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 18.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 18.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 18.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 18.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 18.1% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 17.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 14.9% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 13.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.4% | 17.9% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 18.8% | 18.7% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.6% | 18.1% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.2% | 18.0% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 17.7% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 14.9% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 13.9% | 14.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 22 Madagascar 14.2% compare
- 23 Ethiopia 14.2% compare
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 14.0% compare
- 26 Congo 13.9% compare
- 27 Burkina Faso 13.8% compare
- 28 Gambia 13.7% 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0655 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0657 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5136 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 00-04, female in Malawi?
- Population ages 00-04, female in Malawi was 13.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 1982.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for population ages 00-04, female?
- Malawi ranks 25th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 00-04, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 0 to 4 as a percentage of the total female population.