Population ages 00-04, female in Malawi
Malawi: Population ages 00-04, female was 1.59 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.59 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
46th
of 218 countries
All-time high
1.59 million
in 2025
All-time low
337,039
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 00-04, female in Malawi, 1960–2025
Source: 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.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 00-04, female in Malawi stood at 1.59 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, female in Malawi peaked at 1.59 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 337,039, in 1960.
That places Malawi 46th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 00-04, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 337,039 | — |
| 1961 | 348,154 | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 359,300 | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 370,519 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 381,492 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 392,073 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 402,765 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 413,763 | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 424,998 | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 436,474 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 448,214 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 460,147 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 472,265 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 484,687 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 497,663 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 511,623 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 526,906 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 543,785 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 562,826 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 584,496 | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 608,877 | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 635,055 | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 661,854 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 688,168 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 712,869 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 735,827 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 757,262 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 780,774 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 814,941 | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 856,453 | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 892,782 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 922,660 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 952,206 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 966,744 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 954,188 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 950,827 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 966,459 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 981,887 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 999,973 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.02 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.04 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.06 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.09 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.11 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.14 million | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.18 million | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.22 million | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.26 million | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.30 million | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.33 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.36 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.39 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.40 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.42 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.43 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.43 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.44 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.44 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.44 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.45 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.47 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.49 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.51 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.54 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.56 million | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 1.59 million | +1.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 1.59 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.67 million, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 1.59 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.10 million, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 386,658 | 337,039 | 436,474 | 10 |
| 1970s | 509,261 | 448,214 | 584,496 | 10 |
| 1980s | 725,208 | 608,877 | 856,453 | 10 |
| 1990s | 960,746 | 892,782 | 1.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 million | 1.04 million | 1.33 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million | 1.36 million | 1.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 million | 1.47 million | 1.59 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 in Malawi?
- Population ages 00-04, female in Malawi was 1.59 million in 2025, according to 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.
- What is the highest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 00-04, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 337,039 in 1960.
- How does Malawi rank for population ages 00-04, female?
- Malawi ranks 46th 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 up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from 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, published as part of Population ages 00-04, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 0 to 4.