Population ages 25-29, female in Malawi
Malawi: Population ages 25-29, female was 8.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 25-29, female in Malawi, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 25-29, female in Malawi is 8.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 25-29, female in Malawi peaked at 8.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1980.
That places Malawi 51st 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 25-29, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.6% | — |
| 1961 | 7.6% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 7.6% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 7.6% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 7.7% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 7.7% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 7.7% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 7.7% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 7.7% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 7.8% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 7.7% | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 7.5% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 7.3% | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 7.1% | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 6.9% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 6.7% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 6.6% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 6.5% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 6.6% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 6.6% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 6.7% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 6.8% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 7.0% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 7.1% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 7.2% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 7.4% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 7.6% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 7.8% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 7.9% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 8.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 8.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 8.0% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 7.2% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 8.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7% | 7.6% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 6.6% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 6.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.4% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 25-29, female in Malawi?
- Population ages 25-29, female in Malawi was 8.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 25-29, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest population ages 25-29, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1980.
- How does Malawi rank for population ages 25-29, female?
- Malawi ranks 51st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 25-29, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 25-29, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 25 to 29 as a percentage of the total female population.