Population ages 70-74, male in Malawi
Malawi: Population ages 70-74, male was 62,886 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
62,886
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
106th
of 218 countries
All-time high
63,717
in 2018
All-time low
14,644
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 70-74, male 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
The most recent figure for population ages 70-74, male in Malawi is 62,886, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, male in Malawi peaked at 63,717 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14,644, in 1960.
Malawi ranks 106th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 70-74, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14,644 | — |
| 1961 | 14,929 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 15,234 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 15,541 | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 15,823 | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 16,073 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 16,294 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 16,469 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 16,643 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 16,916 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 17,293 | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 17,786 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 18,427 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 19,101 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 19,606 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 19,898 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 19,973 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 19,869 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 20,101 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 20,994 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 22,373 | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 24,123 | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 26,160 | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 28,449 | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 30,944 | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 33,521 | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 36,090 | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 40,743 | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 45,110 | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 46,778 | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 47,683 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 47,700 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 47,166 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 45,750 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 43,318 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 41,711 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 41,300 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 41,060 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 40,909 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 42,005 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 44,050 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 45,826 | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 47,627 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 49,551 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 51,617 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 53,753 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 55,877 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 57,761 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 58,604 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 58,706 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 58,967 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 59,329 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 59,758 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 60,284 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 60,962 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 61,815 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 62,764 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 63,609 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 63,717 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 63,222 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 62,320 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 61,113 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 60,325 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 60,514 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 61,459 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 62,886 | +2.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 62,886 is below the median for low income countries, which is 74,400, 85% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 62,886 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59,284, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,857 | 14,644 | 16,916 | 10 |
| 1970s | 19,305 | 17,293 | 20,994 | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,429 | 22,373 | 46,778 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43,860 | 40,909 | 47,700 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,337 | 44,050 | 58,706 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,443 | 58,967 | 63,717 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,436 | 60,325 | 62,886 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 70-74, male in Malawi?
- Population ages 70-74, male in Malawi was 62,886 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 70-74, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 63,717 in 2018.
- What is the lowest population ages 70-74, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,644 in 1960.
- How does Malawi rank for population ages 70-74, male?
- Malawi ranks 106th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 70-74, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 70-74, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 70 to 74.