Population, female, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Population, female, per capita was 0.5119 units per person in 2025. β¬ Flat
Population, female, per capita in Malawi, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, female, per capita in Malawi is 0.5119 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.5193 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5119 units per person, in 2025.
That places Malawi 52nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5184 units per person | 0.5175 units per person | 0.5193 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5163 units per person | 0.5155 units per person | 0.5173 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5154 units per person | 0.5153 units per person | 0.5155 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5138 units per person | 0.5128 units per person | 0.515 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5148 units per person | 0.5135 units per person | 0.5156 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5135 units per person | 0.5126 units per person | 0.5146 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5122 units per person | 0.5119 units per person | 0.5125 units per person | 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 856.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0259 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female, per capita in Malawi?
- Population, female, per capita in Malawi was 0.5119 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, female, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5193 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest population, female, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5119 units per person in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for population, female, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 52nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, female Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Population, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.