Population, male, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Population, male, per capita was 0.4881 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.4881 units per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
165th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.4881 units per person
in 2025
All-time low
0.4807 units per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male, per capita in Malawi, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.4881 units per person for population, male, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.4881 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4807 units per person, in 1960.
That places Malawi 165th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Population, male, per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4807 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4809 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4811 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4814 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4816 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4818 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.482 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4821 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4823 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4825 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4827 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4829 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4832 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4834 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4837 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4839 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4841 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4843 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4844 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4845 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4845 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4845 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4845 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4845 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4846 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4846 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4847 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4845 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4845 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4847 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.485 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4852 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4855 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4858 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4861 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4864 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4867 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.487 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4872 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.487 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4865 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4861 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4858 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4854 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4851 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4848 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4845 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4844 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4846 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.485 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4854 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4858 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.486 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4863 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4865 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4867 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4869 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4871 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4872 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4874 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4875 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4876 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4877 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4878 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.488 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4881 units per person | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.4881 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.498 units per person, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.4881 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4975 units per person, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4816 units per person | 0.4807 units per person | 0.4825 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4837 units per person | 0.4827 units per person | 0.4845 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4846 units per person | 0.4845 units per person | 0.4847 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4862 units per person | 0.485 units per person | 0.4872 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4852 units per person | 0.4844 units per person | 0.4865 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4865 units per person | 0.4854 units per person | 0.4874 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4878 units per person | 0.4875 units per person | 0.4881 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)
- 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, male, per capita in Malawi?
- Population, male, per capita in Malawi was 0.4881 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4881 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4807 units per person in 1960.
- How does Malawi rank for population, male, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 165th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.