Population, male in Malawi
Malawi: Population, male was 48.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, male in Malawi, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, male in Malawi stood at 48.8%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male in Malawi peaked at 48.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 1960.
That places Malawi 166th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Population, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.1% | — |
| 1961 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 48.2% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 48.3% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 48.3% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 48.5% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 48.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.2% | 48.1% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.4% | 48.3% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.5% | 48.4% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 48.5% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 48.4% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 48.5% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.7% | 48.8% | 6 |
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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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male in Malawi?
- Population, male in Malawi was 48.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 1960.
- How does Malawi rank for population, male?
- Malawi ranks 166th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.