Madagascar vs Malawi

Madagascar vs Malawi: Population

Population in 2023: 31.2 million people in Madagascar and 21.1 million people in Malawi, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 10.1 million people, or 1.48 times that in Malawi.

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Madagascar vs Malawi: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 31.2 million people in Madagascar and 21.1 million people in Malawi, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Madagascar, by 10.1 million people, or 1.48 times that in Malawi.
MadagascarMalawiEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Madagascar has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Madagascar ranked 49 and Malawi ranked 62 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Madagascar at 85.3 million people and Malawi at 59.1 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearMadagascarMalawiWorld
202331.2 million21.1 million8.09 billion
202230.4 million20.6 million8.02 billion
202129.7 million20.1 million7.95 billion
202029 million19.5 million7.89 billion
201928.2 million19 million7.81 billion
201827.5 million18.5 million7.73 billion
201726.8 million18 million7.65 billion
201626.1 million17.6 million7.56 billion
201525.4 million17.1 million7.47 billion
201424.8 million16.6 million7.38 billion
201324.1 million16.2 million7.29 billion
201223.5 million15.7 million7.2 billion
201122.8 million15.3 million7.11 billion
201022.2 million14.8 million7.02 billion
200921.6 million14.4 million6.93 billion
200820.9 million14 million6.84 billion
200720.3 million13.6 million6.76 billion
200619.7 million13.2 million6.67 billion
200519.2 million12.8 million6.59 billion
200418.6 million12.5 million6.5 billion
200318.1 million12.2 million6.42 billion
200217.6 million11.9 million6.34 billion
200117 million11.6 million6.26 billion
200016.5 million11.3 million6.17 billion
199916 million11.1 million6.09 billion
199815.5 million10.8 million6.01 billion
199715 million10.6 million5.93 billion
199614.5 million10.4 million5.84 billion
199514.1 million10.2 million5.76 billion
199413.6 million10.2 million5.68 billion
199313.2 million10.3 million5.59 billion
199212.8 million10.1 million5.51 billion
199112.4 million9.84 million5.42 billion
199012.1 million9.55 million5.33 billion
198911.7 million9.18 million5.23 billion
198811.4 million8.75 million5.14 billion
198711.1 million8.29 million5.05 billion
198610.7 million7.91 million4.96 billion
198510.4 million7.62 million4.87 billion
198410.1 million7.33 million4.78 billion
19839.84 million7.05 million4.7 billion
19829.56 million6.78 million4.61 billion
19819.28 million6.52 million4.53 billion
19809.01 million6.27 million4.45 billion
19798.74 million6.03 million4.37 billion
19788.48 million5.81 million4.29 billion
19778.22 million5.62 million4.22 billion
19767.98 million5.44 million4.14 billion
19757.74 million5.29 million4.07 billion
19747.51 million5.14 million4 billion
19737.29 million5 million3.92 billion
19727.07 million4.87 million3.85 billion
19716.87 million4.75 million3.77 billion
19706.67 million4.63 million3.7 billion
19696.49 million4.52 million3.62 billion
19686.31 million4.41 million3.55 billion
19676.14 million4.3 million3.47 billion
19665.97 million4.2 million3.4 billion
19655.82 million4.1 million3.34 billion
19645.67 million4 million3.26 billion
19635.53 million3.9 million3.19 billion
19625.38 million3.81 million3.12 billion
19615.25 million3.72 million3.07 billion
19605.11 million3.63 million3.02 billion
19594.98 million3.54 million2.97 billion
19584.85 million3.46 million2.91 billion
19574.73 million3.39 million2.85 billion
19564.61 million3.32 million2.8 billion
19554.49 million3.25 million2.74 billion
19544.38 million3.18 million2.69 billion
19534.27 million3.12 million2.63 billion
19524.16 million3.06 million2.58 billion
19514.06 million3 million2.54 billion
19503.96 million2.95 million2.49 billion
19493.87 million2.9 million–
19483.8 million2.84 million–
19473.73 million2.79 million–
19463.67 million2.74 million–
19453.6 million2.69 million–
19443.54 million2.65 million–
19433.48 million2.6 million–
19423.42 million2.55 million–
19413.36 million2.51 million–
19403.3 million2.47 million–
19393.25 million2.43 million–
19383.21 million2.4 million–
19373.16 million2.36 million–
19363.12 million2.33 million–
19353.07 million2.3 million–
19343.03 million2.27 million–
19332.99 million2.24 million–
19322.95 million2.2 million–
19312.91 million2.17 million–
19302.87 million2.14 million–
19292.83 million2.11 million–
19282.78 million2.08 million–
19272.74 million2.05 million–
19262.7 million2.02 million–
19252.66 million1.99 million–
19242.62 million1.96 million–
19232.58 million1.93 million–
19222.55 million1.9 million–
19212.52 million1.88 million–
19202.5 million1.87 million–
19192.48 million1.86 million–
19182.48 million1.86 million–
19172.49 million1.87 million–
19162.49 million1.88 million–
19152.5 million1.88 million–
19142.51 million1.89 million–
19132.52 million1.9 million–
19122.52 million1.9 million–
19112.53 million1.91 million–
19102.54 million1.92 million–
19092.55 million1.94 million–
19082.57 million1.95 million–
19072.58 million1.96 million–
19062.59 million1.98 million–
19052.61 million1.99 million–
19042.62 million2.01 million–
19032.63 million2.03 million–
19022.65 million2.04 million–
19012.66 million2.06 million–
19002.68 million2.07 million–
18992.7 million2.08 million–
18982.72 million2.09 million–
18972.74 million2.1 million–
18962.76 million2.1 million–
18952.78 million2.11 million–
18942.81 million2.12 million–
18932.83 million2.13 million–
18922.85 million2.13 million–
18912.87 million2.14 million–
18902.88 million2.14 million–
18892.89 million2.14 million–
18882.88 million2.14 million–
18872.87 million2.14 million–
18862.87 million2.13 million–
18852.86 million2.13 million–
18842.85 million2.13 million–
18832.84 million2.12 million–
18822.83 million2.12 million–
18812.83 million2.12 million–
18802.82 million2.12 million–
18792.81 million2.12 million–
18782.8 million2.12 million–
18772.79 million2.12 million–
18762.78 million2.12 million–
18752.78 million2.12 million–
18742.77 million2.13 million–
18732.76 million2.13 million–
18722.75 million2.13 million–
18712.74 million2.13 million–
18702.74 million2.14 million–
18692.73 million2.14 million–
18682.73 million2.14 million–
18672.72 million2.14 million–
18662.71 million2.14 million–
18652.71 million2.14 million–
18642.7 million2.15 million–
18632.7 million2.15 million–
18622.69 million2.15 million–
18612.69 million2.15 million–
18602.68 million2.15 million–
18592.68 million2.15 million–
18582.67 million2.15 million–
18572.67 million2.15 million–
18562.66 million2.15 million–
18552.66 million2.15 million–
18542.65 million2.15 million–
18532.65 million2.15 million–
18522.64 million2.15 million–
18512.63 million2.15 million–
18502.61 million2.13 million–
18492.59 million2.1 million–
18482.56 million2.07 million–
18472.52 million2.02 million–
18462.48 million1.98 million–
18452.44 million1.94 million–
18442.41 million1.9 million–
18432.37 million1.86 million–
18422.34 million1.82 million–
18412.3 million1.78 million–
18402.27 million1.74 million–
18392.23 million1.7 million–
18382.2 million1.67 million–
18372.17 million1.63 million–
18362.14 million1.6 million–
18352.11 million1.56 million–
18342.07 million1.53 million–
18332.04 million1.5 million–
18322.01 million1.47 million–
18311.98 million1.43 million–
18301.95 million1.4 million–
18291.93 million1.37 million–
18281.9 million1.34 million–
18271.87 million1.32 million–
18261.84 million1.29 million–
18251.81 million1.26 million–
18241.79 million1.23 million–
18231.76 million1.21 million–
18221.73 million1.18 million–
18211.71 million1.16 million–
18201.69 million1.13 million–
18191.68 million1.11 million–
18181.66 million1.09 million–
18171.65 million1.06 million–
18161.65 million1.04 million–
18151.64 million1.02 million–
18141.63 million995,600–
18131.62 million974,500–
18121.61 million953,800–
18111.6 million933,600–
18101.59 million913,800–
18091.58 million894,000–
18081.57 million875,000–
18071.56 million856,400–
18061.55 million838,200–
18051.54 million820,400–
18041.54 million803,000–
18031.53 million786,000–
18021.52 million769,300–
18011.51 million753,000–
18001.5 million737,000–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearMadagascarMalawiWorld
202432 million31.9 million–32.1 million21.7 million21.5 million–21.8 million8.16 billion
202532.7 million32.5 million–33 million22.2 million21.7 million–22.7 million8.23 billion
202633.5 million33 million–34 million22.8 million21.9 million–23.6 million8.3 billion
202734.3 million33.6 million–35.1 million23.4 million22.1 million–24.6 million8.37 billion
202835.1 million34.1 million–36.1 million24 million22.3 million–25.5 million8.44 billion
202935.9 million34.7 million–37.2 million24.6 million22.5 million–26.6 million8.5 billion
203036.7 million35.2 million–38.2 million25.2 million22.7 million–27.7 million8.57 billion
203137.5 million35.7 million–39.3 million25.8 million23 million–28.7 million8.63 billion
203238.3 million36.2 million–40.4 million26.4 million23.2 million–29.8 million8.7 billion
203339.1 million36.7 million–41.6 million27 million23.4 million–30.9 million8.76 billion
203439.9 million37.2 million–42.7 million27.6 million23.6 million–31.9 million8.82 billion
203540.7 million37.7 million–43.9 million28.2 million23.9 million–33 million8.89 billion
203641.6 million38.1 million–45.1 million28.8 million24.2 million–34.2 million8.95 billion
203742.4 million38.6 million–46.3 million29.5 million24.6 million–35.3 million9.01 billion
203843.2 million39.1 million–47.5 million30.1 million24.8 million–36.5 million9.06 billion
203944 million39.5 million–48.8 million30.7 million25 million–37.6 million9.12 billion
204044.9 million39.9 million–50 million31.3 million25.3 million–38.7 million9.18 billion
204145.7 million40.3 million–51.3 million31.9 million25.5 million–39.9 million9.23 billion
204246.5 million40.8 million–52.6 million32.5 million25.7 million–41.1 million9.29 billion
204347.3 million41.2 million–53.9 million33.1 million26 million–42.5 million9.34 billion
204448.2 million41.7 million–55.3 million33.7 million26.3 million–43.8 million9.39 billion
204549 million42.1 million–56.8 million34.4 million26.7 million–45 million9.44 billion
204649.9 million42.6 million–58.3 million35 million27 million–46.1 million9.49 billion
204750.7 million42.9 million–59.7 million35.6 million27.2 million–47.4 million9.54 billion
204851.5 million43.3 million–61.2 million36.2 million27.3 million–48.7 million9.58 billion
204952.4 million43.6 million–62.8 million36.8 million27.5 million–50.1 million9.62 billion
205053.2 million43.9 million–64.3 million37.4 million27.6 million–51.5 million9.66 billion
205154 million44.2 million–65.9 million38 million27.7 million–52.7 million9.7 billion
205254.9 million44.5 million–67.5 million38.6 million27.9 million–53.8 million9.74 billion
205355.7 million44.8 million–69.2 million39.2 million27.9 million–54.9 million9.78 billion
205456.5 million45.1 million–70.9 million39.8 million28 million–56.5 million9.81 billion
205557.3 million45.4 million–72.7 million40.4 million28.1 million–58.2 million9.85 billion
205658.1 million45.6 million–74.5 million40.9 million28.3 million–59.9 million9.88 billion
205758.9 million45.8 million–76.4 million41.5 million28.4 million–61.7 million9.91 billion
205859.8 million46.1 million–78.2 million42.1 million28.4 million–63.3 million9.94 billion
205960.6 million46.2 million–79.9 million42.7 million28.5 million–64.6 million9.96 billion
206061.4 million46.4 million–81.8 million43.2 million28.5 million–66.3 million9.99 billion
206162.2 million46.6 million–83.9 million43.8 million28.4 million–68.3 million10 billion
206262.9 million46.8 million–86 million44.3 million28.4 million–69.7 million10 billion
206363.7 million47 million–88.1 million44.9 million28.5 million–71.3 million10.1 billion
206464.5 million47.2 million–90.2 million45.4 million28.4 million–73 million10.1 billion
206565.2 million47.4 million–92.5 million45.9 million28.5 million–74.4 million10.1 billion
206666 million47.6 million–94.6 million46.4 million28.6 million–75.8 million10.1 billion
206766.7 million47.7 million–96.8 million46.9 million28.6 million–77.5 million10.1 billion
206867.5 million47.8 million–98.9 million47.4 million28.6 million–79.2 million10.2 billion
206968.2 million47.9 million–101 million47.9 million28.5 million–80.8 million10.2 billion
207068.9 million48.1 million–103 million48.4 million28.4 million–82.8 million10.2 billion
207169.6 million48.2 million–105 million48.9 million28.5 million–84.7 million10.2 billion
207270.3 million48.3 million–107 million49.4 million28.5 million–86.3 million10.2 billion
207371 million48.3 million–110 million49.8 million28.6 million–87.9 million10.2 billion
207471.7 million48.4 million–113 million50.3 million28.6 million–90.1 million10.2 billion
207572.4 million48.4 million–115 million50.7 million28.4 million–92.1 million10.3 billion
207673 million48.4 million–117 million51.2 million28.3 million–94.1 million10.3 billion
207773.7 million48.5 million–120 million51.6 million28.2 million–96.6 million10.3 billion
207874.3 million48.5 million–122 million52.1 million28 million–98.9 million10.3 billion
207974.9 million48.4 million–125 million52.5 million27.8 million–101 million10.3 billion
208075.5 million48.2 million–127 million52.9 million27.8 million–102 million10.3 billion
208176.1 million48 million–130 million53.3 million27.7 million–104 million10.3 billion
208276.7 million48 million–132 million53.7 million27.6 million–107 million10.3 billion
208377.3 million47.9 million–135 million54.1 million27.4 million–110 million10.3 billion
208477.8 million47.8 million–138 million54.5 million27.1 million–112 million10.3 billion
208578.4 million47.7 million–140 million54.8 million27 million–114 million10.3 billion
208678.9 million47.6 million–143 million55.2 million26.8 million–117 million10.3 billion
208779.5 million47.5 million–146 million55.5 million26.6 million–119 million10.3 billion
208880 million47.4 million–148 million55.8 million26.6 million–121 million10.3 billion
208980.5 million47.3 million–151 million56.2 million26.5 million–124 million10.3 billion
209081 million47.3 million–154 million56.5 million26.2 million–126 million10.3 billion
209181.5 million47.4 million–157 million56.8 million25.9 million–128 million10.3 billion
209282 million47.3 million–160 million57.1 million25.7 million–131 million10.3 billion
209382.4 million47.1 million–163 million57.4 million25.4 million–133 million10.3 billion
209482.9 million46.9 million–166 million57.6 million25.1 million–135 million10.2 billion
209583.3 million46.6 million–169 million57.9 million24.9 million–137 million10.2 billion
209683.8 million46.4 million–172 million58.1 million24.6 million–139 million10.2 billion
209784.2 million46.1 million–175 million58.4 million24.1 million–142 million10.2 billion
209884.6 million45.7 million–178 million58.6 million23.7 million–144 million10.2 billion
209985 million45.3 million–181 million58.9 million23.5 million–146 million10.2 billion
210085.3 million45.1 million–185 million59.1 million23.3 million–149 million10.2 billion

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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