Malawi vs Mali

Malawi vs Mali: Population

Population in 2023: 21.1 million people in Malawi and 23.8 million people in Mali, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mali, by 2.67 million people, or 1.13 times that in Malawi.

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Malawi vs Mali: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 21.1 million people in Malawi and 23.8 million people in Mali, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Mali, by 2.67 million people, or 1.13 times that in Malawi.
MalawiMaliEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Mali has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Malawi.
  • In 2023, Malawi ranked 62 and Mali ranked 57 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Malawi at 59.1 million people and Mali at 79.4 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearMalawiMaliWorld
202321.1 million23.8 million8.09 billion
202220.6 million23.1 million8.02 billion
202120.1 million22.4 million7.95 billion
202019.5 million21.7 million7.89 billion
201919 million21.1 million7.81 billion
201818.5 million20.4 million7.73 billion
201718 million19.8 million7.65 billion
201617.6 million19.2 million7.56 billion
201517.1 million18.6 million7.47 billion
201416.6 million18 million7.38 billion
201316.2 million17.5 million7.29 billion
201215.7 million17 million7.2 billion
201115.3 million16.5 million7.11 billion
201014.8 million16 million7.02 billion
200914.4 million15.4 million6.93 billion
200814 million14.9 million6.84 billion
200713.6 million14.5 million6.76 billion
200613.2 million14 million6.67 billion
200512.8 million13.5 million6.59 billion
200412.5 million13.1 million6.5 billion
200312.2 million12.7 million6.42 billion
200211.9 million12.3 million6.34 billion
200111.6 million11.9 million6.26 billion
200011.3 million11.6 million6.17 billion
199911.1 million11.2 million6.09 billion
199810.8 million10.9 million6.01 billion
199710.6 million10.7 million5.93 billion
199610.4 million10.4 million5.84 billion
199510.2 million10.2 million5.76 billion
199410.2 million9.97 million5.68 billion
199310.3 million9.76 million5.59 billion
199210.1 million9.55 million5.51 billion
19919.84 million9.36 million5.42 billion
19909.55 million9.18 million5.33 billion
19899.18 million9 million5.23 billion
19888.75 million8.83 million5.14 billion
19878.29 million8.68 million5.05 billion
19867.91 million8.53 million4.96 billion
19857.62 million8.38 million4.87 billion
19847.33 million8.21 million4.78 billion
19837.05 million8.03 million4.7 billion
19826.78 million7.86 million4.61 billion
19816.52 million7.69 million4.53 billion
19806.27 million7.53 million4.45 billion
19796.03 million7.38 million4.37 billion
19785.81 million7.23 million4.29 billion
19775.62 million7.09 million4.22 billion
19765.44 million6.96 million4.14 billion
19755.29 million6.84 million4.07 billion
19745.14 million6.72 million4 billion
19735 million6.6 million3.92 billion
19724.87 million6.48 million3.85 billion
19714.75 million6.38 million3.77 billion
19704.63 million6.28 million3.7 billion
19694.52 million6.18 million3.62 billion
19684.41 million6.08 million3.55 billion
19674.3 million5.99 million3.47 billion
19664.2 million5.9 million3.4 billion
19654.1 million5.82 million3.34 billion
19644 million5.73 million3.26 billion
19633.9 million5.65 million3.19 billion
19623.81 million5.56 million3.12 billion
19613.72 million5.48 million3.07 billion
19603.63 million5.4 million3.02 billion
19593.54 million5.33 million2.97 billion
19583.46 million5.25 million2.91 billion
19573.39 million5.18 million2.85 billion
19563.32 million5.11 million2.8 billion
19553.25 million5.04 million2.74 billion
19543.18 million4.97 million2.69 billion
19533.12 million4.91 million2.63 billion
19523.06 million4.84 million2.58 billion
19513 million4.77 million2.54 billion
19502.95 million4.7 million2.49 billion
19492.9 million4.61 million–
19482.84 million4.53 million–
19472.79 million4.46 million–
19462.74 million4.38 million–
19452.69 million4.31 million–
19442.65 million4.24 million–
19432.6 million4.17 million–
19422.55 million4.1 million–
19412.51 million4.03 million–
19402.47 million3.97 million–
19392.43 million3.91 million–
19382.4 million3.86 million–
19372.36 million3.81 million–
19362.33 million3.76 million–
19352.3 million3.71 million–
19342.27 million3.67 million–
19332.24 million3.62 million–
19322.2 million3.57 million–
19312.17 million3.53 million–
19302.14 million3.48 million–
19292.11 million3.43 million–
19282.08 million3.39 million–
19272.05 million3.34 million–
19262.02 million3.29 million–
19251.99 million3.25 million–
19241.96 million3.2 million–
19231.93 million3.16 million–
19221.9 million3.12 million–
19211.88 million3.08 million–
19201.87 million3.04 million–
19191.86 million3.01 million–
19181.86 million2.98 million–
19171.87 million2.96 million–
19161.88 million2.92 million–
19151.88 million2.89 million–
19141.89 million2.85 million–
19131.9 million2.82 million–
19121.9 million2.78 million–
19111.91 million2.75 million–
19101.92 million2.71 million–
19091.94 million2.67 million–
19081.95 million2.63 million–
19071.96 million2.59 million–
19061.98 million2.55 million–
19051.99 million2.51 million–
19042.01 million2.47 million–
19032.03 million2.43 million–
19022.04 million2.4 million–
19012.06 million2.36 million–
19002.07 million2.33 million–
18992.08 million2.3 million–
18982.09 million2.28 million–
18972.1 million2.26 million–
18962.1 million2.23 million–
18952.11 million2.21 million–
18942.12 million2.19 million–
18932.13 million2.17 million–
18922.13 million2.15 million–
18912.14 million2.13 million–
18902.14 million2.11 million–
18892.14 million2.09 million–
18882.14 million2.07 million–
18872.14 million2.05 million–
18862.13 million2.03 million–
18852.13 million2.01 million–
18842.13 million2 million–
18832.12 million1.98 million–
18822.12 million1.96 million–
18812.12 million1.94 million–
18802.12 million1.93 million–
18792.12 million1.91 million–
18782.12 million1.89 million–
18772.12 million1.87 million–
18762.12 million1.86 million–
18752.12 million1.84 million–
18742.13 million1.82 million–
18732.13 million1.8 million–
18722.13 million1.79 million–
18712.13 million1.77 million–
18702.14 million1.76 million–
18692.14 million1.74 million–
18682.14 million1.73 million–
18672.14 million1.72 million–
18662.14 million1.7 million–
18652.14 million1.69 million–
18642.15 million1.68 million–
18632.15 million1.66 million–
18622.15 million1.65 million–
18612.15 million1.64 million–
18602.15 million1.63 million–
18592.15 million1.61 million–
18582.15 million1.6 million–
18572.15 million1.59 million–
18562.15 million1.58 million–
18552.15 million1.56 million–
18542.15 million1.55 million–
18532.15 million1.54 million–
18522.15 million1.53 million–
18512.15 million1.52 million–
18502.13 million1.5 million–
18492.1 million1.5 million–
18482.07 million1.5 million–
18472.02 million1.49 million–
18461.98 million1.49 million–
18451.94 million1.49 million–
18441.9 million1.48 million–
18431.86 million1.48 million–
18421.82 million1.48 million–
18411.78 million1.47 million–
18401.74 million1.47 million–
18391.7 million1.47 million–
18381.67 million1.46 million–
18371.63 million1.46 million–
18361.6 million1.46 million–
18351.56 million1.45 million–
18341.53 million1.45 million–
18331.5 million1.45 million–
18321.47 million1.44 million–
18311.43 million1.44 million–
18301.4 million1.44 million–
18291.37 million1.43 million–
18281.34 million1.43 million–
18271.32 million1.43 million–
18261.29 million1.42 million–
18251.26 million1.42 million–
18241.23 million1.42 million–
18231.21 million1.41 million–
18221.18 million1.41 million–
18211.16 million1.41 million–
18201.13 million1.41 million–
18191.11 million1.4 million–
18181.09 million1.4 million–
18171.06 million1.4 million–
18161.04 million1.4 million–
18151.02 million1.4 million–
1814995,6001.4 million–
1813974,5001.4 million–
1812953,8001.4 million–
1811933,6001.4 million–
1810913,8001.4 million–
1809894,0001.4 million–
1808875,0001.4 million–
1807856,4001.4 million–
1806838,2001.4 million–
1805820,4001.4 million–
1804803,0001.4 million–
1803786,0001.4 million–
1802769,3001.4 million–
1801753,0001.4 million–
1800737,0001.4 million–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearMalawiMaliWorld
202421.7 million21.5 million–21.8 million24.5 million24.4 million–24.6 million8.16 billion
202522.2 million21.7 million–22.7 million25.2 million24.9 million–25.5 million8.23 billion
202622.8 million21.9 million–23.6 million25.9 million25.4 million–26.4 million8.3 billion
202723.4 million22.1 million–24.6 million26.7 million25.9 million–27.4 million8.37 billion
202824 million22.3 million–25.5 million27.4 million26.4 million–28.4 million8.44 billion
202924.6 million22.5 million–26.6 million28.2 million26.9 million–29.4 million8.5 billion
203025.2 million22.7 million–27.7 million29 million27.3 million–30.5 million8.57 billion
203125.8 million23 million–28.7 million29.8 million27.8 million–31.6 million8.63 billion
203226.4 million23.2 million–29.8 million30.6 million28.3 million–32.7 million8.7 billion
203327 million23.4 million–30.9 million31.4 million28.7 million–34 million8.76 billion
203427.6 million23.6 million–31.9 million32.3 million29.2 million–35.2 million8.82 billion
203528.2 million23.9 million–33 million33.1 million29.6 million–36.5 million8.89 billion
203628.8 million24.2 million–34.2 million34 million30 million–37.9 million8.95 billion
203729.5 million24.6 million–35.3 million34.8 million30.4 million–39.3 million9.01 billion
203830.1 million24.8 million–36.5 million35.7 million30.9 million–40.8 million9.06 billion
203930.7 million25 million–37.6 million36.6 million31.3 million–42.3 million9.12 billion
204031.3 million25.3 million–38.7 million37.4 million31.6 million–43.8 million9.18 billion
204131.9 million25.5 million–39.9 million38.3 million32 million–45.3 million9.23 billion
204232.5 million25.7 million–41.1 million39.2 million32.4 million–46.8 million9.29 billion
204333.1 million26 million–42.5 million40 million32.9 million–48.5 million9.34 billion
204433.7 million26.3 million–43.8 million40.9 million33.3 million–50.1 million9.39 billion
204534.4 million26.7 million–45 million41.8 million33.6 million–51.8 million9.44 billion
204635 million27 million–46.1 million42.7 million33.9 million–53.6 million9.49 billion
204735.6 million27.2 million–47.4 million43.5 million34.2 million–55.4 million9.54 billion
204836.2 million27.3 million–48.7 million44.4 million34.5 million–57.1 million9.58 billion
204936.8 million27.5 million–50.1 million45.3 million34.8 million–59.2 million9.62 billion
205037.4 million27.6 million–51.5 million46.2 million35 million–61.2 million9.66 billion
205138 million27.7 million–52.7 million47 million35.2 million–63.1 million9.7 billion
205238.6 million27.9 million–53.8 million47.9 million35.5 million–64.8 million9.74 billion
205339.2 million27.9 million–54.9 million48.8 million35.8 million–66.7 million9.78 billion
205439.8 million28 million–56.5 million49.6 million36.1 million–68.8 million9.81 billion
205540.4 million28.1 million–58.2 million50.5 million36.4 million–71 million9.85 billion
205640.9 million28.3 million–59.9 million51.4 million36.6 million–73.1 million9.88 billion
205741.5 million28.4 million–61.7 million52.2 million36.9 million–75.2 million9.91 billion
205842.1 million28.4 million–63.3 million53.1 million37.1 million–77.6 million9.94 billion
205942.7 million28.5 million–64.6 million53.9 million37.3 million–80.1 million9.96 billion
206043.2 million28.5 million–66.3 million54.8 million37.5 million–82.5 million9.99 billion
206143.8 million28.4 million–68.3 million55.6 million37.7 million–84.9 million10 billion
206244.3 million28.4 million–69.7 million56.5 million37.9 million–87.2 million10 billion
206344.9 million28.5 million–71.3 million57.3 million38.1 million–89.6 million10.1 billion
206445.4 million28.4 million–73 million58.1 million38.2 million–92.2 million10.1 billion
206545.9 million28.5 million–74.4 million58.9 million38.3 million–94.6 million10.1 billion
206646.4 million28.6 million–75.8 million59.8 million38.5 million–97.1 million10.1 billion
206746.9 million28.6 million–77.5 million60.6 million38.7 million–99.9 million10.1 billion
206847.4 million28.6 million–79.2 million61.4 million38.8 million–103 million10.2 billion
206947.9 million28.5 million–80.8 million62.1 million38.8 million–105 million10.2 billion
207048.4 million28.4 million–82.8 million62.9 million38.9 million–108 million10.2 billion
207148.9 million28.5 million–84.7 million63.7 million39 million–111 million10.2 billion
207249.4 million28.5 million–86.3 million64.4 million39 million–114 million10.2 billion
207349.8 million28.6 million–87.9 million65.2 million38.9 million–117 million10.2 billion
207450.3 million28.6 million–90.1 million65.9 million38.9 million–121 million10.2 billion
207550.7 million28.4 million–92.1 million66.6 million39 million–124 million10.3 billion
207651.2 million28.3 million–94.1 million67.3 million39.1 million–127 million10.3 billion
207751.6 million28.2 million–96.6 million68 million39.2 million–131 million10.3 billion
207852.1 million28 million–98.9 million68.7 million39.3 million–135 million10.3 billion
207952.5 million27.8 million–101 million69.4 million39.3 million–139 million10.3 billion
208052.9 million27.8 million–102 million70 million39.4 million–142 million10.3 billion
208153.3 million27.7 million–104 million70.6 million39.4 million–145 million10.3 billion
208253.7 million27.6 million–107 million71.2 million39.3 million–148 million10.3 billion
208354.1 million27.4 million–110 million71.8 million39.2 million–151 million10.3 billion
208454.5 million27.1 million–112 million72.4 million39.1 million–155 million10.3 billion
208554.8 million27 million–114 million73 million39.1 million–159 million10.3 billion
208655.2 million26.8 million–117 million73.5 million39.2 million–162 million10.3 billion
208755.5 million26.6 million–119 million74.1 million39.2 million–166 million10.3 billion
208855.8 million26.6 million–121 million74.6 million39.3 million–170 million10.3 billion
208956.2 million26.5 million–124 million75.1 million39.2 million–174 million10.3 billion
209056.5 million26.2 million–126 million75.5 million39.1 million–178 million10.3 billion
209156.8 million25.9 million–128 million76 million38.9 million–181 million10.3 billion
209257.1 million25.7 million–131 million76.4 million38.7 million–185 million10.3 billion
209357.4 million25.4 million–133 million76.9 million38.4 million–189 million10.3 billion
209457.6 million25.1 million–135 million77.3 million38.3 million–194 million10.2 billion
209557.9 million24.9 million–137 million77.7 million38.4 million–198 million10.2 billion
209658.1 million24.6 million–139 million78 million38.4 million–201 million10.2 billion
209758.4 million24.1 million–142 million78.4 million38.2 million–205 million10.2 billion
209858.6 million23.7 million–144 million78.7 million38 million–208 million10.2 billion
209958.9 million23.5 million–146 million79 million37.8 million–211 million10.2 billion
210059.1 million23.3 million–149 million79.4 million37.6 million–214 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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