Malawi vs Zambia

Malawi vs Zambia: Population

Population in 2023: 21.1 million people in Malawi and 20.7 million people in Zambia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malawi, by 380,000 people, or 1.02 times that in Zambia.

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Malawi vs Zambia: PopulationPopulation in 2023: 21.1 million people in Malawi and 20.7 million people in Zambia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Malawi, by 380,000 people, or 1.02 times that in Zambia.
MalawiZambiaEstimates, HYDE and GapminderUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction intervalWorld

What the numbers say

  • Malawi has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2023, Malawi ranked 62 and Zambia ranked 63 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Malawi at 59.1 million people and Zambia at 64.5 million people in 2100.
  • The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.

Every year

people · UN

YearMalawiZambiaWorld
202321.1 million20.7 million8.09 billion
202220.6 million20.2 million8.02 billion
202120.1 million19.6 million7.95 billion
202019.5 million19.1 million7.89 billion
201919 million18.5 million7.81 billion
201818.5 million18 million7.73 billion
201718 million17.4 million7.65 billion
201617.6 million16.9 million7.56 billion
201517.1 million16.4 million7.47 billion
201416.6 million15.9 million7.38 billion
201316.2 million15.4 million7.29 billion
201215.7 million14.9 million7.2 billion
201115.3 million14.4 million7.11 billion
201014.8 million14 million7.02 billion
200914.4 million13.5 million6.93 billion
200814 million13 million6.84 billion
200713.6 million12.6 million6.76 billion
200613.2 million12.1 million6.67 billion
200512.8 million11.7 million6.59 billion
200412.5 million11.3 million6.5 billion
200312.2 million11 million6.42 billion
200211.9 million10.7 million6.34 billion
200111.6 million10.3 million6.26 billion
200011.3 million10 million6.17 billion
199911.1 million9.74 million6.09 billion
199810.8 million9.48 million6.01 billion
199710.6 million9.24 million5.93 billion
199610.4 million9 million5.84 billion
199510.2 million8.79 million5.76 billion
199410.2 million8.58 million5.68 billion
199310.3 million8.37 million5.59 billion
199210.1 million8.18 million5.51 billion
19919.84 million7.98 million5.42 billion
19909.55 million7.79 million5.33 billion
19899.18 million7.59 million5.23 billion
19888.75 million7.39 million5.14 billion
19878.29 million7.19 million5.05 billion
19867.91 million6.99 million4.96 billion
19857.62 million6.78 million4.87 billion
19847.33 million6.58 million4.78 billion
19837.05 million6.38 million4.7 billion
19826.78 million6.18 million4.61 billion
19816.52 million5.98 million4.53 billion
19806.27 million5.8 million4.45 billion
19796.03 million5.63 million4.37 billion
19785.81 million5.47 million4.29 billion
19775.62 million5.3 million4.22 billion
19765.44 million5.14 million4.14 billion
19755.29 million4.99 million4.07 billion
19745.14 million4.84 million4 billion
19735 million4.7 million3.92 billion
19724.87 million4.57 million3.85 billion
19714.75 million4.44 million3.77 billion
19704.63 million4.32 million3.7 billion
19694.52 million4.2 million3.62 billion
19684.41 million4.07 million3.55 billion
19674.3 million3.94 million3.47 billion
19664.2 million3.81 million3.4 billion
19654.1 million3.69 million3.34 billion
19644 million3.58 million3.26 billion
19633.9 million3.47 million3.19 billion
19623.81 million3.36 million3.12 billion
19613.72 million3.25 million3.07 billion
19603.63 million3.15 million3.02 billion
19593.54 million3.06 million2.97 billion
19583.46 million2.96 million2.91 billion
19573.39 million2.87 million2.85 billion
19563.32 million2.79 million2.8 billion
19553.25 million2.7 million2.74 billion
19543.18 million2.62 million2.69 billion
19533.12 million2.54 million2.63 billion
19523.06 million2.47 million2.58 billion
19513 million2.39 million2.54 billion
19502.95 million2.32 million2.49 billion
19492.9 million2.27 million–
19482.84 million2.23 million–
19472.79 million2.19 million–
19462.74 million2.15 million–
19452.69 million2.11 million–
19442.65 million2.07 million–
19432.6 million2.04 million–
19422.55 million2 million–
19412.51 million1.97 million–
19402.47 million1.93 million–
19392.43 million1.9 million–
19382.4 million1.88 million–
19372.36 million1.85 million–
19362.33 million1.83 million–
19352.3 million1.8 million–
19342.27 million1.78 million–
19332.24 million1.75 million–
19322.2 million1.73 million–
19312.17 million1.7 million–
19302.14 million1.68 million–
19292.11 million1.65 million–
19282.08 million1.63 million–
19272.05 million1.61 million–
19262.02 million1.58 million–
19251.99 million1.56 million–
19241.96 million1.54 million–
19231.93 million1.51 million–
19221.9 million1.49 million–
19211.88 million1.47 million–
19201.87 million1.46 million–
19191.86 million1.46 million–
19181.86 million1.46 million–
19171.87 million1.46 million–
19161.88 million1.47 million–
19151.88 million1.48 million–
19141.89 million1.49 million–
19131.9 million1.49 million–
19121.9 million1.5 million–
19111.91 million1.51 million–
19101.92 million1.52 million–
19091.94 million1.52 million–
19081.95 million1.53 million–
19071.96 million1.54 million–
19061.98 million1.55 million–
19051.99 million1.56 million–
19042.01 million1.58 million–
19032.03 million1.59 million–
19022.04 million1.6 million–
19012.06 million1.61 million–
19002.07 million1.61 million–
18992.08 million1.62 million–
18982.09 million1.62 million–
18972.1 million1.63 million–
18962.1 million1.63 million–
18952.11 million1.63 million–
18942.12 million1.63 million–
18932.13 million1.64 million–
18922.13 million1.64 million–
18912.14 million1.64 million–
18902.14 million1.64 million–
18892.14 million1.64 million–
18882.14 million1.64 million–
18872.14 million1.63 million–
18862.13 million1.63 million–
18852.13 million1.63 million–
18842.13 million1.62 million–
18832.12 million1.62 million–
18822.12 million1.61 million–
18812.12 million1.61 million–
18802.12 million1.61 million–
18792.12 million1.61 million–
18782.12 million1.61 million–
18772.12 million1.6 million–
18762.12 million1.6 million–
18752.12 million1.6 million–
18742.13 million1.6 million–
18732.13 million1.6 million–
18722.13 million1.6 million–
18712.13 million1.6 million–
18702.14 million1.6 million–
18692.14 million1.6 million–
18682.14 million1.6 million–
18672.14 million1.6 million–
18662.14 million1.6 million–
18652.14 million1.6 million–
18642.15 million1.6 million–
18632.15 million1.6 million–
18622.15 million1.6 million–
18612.15 million1.6 million–
18602.15 million1.6 million–
18592.15 million1.6 million–
18582.15 million1.6 million–
18572.15 million1.6 million–
18562.15 million1.6 million–
18552.15 million1.6 million–
18542.15 million1.6 million–
18532.15 million1.6 million–
18522.15 million1.59 million–
18512.15 million1.59 million–
18502.13 million1.58 million–
18492.1 million1.57 million–
18482.07 million1.55 million–
18472.02 million1.52 million–
18461.98 million1.5 million–
18451.94 million1.48 million–
18441.9 million1.46 million–
18431.86 million1.43 million–
18421.82 million1.41 million–
18411.78 million1.39 million–
18401.74 million1.37 million–
18391.7 million1.35 million–
18381.67 million1.33 million–
18371.63 million1.31 million–
18361.6 million1.29 million–
18351.56 million1.27 million–
18341.53 million1.25 million–
18331.5 million1.23 million–
18321.47 million1.21 million–
18311.43 million1.2 million–
18301.4 million1.18 million–
18291.37 million1.16 million–
18281.34 million1.14 million–
18271.32 million1.13 million–
18261.29 million1.11 million–
18251.26 million1.09 million–
18241.23 million1.08 million–
18231.21 million1.06 million–
18221.18 million1.04 million–
18211.16 million1.03 million–
18201.13 million1.01 million–
18191.11 million996,400–
18181.09 million981,400–
18171.06 million966,600–
18161.04 million952,100–
18151.02 million937,800–
1814995,600923,700–
1813974,500909,800–
1812953,800896,100–
1811933,600882,700–
1810913,800869,400–
1809894,000856,100–
1808875,000843,200–
1807856,400830,600–
1806838,200818,100–
1805820,400805,800–
1804803,000793,700–
1803786,000781,700–
1802769,300770,000–
1801753,000758,400–
1800737,000747,000–
  • 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearMalawiZambiaWorld
202421.7 million21.5 million–21.8 million21.3 million21.2 million–21.4 million8.16 billion
202522.2 million21.7 million–22.7 million21.9 million21.6 million–22.2 million8.23 billion
202622.8 million21.9 million–23.6 million22.5 million22 million–22.9 million8.3 billion
202723.4 million22.1 million–24.6 million23.1 million22.4 million–23.8 million8.37 billion
202824 million22.3 million–25.5 million23.8 million22.8 million–24.6 million8.44 billion
202924.6 million22.5 million–26.6 million24.4 million23.2 million–25.4 million8.5 billion
203025.2 million22.7 million–27.7 million25 million23.6 million–26.3 million8.57 billion
203125.8 million23 million–28.7 million25.7 million23.9 million–27.2 million8.63 billion
203226.4 million23.2 million–29.8 million26.3 million24.2 million–28.1 million8.7 billion
203327 million23.4 million–30.9 million27 million24.6 million–29 million8.76 billion
203427.6 million23.6 million–31.9 million27.6 million24.9 million–30 million8.82 billion
203528.2 million23.9 million–33 million28.3 million25.3 million–31 million8.89 billion
203628.8 million24.2 million–34.2 million28.9 million25.6 million–32 million8.95 billion
203729.5 million24.6 million–35.3 million29.6 million25.9 million–33.1 million9.01 billion
203830.1 million24.8 million–36.5 million30.2 million26.1 million–34.1 million9.06 billion
203930.7 million25 million–37.6 million30.9 million26.4 million–35.1 million9.12 billion
204031.3 million25.3 million–38.7 million31.6 million26.6 million–36.2 million9.18 billion
204131.9 million25.5 million–39.9 million32.2 million26.8 million–37.4 million9.23 billion
204232.5 million25.7 million–41.1 million32.9 million27.1 million–38.5 million9.29 billion
204333.1 million26 million–42.5 million33.5 million27.4 million–39.6 million9.34 billion
204433.7 million26.3 million–43.8 million34.2 million27.6 million–40.9 million9.39 billion
204534.4 million26.7 million–45 million34.8 million27.8 million–42.1 million9.44 billion
204635 million27 million–46.1 million35.5 million28 million–43.4 million9.49 billion
204735.6 million27.2 million–47.4 million36.1 million28.2 million–44.7 million9.54 billion
204836.2 million27.3 million–48.7 million36.8 million28.5 million–46.1 million9.58 billion
204936.8 million27.5 million–50.1 million37.4 million28.7 million–47.6 million9.62 billion
205037.4 million27.6 million–51.5 million38.1 million28.8 million–49.1 million9.66 billion
205138 million27.7 million–52.7 million38.7 million29 million–50.6 million9.7 billion
205238.6 million27.9 million–53.8 million39.4 million29.2 million–52.1 million9.74 billion
205339.2 million27.9 million–54.9 million40 million29.3 million–53.6 million9.78 billion
205439.8 million28 million–56.5 million40.7 million29.5 million–55.2 million9.81 billion
205540.4 million28.1 million–58.2 million41.3 million29.7 million–56.7 million9.85 billion
205640.9 million28.3 million–59.9 million41.9 million29.8 million–58.2 million9.88 billion
205741.5 million28.4 million–61.7 million42.6 million29.9 million–59.7 million9.91 billion
205842.1 million28.4 million–63.3 million43.2 million29.9 million–61.4 million9.94 billion
205942.7 million28.5 million–64.6 million43.8 million30 million–63.2 million9.96 billion
206043.2 million28.5 million–66.3 million44.5 million30.1 million–65 million9.99 billion
206143.8 million28.4 million–68.3 million45.1 million30.1 million–66.8 million10 billion
206244.3 million28.4 million–69.7 million45.7 million30.2 million–68.6 million10 billion
206344.9 million28.5 million–71.3 million46.3 million30.2 million–70.7 million10.1 billion
206445.4 million28.4 million–73 million46.9 million30.3 million–72.8 million10.1 billion
206545.9 million28.5 million–74.4 million47.6 million30.3 million–74.6 million10.1 billion
206646.4 million28.6 million–75.8 million48.2 million30.4 million–76.4 million10.1 billion
206746.9 million28.6 million–77.5 million48.8 million30.4 million–78.5 million10.1 billion
206847.4 million28.6 million–79.2 million49.3 million30.4 million–80.7 million10.2 billion
206947.9 million28.5 million–80.8 million49.9 million30.4 million–83.1 million10.2 billion
207048.4 million28.4 million–82.8 million50.5 million30.5 million–85.6 million10.2 billion
207148.9 million28.5 million–84.7 million51.1 million30.5 million–87.9 million10.2 billion
207249.4 million28.5 million–86.3 million51.7 million30.5 million–90.2 million10.2 billion
207349.8 million28.6 million–87.9 million52.2 million30.6 million–92.8 million10.2 billion
207450.3 million28.6 million–90.1 million52.8 million30.6 million–95.4 million10.2 billion
207550.7 million28.4 million–92.1 million53.3 million30.5 million–97.7 million10.3 billion
207651.2 million28.3 million–94.1 million53.9 million30.5 million–100 million10.3 billion
207751.6 million28.2 million–96.6 million54.4 million30.5 million–102 million10.3 billion
207852.1 million28 million–98.9 million54.9 million30.4 million–105 million10.3 billion
207952.5 million27.8 million–101 million55.5 million30.3 million–107 million10.3 billion
208052.9 million27.8 million–102 million56 million30.1 million–110 million10.3 billion
208153.3 million27.7 million–104 million56.5 million30 million–113 million10.3 billion
208253.7 million27.6 million–107 million57 million30 million–115 million10.3 billion
208354.1 million27.4 million–110 million57.5 million30 million–118 million10.3 billion
208454.5 million27.1 million–112 million58 million29.9 million–121 million10.3 billion
208554.8 million27 million–114 million58.4 million29.6 million–123 million10.3 billion
208655.2 million26.8 million–117 million58.9 million29.5 million–126 million10.3 billion
208755.5 million26.6 million–119 million59.4 million29.3 million–129 million10.3 billion
208855.8 million26.6 million–121 million59.8 million29.2 million–133 million10.3 billion
208956.2 million26.5 million–124 million60.3 million28.9 million–136 million10.3 billion
209056.5 million26.2 million–126 million60.7 million28.7 million–139 million10.3 billion
209156.8 million25.9 million–128 million61.1 million28.5 million–143 million10.3 billion
209257.1 million25.7 million–131 million61.5 million28.3 million–146 million10.3 billion
209357.4 million25.4 million–133 million61.9 million28.1 million–149 million10.3 billion
209457.6 million25.1 million–135 million62.3 million28 million–153 million10.2 billion
209557.9 million24.9 million–137 million62.7 million28 million–156 million10.2 billion
209658.1 million24.6 million–139 million63.1 million27.9 million–159 million10.2 billion
209758.4 million24.1 million–142 million63.4 million27.7 million–163 million10.2 billion
209858.6 million23.7 million–144 million63.8 million27.5 million–167 million10.2 billion
209958.9 million23.5 million–146 million64.1 million27.4 million–171 million10.2 billion
210059.1 million23.3 million–149 million64.5 million27.3 million–174 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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