Malawi Population Pyramid 1951
Malawi in 1951
As of 1951, Malawi counted 3,002,886 inhabitants. With a median age of 17.4 years, Malawi had a youth dependency ratio of 86.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.9 per 100 people of working age.
The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Malawi was 3.65 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 67.4 years on average (70.6 years for girls, 64.1 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
156,059 immigrants live in Malawi, 0.7% of the population.
| Mozambique | 39,156 |
| Zambia | 30,614 |
| D.R. Congo | 27,099 |
| Zimbabwe | 26,561 |
| Burundi | 9,834 |
427,573 people born in Malawi live in other countries.
| South Africa | 220,437 |
| Zimbabwe | 111,872 |
| Mozambique | 65,284 |
| Zambia | 17,796 |
| Tanzania | 6,678 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 3,002,886 | 17.4 | |
| Zimbabwe | 2,880,892 | 18.3 | |
| South Sudan | 2,529,620 | 18.6 | |
| Zambia | 2,393,302 | 17.5 | |
| Burundi | 2,305,746 | 19.1 |





