Gender in Malawi 220 indicators covering gender for Malawi. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,494 2030 up 12.7% 46th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.4 % change on previous year 2030 up 1.6% 22nd Population 15,667 2030 up 41.0% 65th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,667 2030 up 41.0% 65th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year 2030 down 14.8% 16th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 330,369 2025 up 13.4% 45th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 332,767 2025 up 13.9% 45th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 322,764 2025 up 11.5% 45th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 324,764 2025 up 12.3% 46th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 316,113 2025 up 10.2% 46th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 318,049 2025 up 11.3% 46th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 310,624 2025 up 9.4% 46th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 312,186 2025 up 10.6% 47th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 305,842 2025 up 8.7% 47th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 307,019 2025 up 9.9% 48th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 300,899 2025 up 8.1% 48th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 302,019 2025 up 9.5% 48th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 37.94 2027 up 3.9% 101st Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.755 2025 down 1.9% 94th Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.727 2025 down 4.3% 78th Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.662 2025 down 8.6% 111th Women's Political Participation Index 0.901 2025 up 6.1% 105th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.755 2025 down 1.9% 94th Key features of women's political empowerment 0.755 2025 down 1.9% 94th Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year 2025 down 174.4% 116th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.755 2025 down 1.9% 94th Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 12.1% 2024 up 59.3% 172nd Prevalence of obesity, male 3.3% 2024 up 62.7% 189th Life expectancy at age 60, female 18.84 years 2024 up 9.6% 162nd Life expectancy at age 60, male 20.91 years 2024 up 42.5% 61st Share of women who are obese 12.1% 2024 up 59.3% 175th Share of women who are overweight or obese 35.3% 2024 up 35.9% 177th Share of overweight men vs. women 15.9% 2024 up 19.4% 192nd Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 73.8% 2024 up 20.5% 170th Share of women who are married or in a union 20.9% 2020 down 10.7% 21st Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1.4% 4th Population, annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year 2024 down 8.2% 27th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 39.4% 26th Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 63.96 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 82.3% 164th Women, Business and the Law Index 80 index (0–100) 2023 up 6.7% 99th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 162nd Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 down 11.7% 25th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 223.85 units per square kilometre 2023 up 30.6% 43rd Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0006 units per person 2025 up 9.7% 163rd Labor force, female 4.02 million 2025 up 32.8% 54th Labor force, female, per capita 0.1812 units per person 2025 up 2.1% 117th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.29 index 2025 up 5.4% 4th Page 1 of 4 Next →