Population ages 0-14, female in Malawi

Malawi: Population ages 0-14, female was 4.45 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4.45 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
49th
of 215 countries
All-time high
4.45 million
in 2025
All-time low
799,667
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 0-14, female in Malawi, 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

In 2025, population ages 0-14, female in Malawi stood at 4.45 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, female in Malawi peaked at 4.45 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 799,667, in 1960.

That places Malawi 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 896,029 799,667 1.02 million 10
1970s 1.20 million 1.05 million 1.39 million 10
1980s 1.73 million 1.44 million 2.09 million 10
1990s 2.38 million 2.18 million 2.57 million 10
2000s 2.96 million 2.63 million 3.35 million 10
2010s 3.84 million 3.45 million 4.17 million 10
2020s 4.34 million 4.22 million 4.45 million 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 0-14, female in Malawi?
Population ages 0-14, female in Malawi was 4.45 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 4.45 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 799,667 in 1960.
How does Malawi rank for population ages 0-14, female?
Malawi ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 0-14, female rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population ages 0-14, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
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Female population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.