Population ages 0-14, total in Malawi
Malawi: Population ages 0-14, total was 8.91 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14, total in Malawi, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total in Malawi is 8.91 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Malawi peaked at 8.91 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.56 million, 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.76 million | 1.56 million | 2.00 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.37 million | 2.06 million | 2.73 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.43 million | 2.84 million | 4.15 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.73 million | 4.33 million | 5.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.88 million | 5.22 million | 6.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.64 million | 6.85 million | 8.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.67 million | 8.42 million | 8.91 million | 6 |
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- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 279,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 273,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 276,241 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 276,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 278,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 281,852 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 283,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 283,499 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 281,167 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Malawi?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Malawi was 8.91 million in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 8.91 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 million in 1960.
- How does Malawi rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Malawi ranks 49th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total 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.