Population ages 00-04, male in Malawi

Malawi: Population ages 00-04, male was 1.59 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.59 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
46th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.59 million
in 2025
All-time low
328,130
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 00-04, male in Malawi, 1960–2025

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Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.

Analysis

In 2025, population ages 00-04, male in Malawi stood at 1.59 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 00-04, male in Malawi peaked at 1.59 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 328,130, in 1960.

That places Malawi 46th 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 377,139 328,130 426,217 10
1970s 498,846 437,680 573,545 10
1980s 716,669 597,839 850,736 10
1990s 953,815 887,384 1.01 million 10
2000s 1.16 million 1.03 million 1.32 million 10
2010s 1.42 million 1.35 million 1.46 million 10
2020s 1.53 million 1.47 million 1.59 million 6

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 43 France 1.75 million compare
  2. 44 Burkina Faso 1.72 million compare
  3. 45 Zambia 1.63 million compare
  4. 47 Morocco 1.59 million compare
  5. 48 Thailand 1.53 million compare
  6. 49 Saudi Arabia 1.48 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 00-04, male in Malawi?
Population ages 00-04, male in Malawi was 1.59 million in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
What is the highest population ages 00-04, male recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 1.59 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 00-04, male recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 328,130 in 1960.
How does Malawi rank for population ages 00-04, male?
Malawi ranks 46th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 00-04, male rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 00-04, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 00-04, male
Source
World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 17,130 data points, 1960–2025
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Male population between the ages 0 to 4.