Population ages 55-59, female in Malawi

Malawi: Population ages 55-59, female was 236,082 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
236,082
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
83rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
236,082
in 2025
All-time low
44,297
in 1963
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population ages 55-59, female 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

Malawi recorded 236,082 for population ages 55-59, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in Malawi peaked at 236,082 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44,297, in 1963.

Malawi ranks 83rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 47,445 44,297 55,930 10
1970s 70,969 59,114 78,478 10
1980s 91,922 80,048 106,488 10
1990s 117,364 109,976 124,523 10
2000s 132,145 125,927 136,858 10
2010s 151,360 125,798 190,145 10
2020s 219,472 199,994 236,082 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is population ages 55-59, female in Malawi?
Population ages 55-59, female in Malawi was 236,082 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 55-59, female recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 236,082 in 2025.
What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 44,297 in 1963.
How does Malawi rank for population ages 55-59, female?
Malawi ranks 83rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. 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 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population ages 55-59, female
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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Female population between the ages 55 to 59.