Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Malawi
Malawi: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth was 11.81 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Malawi, 2000–2040
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 11.81 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in 2040. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Malawi peaked at 50.22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.81 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2040.
Malawi ranks 28th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.47 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 41.45 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 50.22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.45 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 30.24 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 40.67 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.23 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 20 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 29.12 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 19.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 19.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 19.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
| 2040s | 11.81 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 11.81 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 11.81 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 25 Liberia 17.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 26 Pakistan 12.08 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 27 Uganda 11.84 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 29 Guatemala 11.16 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 30 Bangladesh 10.2 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 31 Haiti 9.83 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
More education data for Malawi
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Malawi?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Malawi was 11.81 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 50.22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.81 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040.
- How does Malawi rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
- Malawi ranks 28th out of 165 countries with data for 2040.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with less than primary education (medium scenario). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 38 shows the projected youth population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.