Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, female (20-24 female) in Malawi
Malawi: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, female (20-24 female) was 665 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, female in Malawi, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, female in Malawi stood at 665. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, female in Malawi peaked at 665 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 160, in 1960.
That places Malawi 61st out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, female (20-24 female) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 160 | — |
| 1965 | 181 | +13.1% |
| 1970 | 207 | +14.4% |
| 1975 | 227 | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 269 | +18.5% |
| 1985 | 316 | +17.5% |
| 1990 | 439 | +38.9% |
| 1995 | 467 | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 552 | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 598 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 665 | +11.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 665 is below the median for low income countries, which is 699.5, 95% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 665 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 622.5, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 170.5 | 160 | 181 | 2 |
| 1970s | 217 | 207 | 227 | 2 |
| 1980s | 292.5 | 269 | 316 | 2 |
| 1990s | 453 | 439 | 467 | 2 |
| 2000s | 575 | 552 | 598 | 2 |
| 2010s | 665 | 665 | 665 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.49 (2007)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.57 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, female in Malawi?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, female in Malawi was 665 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 665 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 160 in 1960.
- How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, female?
- Malawi ranks 61st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 20-24, female is the female population of 20-24 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.