Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female (25+ female) in Malawi
Malawi: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female (25+ female) was 2,370 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, female in Malawi, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2,370 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female in Malawi peaked at 2,370 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 650, in 1960.
Malawi ranks 77th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 25+, female (25+ female) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 650 | — |
| 1965 | 728 | +12.0% |
| 1970 | 821 | +12.8% |
| 1975 | 945 | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 1,114 | +17.9% |
| 1985 | 1,288 | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 1,713 | +33.0% |
| 1995 | 1,842 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 2,014 | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 2,180 | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 2,370 | +8.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2,370 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,584, 92% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2,370 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,964, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 689 | 650 | 728 | 2 |
| 1970s | 883 | 821 | 945 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,201 | 1,114 | 1,288 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,778 | 1,713 | 1,842 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,097 | 2,014 | 2,180 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2,370 | 2,370 | 2,370 | 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 25+, female in Malawi?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female in Malawi was 2,370 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 25+, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2,370 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 650 in 1960.
- How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female?
- Malawi ranks 77th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 25+, female is the female population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.