Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, female (55-59 female) in Malawi
Malawi: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, female (55-59 female) was 154 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 55-59, 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 55-59, female in Malawi stood at 154. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, female in Malawi peaked at 154 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 39, in 1965.
Malawi ranks 83rd 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 55-59, female (55-59 female) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40 | — |
| 1965 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 51 | +30.8% |
| 1975 | 63 | +23.5% |
| 1980 | 70 | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 81 | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 98 | +21.0% |
| 1995 | 109 | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 121 | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 145 | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 154 | +6.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 154 is below the median for low income countries, which is 155.5, 99% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 154 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120.5, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.5 | 39 | 40 | 2 |
| 1970s | 57 | 51 | 63 | 2 |
| 1980s | 75.5 | 70 | 81 | 2 |
| 1990s | 103.5 | 98 | 109 | 2 |
| 2000s | 133 | 121 | 145 | 2 |
| 2010s | 154 | 154 | 154 | 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 55-59, female in Malawi?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, female in Malawi was 154 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 55-59, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 154 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 in 1965.
- How does Malawi rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, female?
- Malawi ranks 83rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 55-59, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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 55-59, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 55-59, female is the female population of 55-59 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.