Population, age 16, total in Malawi
Malawi: Population, age 16, total was 420,325 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, total in Malawi, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 16, total in Malawi is 420,325, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, total in Malawi peaked at 420,325 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 191,470, in 1990.
That places Malawi 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 226,734 | 191,470 | 249,842 | 10 |
| 2000s | 289,830 | 253,469 | 344,136 | 10 |
| 2010s | 387,207 | 358,771 | 420,325 | 5 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 87,834 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.59 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 140.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, total in Malawi?
- Population, age 16, total in Malawi was 420,325 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, total recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 420,325 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, total recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 191,470 in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for population, age 16, total?
- Malawi ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, total rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.