What is population, age 18, male in Malawi?

Population, age 18, male in Malawi was 199,787 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 18, male recorded in Malawi?

The highest recorded value was 199,787 in 2015.

What is the lowest population, age 18, male recorded in Malawi?

The lowest recorded value was 85,891 in 1990.

How does Malawi rank for population, age 18, male?

Malawi ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 18, male rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. 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 18, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 18, male in Malawi

Name: Population, age 18, male in Malawi
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malawi: Population, age 18, male was 199,787 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

199,787

Change on year

up 3.2%

World rank

57th

of 191 countries

All-time high

199,787

in 2015

All-time low

85,891

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 18, male in Malawi, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 199,787 for population, age 18, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 18, male in Malawi peaked at 199,787 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 85,891, in 1990.

That places Malawi 57th 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 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	105,038	85,891	119,804	10
2000s	135,415	121,791	158,053	10
2010s	182,894	165,187	199,787	6

Countries ranked near Malawi

54 Poland 209,820 compare
55 North Korea 207,384 compare
56 Burkina Faso 200,440 compare
58 Niger 185,108 compare
59 Guatemala 174,005 compare
60 Cambodia 172,820 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)

All data for Malawi →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 18, male in Malawi?: Population, age 18, male in Malawi was 199,787 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 18, male recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 199,787 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 18, male recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 85,891 in 1990.
How does Malawi rank for population, age 18, male?: Malawi ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 18, male rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. 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 18, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 18, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 18, male refers to the male population at the specified age.