Population, age 20, female in Malawi

Malawi: Population, age 20, female was 183,145 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
183,145
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
57th
of 191 countries
All-time high
183,145
in 2015
All-time low
88,332
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2015

Population, age 20, female in Malawi, 1990–2015

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1990200220151990: 88.3k1991: 91.1k1992: 93.3k1993: 95.2k1994: 97.2k1995: 99.6k1996: 102.7k1997: 106.2k1998: 109.8k1999: 113.3k2000: 116.4k2001: 118.9k2002: 121.1k2003: 123.1k2004: 125.3k2005: 128.0k2006: 131.3k2007: 135.0k2008: 139.2k2009: 144.0k2010: 149.5k2011: 155.7k2012: 162.4k2013: 169.5k2015: 183.1k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 20, female in Malawi stood at 183,145. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 20, female in Malawi peaked at 183,145 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 88,332, 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 25 years of available data.

Population, age 20, female in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Population, age 20, female in Malawi, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 88,332
1991 91,136 +3.2%
1992 93,319 +2.4%
1993 95,187 +2.0%
1994 97,189 +2.1%
1995 99,640 +2.5%
1996 102,674 +3.0%
1997 106,164 +3.4%
1998 109,849 +3.5%
1999 113,345 +3.2%
2000 116,392 +2.7%
2001 118,914 +2.2%
2002 121,063 +1.8%
2003 123,081 +1.7%
2004 125,316 +1.8%
2005 128,032 +2.2%
2006 131,264 +2.5%
2007 134,963 +2.8%
2008 139,202 +3.1%
2009 144,046 +3.5%
2010 149,517 +3.8%
2011 155,659 +4.1%
2012 162,396 +4.3%
2013 169,452 +4.3%
2015 183,145 +8.1%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 183,145 is above the median for low income countries, which is 178,048, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 183,145 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109,634, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99,684 88,332 113,345 10
2000s 128,227 116,392 144,046 10
2010s 164,034 149,517 183,145 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 54 Spain 205,870 compare
  2. 55 North Korea 202,436 compare
  3. 56 Burkina Faso 183,306 compare
  4. 58 Cambodia 176,273 compare
  5. 59 Niger 172,951 compare
  6. 60 Zimbabwe 168,419 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 20, female in Malawi?
Population, age 20, female in Malawi was 183,145 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 20, female recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 183,145 in 2015.
What is the lowest population, age 20, female recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 88,332 in 1990.
How does Malawi rank for population, age 20, female?
Malawi ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 20, female rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. 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 20, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, age 20, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.