Population ages 0-14 in Malawi
Malawi: Population ages 0-14 was 40.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
40.1%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
25th
of 217 countries
All-time high
46.2%
in 1999
All-time low
40.1%
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 0-14 in Malawi, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14 in Malawi stood at 40.1%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Malawi peaked at 46.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 2025.
Malawi ranks 25th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Population ages 0-14 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.1% | — |
| 1961 | 42.9% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 42.8% | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 42.9% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 43.0% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 43.2% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 43.4% | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 43.7% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 43.9% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 44.2% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 44.4% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 44.6% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 44.9% | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 45.1% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 45.3% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 45.3% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 45.5% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 45.5% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 45.4% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 45.4% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 45.1% | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 45.0% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 45.4% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 45.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 46.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 46.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 46.2% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 46.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 46.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 46.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 46.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 40.7% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 40.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.3% | 42.8% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.0% | 44.4% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.3% | 45.0% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 45.4% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 46.0% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 43.7% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 40.1% | 43.1% | 6 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Malawi?
- Population ages 0-14 in Malawi was 40.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for population ages 0-14?
- Malawi ranks 25th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.