Population, ages 13-16, female in Malawi
Malawi: Population, ages 13-16, female was 861,912 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 13-16, female in Malawi, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 861,912 for population, ages 13-16, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 13-16, female in Malawi peaked at 861,912 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 425,931, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 52nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population, ages 13-16, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 425,931 | — |
| 1991 | 440,347 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 452,809 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 463,525 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 472,932 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 481,465 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 489,054 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 495,892 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 503,012 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 511,754 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 523,097 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 537,316 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 554,223 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 573,725 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 595,553 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 619,390 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 645,308 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 673,068 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 701,630 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 729,641 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 756,089 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 780,616 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 803,329 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 824,292 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 843,741 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 861,912 | +2.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 861,912 is above the median for low income countries, which is 806,262, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 861,912 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 514,433, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 473,672 | 425,931 | 511,754 | 10 |
| 2000s | 615,295 | 523,097 | 729,641 | 10 |
| 2010s | 811,663 | 756,089 | 861,912 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 13-16, female in Malawi?
- Population, ages 13-16, female in Malawi was 861,912 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 13-16, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 861,912 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, ages 13-16, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 425,931 in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for population, ages 13-16, female?
- Malawi ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 13-16, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 13-16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 13-16, female is the total number of females age 13-16.