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Population>
Malawi
Population (ten thousands)
2,093.2
(2023)
[61/217countries]
Popuation growth (annual)
2.5%
(2023)
[25/217countries]
0-14 years, % of the total population
42.0%
(2023)
[19/217countries]
15-64 years, % of the total population
55.4%
(2023)
[198/217countries]
65 years and over, % of the total population
2.5%
(2023)
[204/217countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
62.9
(2022)
[178/209countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)
66.3
(2022)
[174/209countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)
59.6
(2022)
[185/209countries]
Population density (per square kilometer)
211.0
(2021)
[64/216countries]
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
6.1%
(2023)
[117/121countries]
Marriage and sex>
Malawi
% of those who think that adultery is always wrong
91.6%
(2018)
[2/46countries]
% of those who think that homosexuality is always wrong
93.3%
(2018)
[5/47countries]
Birth>
Malawi
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
3.85
(2022)
[35/210countries]
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people)
32.6
(2022)
[23/215countries]
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)
381
(2020)
[24/185countries]
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
30.1
(2022)
[49/196countries]
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)
42
(2021)
[43/195countries]
Adolescent fertility rate (Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19)
117.2
(2022)
[11/217countries]
% of those who think that it is wrong for a woman to have an abortion if her family cannot afford any more children
94.4%
(2018)
[3/47countries]
Parent-child relations>
Malawi
Family>
Malawi
Extent of satisfaction with the relationships with family members (7 steps)
6.16
(2018)
[4/47countries]
Domestic problems>
Malawi
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%)
34.0%
(2022)
[17/157countries]
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%)
3.9%
(2022)
[109/158countries]
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15?49 years subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime (%)
30%
(2018)
[43/151countries]
Migration>
Malawi
International migrant stock (% of immigrants in the population)
1.0%
(2020)
[189/231countries]
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum
35,201
(2023)
[72/165countries]