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Population in Belarus compared to Malawi: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 21,655,286 people in Malawi in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 22,949,294 in Malawi.

Population statistics:

  • Malawi's population is 2.55 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while Malawi is the 61st.
  • The countries together account for 0.39% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.28% for Malawi.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +2.7% in Malawi.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 22.9M (73.9% growth).

Belarus vs Malawi: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Malawi
2100 4,398,633 59,786,744
2099 4,449,573 59,528,389
2098 4,500,269 59,275,876
2097 4,550,935 59,028,312
2096 4,601,487 58,761,888
2095 4,652,286 58,508,246
2094 4,703,117 58,240,422
2093 4,754,252 57,966,788
2092 4,805,369 57,672,738
2091 4,856,664 57,377,090
2090 4,908,430 57,060,476
2089 4,960,656 56,739,410
2088 5,013,287 56,397,330
2087 5,066,741 56,053,671
2086 5,120,920 55,706,928
2085 5,176,048 55,348,708
2084 5,232,002 54,997,097
2083 5,288,854 54,605,058
2082 5,346,728 54,206,477
2081 5,405,543 53,795,317
2080 5,465,448 53,372,779
2079 5,526,121 52,948,243
2078 5,587,557 52,521,908
2077 5,650,096 52,063,931
2076 5,713,205 51,600,404
2075 5,777,144 51,141,728
2074 5,841,895 50,684,368
2073 5,907,671 50,229,762
2072 5,974,027 49,769,904
2071 6,041,554 49,287,139
2070 6,109,593 48,797,935
2069 6,178,463 48,301,644
2068 6,247,964 47,792,308
2067 6,318,511 47,277,473
2066 6,389,815 46,752,024
2065 6,461,651 46,228,139
2064 6,533,883 45,701,844
2063 6,606,470 45,179,322
2062 6,679,180 44,638,764
2061 6,751,939 44,076,711
2060 6,825,105 43,508,702
2059 6,898,206 42,916,694
2058 6,970,893 42,344,863
2057 7,043,508 41,762,060
2056 7,115,638 41,184,161
2055 7,187,104 40,584,950
2054 7,257,138 39,994,696
2053 7,326,052 39,377,622
2052 7,393,630 38,766,890
2051 7,459,522 38,153,322
2050 7,524,239 37,545,865
2049 7,588,059 36,936,275
2048 7,651,163 36,339,833
2047 7,712,657 35,725,127
2046 7,773,226 35,107,179
2045 7,833,564 34,491,916
2044 7,893,753 33,862,279
2043 7,953,762 33,247,804
2042 8,013,962 32,636,511
2041 8,075,253 32,019,447
2040 8,136,633 31,402,305
2039 8,198,487 30,782,479
2038 8,260,287 30,166,708
2037 8,321,922 29,527,821
2036 8,384,012 28,896,515
2035 8,446,649 28,267,970
2034 8,509,786 27,643,367
2033 8,573,478 27,018,105
2032 8,637,170 26,404,071
2031 8,700,460 25,795,897
2030 8,764,169 25,181,820
2029 8,827,965 24,566,478
2028 8,890,419 23,968,071
2027 8,952,131 23,374,588
2026 9,013,835 22,791,601
2025 9,073,924 22,220,885
2024 9,132,629 21,655,286
2023 9,178,298 21,104,482
2022 9,228,071 20,568,728
2021 9,302,585 20,047,258
2020 9,379,952 19,533,888
2019 9,419,758 19,025,752
2018 9,438,785 18,528,081
2017 9,458,989 18,039,715
2016 9,469,379 17,557,739
2015 9,461,076 17,085,587
2014 9,448,515 16,621,538
2013 9,443,211 16,161,816
2012 9,446,836 15,709,577
2011 9,461,643 15,265,022
2010 9,483,836 14,826,463
2009 9,504,583 14,395,788
2008 9,527,985 13,976,417
2007 9,560,953 13,576,343
2006 9,604,924 13,198,701
2005 9,663,915 12,840,031
2004 9,730,146 12,500,737
2003 9,796,749 12,181,574
2002 9,865,548 11,880,440
2001 9,928,549 11,593,058
2000 9,979,610 11,315,942
1999 10,026,738 11,047,804
1998 10,071,963 10,792,876
1997 10,117,433 10,562,035
1996 10,159,569 10,352,228
1995 10,193,831 10,150,117
1994 10,226,955 10,164,894
1993 10,239,050 10,284,024
1992 10,216,470 10,135,079
1991 10,194,050 9,844,227
1990 10,189,348 9,545,852
1989 10,170,000 9,176,220
1988 10,140,000 8,753,262
1987 10,111,000 8,293,174
1986 10,043,000 7,906,480
1985 9,975,000 7,620,508
1984 9,910,000 7,332,810
1983 9,843,000 7,051,709
1982 9,776,000 6,778,879
1981 9,710,000 6,516,454
1980 9,643,000 6,265,529
1979 9,584,000 6,028,749
1978 9,525,000 5,810,132
1977 9,463,000 5,614,983
1976 9,411,000 5,443,384
1975 9,367,000 5,287,367
1974 9,317,584 5,141,337
1973 9,257,272 5,003,938
1972 9,188,968 4,874,475
1971 9,115,576 4,751,434
1970 9,040,000 4,633,944
1969 8,960,304 4,521,184
1968 8,874,552 4,411,054
1967 8,785,648 4,303,012
1966 8,696,496 4,197,926
1965 8,610,000 4,096,157
1964 8,524,224 3,997,305
1963 8,437,232 3,900,506
1962 8,351,928 3,806,307
1961 8,271,216 3,715,534
1960 8,198,000 3,628,134

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/malawi | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Malawi gained 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Malawi's population increased by 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. Malawi was ranked 69th in 2006 and ranked 61st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. The population of Malawi will increase by 63.6% to 37,545,865 people and rank change from 61st to 55th.

Malawi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 59.8M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Malawi
2100 -1.14% 0.43%
2099 -1.13% 0.43%
2098 -1.11% 0.42%
2097 -1.1% 0.45%
2096 -1.09% 0.43%
2095 -1.08% 0.46%
2094 -1.08% 0.47%
2093 -1.06% 0.51%
2092 -1.06% 0.52%
2091 -1.05% 0.55%
2090 -1.05% 0.57%
2089 -1.05% 0.61%
2088 -1.05% 0.61%
2087 -1.06% 0.62%
2086 -1.07% 0.65%
2085 -1.07% 0.64%
2084 -1.07% 0.72%
2083 -1.08% 0.74%
2082 -1.09% 0.76%
2081 -1.1% 0.79%
2080 -1.1% 0.8%
2079 -1.1% 0.81%
2078 -1.11% 0.88%
2077 -1.1% 0.9%
2076 -1.11% 0.9%
2075 -1.11% 0.9%
2074 -1.11% 0.91%
2073 -1.11% 0.92%
2072 -1.12% 0.98%
2071 -1.11% 1%
2070 -1.11% 1.03%
2069 -1.11% 1.07%
2068 -1.12% 1.09%
2067 -1.12% 1.12%
2066 -1.11% 1.13%
2065 -1.11% 1.15%
2064 -1.1% 1.16%
2063 -1.09% 1.21%
2062 -1.08% 1.28%
2061 -1.07% 1.31%
2060 -1.06% 1.38%
2059 -1.04% 1.35%
2058 -1.03% 1.4%
2057 -1.01% 1.4%
2056 -0.99% 1.48%
2055 -0.97% 1.48%
2054 -0.94% 1.57%
2053 -0.91% 1.58%
2052 -0.88% 1.61%
2051 -0.86% 1.62%
2050 -0.84% 1.65%
2049 -0.82% 1.64%
2048 -0.8% 1.72%
2047 -0.78% 1.76%
2046 -0.77% 1.78%
2045 -0.76% 1.86%
2044 -0.75% 1.85%
2043 -0.75% 1.87%
2042 -0.76% 1.93%
2041 -0.75% 1.97%
2040 -0.75% 2.01%
2039 -0.75% 2.04%
2038 -0.74% 2.16%
2037 -0.74% 2.18%
2036 -0.74% 2.22%
2035 -0.74% 2.26%
2034 -0.74% 2.31%
2033 -0.74% 2.33%
2032 -0.73% 2.36%
2031 -0.73% 2.44%
2030 -0.72% 2.5%
2029 -0.7% 2.5%
2028 -0.69% 2.54%
2027 -0.68% 2.56%
2026 -0.66% 2.57%
2025 -0.64% 2.61%
2024 -0.5% 2.61%
2023 -0.54% 2.6%
2022 -0.8% 2.6%
2021 -0.82% 2.63%
2020 -0.42% 2.67%
2019 -0.2% 2.69%
2018 -0.21% 2.71%
2017 -0.11% 2.75%
2016 0.09% 2.76%
2015 0.13% 2.79%
2014 0.06% 2.84%
2013 -0.04% 2.88%
2012 -0.16% 2.91%
2011 -0.23% 2.96%
2010 -0.22% 2.99%
2009 -0.25% 3%
2008 -0.34% 2.95%
2007 -0.46% 2.86%
2006 -0.61% 2.79%
2005 -0.68% 2.71%
2004 -0.68% 2.62%
2003 -0.7% 2.53%
2002 -0.63% 2.48%
2001 -0.51% 2.45%
2000 -0.47% 2.43%
1999 -0.45% 2.36%
1998 -0.45% 2.19%
1997 -0.41% 2.03%
1996 -0.34% 1.99%
1995 -0.32% -0.15%
1994 -0.12% -1.16%
1993 0.22% 1.47%
1992 0.22% 2.95%
1991 0.05% 3.13%
1990 0.19% 4.03%
1989 0.3% 4.83%
1988 0.29% 5.55%
1987 0.68% 4.89%
1986 0.68% 3.75%
1985 0.66% 3.92%
1984 0.68% 3.99%
1983 0.69% 4.02%
1982 0.68% 4.03%
1981 0.69% 4%
1980 0.62% 3.93%
1979 0.62% 3.76%
1978 0.66% 3.48%
1977 0.55% 3.15%
1976 0.47% 2.95%
1975 0.53% 2.84%
1974 0.65% 2.75%
1973 0.74% 2.66%
1972 0.81% 2.59%
1971 0.84% 2.54%
1970 0.89% 2.49%
1969 0.97% 2.5%
1968 1.01% 2.51%
1967 1.03% 2.5%
1966 1% 2.48%
1965 1.01% 2.47%
1964 1.03% 2.48%
1963 1.02% 2.47%
1962 0.98% 2.44%
1961 0.89% 2.41%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/malawi | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Malawi's population grew by 2.61%.

Live population counters

Belarus Malawi
Current population
9013835
22949294
Population rank 102/197 61/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.28%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
57.3 seconds
One birth every
8.02 minutes
47.6 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
4.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -125 +1,509
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +550,804
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +2.61%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 26/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -3,020 -5,628
Net migration rank 109/196 118/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 186,719
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 117/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 158/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Malawi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Malawi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -5,628
2024 - -3,119 - -1,507
2023 -56,924 -3,034 549,096 -5,811
2022 -47,839 -8,000 533,450 -5,231
2021 -67,118 -33,954 517,400 -2,666
2020 -64,703 -33,954 514,659 -2,655
2019 -32,969 -33,954 506,104 -1,837
2018 -26,429 8,615 494,348 -3,267
2017 -17,026 3,337 484,655 982
2016 -1,894 8,272 474,779 3,505
2015 -946 18,088 472,484 -6,471
2014 -2,834 14,979 472,418 -10,317
2013 -6,610 10,550 470,293 -12,934
2012 -11,336 10,903 460,684 -13,561
2011 -26,493 5,686 454,149 -12,170
2010 -29,400 10,300 444,468 -9,327
2009 -25,662 13,610 434,811 -8,590
2008 -25,726 -495 421,781 -9,264
2007 -28,683 -4,013 410,290 -22,680
2006 -41,301 -8,303 397,123 -29,450
2005 -50,252 -15,451 381,130 -31,462
2004 -50,597 -10,424 361,133 -32,221
2003 -53,882 -10,795 341,133 -31,729
2002 -58,207 -11,945 322,863 -30,013
2001 -48,650 -4,469 310,833 -28,933
2000 -40,916 1,812 300,439 -28,098
1999 -49,131 2,028 295,629 -31,686
1998 -44,316 13,192 285,407 -39,491
1997 -46,540 -235 277,433 -61,646
1996 -37,591 5,205 270,048 -66,212
1995 -32,621 481 266,745 -66,366
1994 -19,431 -12,570 275,439 -505,365
1993 -11,263 19,652 276,538 -284,867
1992 11,238 29,477 269,066 37,142
1991 18,349 -5,876 260,193 15,291
1990 32,606 -26,497 250,159 71,111
1989 49,833 5,639 237,967 180,031
1988 60,840 -5,424 226,911 201,011
1987 62,689 -12,462 220,566 271,693
1986 74,318 -11,499 218,519 62,615
1985 58,852 -784 216,179 74,625
1984 64,415 -3,051 212,146 72,435
1983 75,791 -2,938 209,422 68,197
1982 65,499 3,339 205,386 62,661
1981 65,057 14,998 199,436 57,376
1980 62,101 16,616 192,746 52,294
1979 64,481 395 182,123 46,388
1978 67,342 -11,143 172,503 36,225
1977 67,434 -4,925 161,930 19,638
1976 66,677 -5,350 153,422 8,206
1975 65,494 -6,302 145,254 5,162
1974 71,158 -5,157 137,819 3,833
1973 70,911 -7,357 131,529 1,623
1972 74,036 -7,966 125,728 48
1971 77,464 -5,818 121,015 -710
1970 75,520 -8,643 116,822 -2,147
1969 74,567 -12,833 113,120 -2,266
1968 76,782 -7,511 110,329 -924
1967 81,136 -13,409 106,668 0
1966 84,191 -14,544 103,512 0
1965 90,611 -17,979 100,040 0
1964 101,618 -17,837 97,658 0
1963 113,160 -28,653 95,933 0
1962 124,945 -32,996 92,463 0
1961 134,490 -26,780 89,091 0
1960 136,399 -27,382 85,718 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/malawi | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 people). In Malawi 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,019,393 people) and 0.67% is from migration (a loss of 33,768 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 186,719 people or 0.9% in Malawi.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K
Malawi
City Population
Lilongwe 989K
Blantyre 800K
Mzuzu 150K
Zomba 101K
Mangochi 53.5K
Mzimba 26.1K
Mulanje 14.8K
Ntcheu 14.6K
Monkey Bay 14.6K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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