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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Malawi was 21,655,286 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malawi's population is 22,949,294 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 5.81 times bigger than Malawi's.
  • Malawi is ranked the 61st most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.89% of the world: 0.28% for Malawi vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Malawi has had an average growth rate of +2.7% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Malawi has increased from 13.2M people to 22.9M (73.9% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Malawi vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Malawi
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Malawi Mexico
2100 59,786,744 131,182,639
2099 59,528,389 131,943,283
2098 59,275,876 132,700,369
2097 59,028,312 133,455,010
2096 58,761,888 134,204,227
2095 58,508,246 134,949,218
2094 58,240,422 135,687,085
2093 57,966,788 136,415,232
2092 57,672,738 137,127,644
2091 57,377,090 137,833,985
2090 57,060,476 138,527,198
2089 56,739,410 139,208,862
2088 56,397,330 139,874,924
2087 56,053,671 140,530,483
2086 55,706,928 141,174,372
2085 55,348,708 141,805,496
2084 54,997,097 142,415,948
2083 54,605,058 143,009,187
2082 54,206,477 143,579,768
2081 53,795,317 144,138,842
2080 53,372,779 144,677,451
2079 52,948,243 145,195,172
2078 52,521,908 145,691,242
2077 52,063,931 146,165,064
2076 51,600,404 146,616,674
2075 51,141,728 147,046,928
2074 50,684,368 147,455,761
2073 50,229,762 147,841,295
2072 49,769,904 148,201,143
2071 49,287,139 148,534,057
2070 48,797,935 148,848,168
2069 48,301,644 149,134,711
2068 47,792,308 149,395,717
2067 47,277,473 149,630,386
2066 46,752,024 149,842,125
2065 46,228,139 150,029,268
2064 45,701,844 150,187,992
2063 45,179,322 150,319,846
2062 44,638,764 150,424,224
2061 44,076,711 150,502,250
2060 43,508,702 150,555,648
2059 42,916,694 150,577,220
2058 42,344,863 150,569,044
2057 41,762,060 150,535,337
2056 41,184,161 150,475,242
2055 40,584,950 150,384,336
2054 39,994,696 150,263,237
2053 39,377,622 150,110,615
2052 38,766,890 149,923,918
2051 38,153,322 149,705,066
2050 37,545,865 149,450,774
2049 36,936,275 149,166,038
2048 36,339,833 148,836,849
2047 35,725,127 148,478,965
2046 35,107,179 148,081,688
2045 34,491,916 147,647,318
2044 33,862,279 147,173,101
2043 33,247,804 146,667,761
2042 32,636,511 146,123,566
2041 32,019,447 145,543,650
2040 31,402,305 144,931,633
2039 30,782,479 144,286,278
2038 30,166,708 143,601,872
2037 29,527,821 142,883,005
2036 28,896,515 142,138,929
2035 28,267,970 141,359,885
2034 27,643,367 140,554,653
2033 27,018,105 139,713,048
2032 26,404,071 138,843,644
2031 25,795,897 137,947,334
2030 25,181,820 137,023,304
2029 24,566,478 136,071,720
2028 23,968,071 135,090,755
2027 23,374,588 134,081,337
2026 22,791,601 133,042,003
2025 22,220,885 131,970,909
2024 21,655,286 130,861,007
2023 21,104,482 129,739,759
2022 20,568,728 128,613,117
2021 20,047,258 127,648,148
2020 19,533,888 126,799,054
2019 19,025,752 125,762,982
2018 18,528,081 124,573,711
2017 18,039,715 123,400,057
2016 17,557,739 122,251,351
2015 17,085,587 121,072,306
2014 16,621,538 119,784,261
2013 16,161,816 118,343,573
2012 15,709,577 116,818,208
2011 15,265,022 115,243,504
2010 14,826,463 113,623,895
2009 14,395,788 111,999,721
2008 13,976,417 110,374,288
2007 13,576,343 108,774,360
2006 13,198,701 107,253,666
2005 12,840,031 105,811,504
2004 12,500,737 104,394,131
2003 12,181,574 102,978,515
2002 11,880,440 101,548,624
2001 11,593,058 100,099,099
2000 11,315,942 98,625,552
1999 11,047,804 97,115,707
1998 10,792,876 95,575,245
1997 10,562,035 94,021,207
1996 10,352,228 92,452,702
1995 10,150,117 90,862,455
1994 10,164,894 89,259,205
1993 10,284,024 87,653,807
1992 10,135,079 86,044,809
1991 9,844,227 84,430,572
1990 9,545,852 82,820,170
1989 9,176,220 81,247,182
1988 8,753,262 79,695,531
1987 8,293,174 78,136,651
1986 7,906,480 76,585,637
1985 7,620,508 75,043,414
1984 7,332,810 73,506,846
1983 7,051,709 71,971,240
1982 6,778,879 70,433,260
1981 6,516,454 68,892,108
1980 6,265,529 67,300,334
1979 6,028,749 65,648,865
1978 5,810,132 63,979,046
1977 5,614,983 62,308,493
1976 5,443,384 60,645,512
1975 5,287,367 58,982,400
1974 5,141,337 57,320,149
1973 5,003,938 55,667,284
1972 4,874,475 54,030,168
1971 4,751,434 52,412,558
1970 4,633,944 50,814,953
1969 4,521,184 49,233,194
1968 4,411,054 47,668,303
1967 4,303,012 46,129,608
1966 4,197,926 44,629,106
1965 4,096,157 43,174,477
1964 3,997,305 41,772,049
1963 3,900,506 40,424,065
1962 3,806,307 39,129,200
1961 3,715,534 37,890,118
1960 3,628,134 36,724,615

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/malawi/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malawi increased by 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malawi gained 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Malawi was ranked 69th most populous country in 2006 and is 61st in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Malawi's population will grow by 63.6% to 37,545,865 people with a rank change from 61st to 55th. The population of Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Malawi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 59.8M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Malawi
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Malawi Mexico
2100 0.43% -0.58%
2099 0.43% -0.57%
2098 0.42% -0.57%
2097 0.45% -0.56%
2096 0.43% -0.55%
2095 0.46% -0.54%
2094 0.47% -0.53%
2093 0.51% -0.52%
2092 0.52% -0.51%
2091 0.55% -0.5%
2090 0.57% -0.49%
2089 0.61% -0.48%
2088 0.61% -0.47%
2087 0.62% -0.46%
2086 0.65% -0.45%
2085 0.64% -0.43%
2084 0.72% -0.41%
2083 0.74% -0.4%
2082 0.76% -0.39%
2081 0.79% -0.37%
2080 0.8% -0.36%
2079 0.81% -0.34%
2078 0.88% -0.32%
2077 0.9% -0.31%
2076 0.9% -0.29%
2075 0.9% -0.28%
2074 0.91% -0.26%
2073 0.92% -0.24%
2072 0.98% -0.22%
2071 1% -0.21%
2070 1.03% -0.19%
2069 1.07% -0.17%
2068 1.09% -0.16%
2067 1.12% -0.14%
2066 1.13% -0.12%
2065 1.15% -0.11%
2064 1.16% -0.09%
2063 1.21% -0.07%
2062 1.28% -0.05%
2061 1.31% -0.04%
2060 1.38% -0.01%
2059 1.35% 0.005%
2058 1.4% 0.02%
2057 1.4% 0.04%
2056 1.48% 0.06%
2055 1.48% 0.08%
2054 1.57% 0.1%
2053 1.58% 0.12%
2052 1.61% 0.15%
2051 1.62% 0.17%
2050 1.65% 0.19%
2049 1.64% 0.22%
2048 1.72% 0.24%
2047 1.76% 0.27%
2046 1.78% 0.29%
2045 1.86% 0.32%
2044 1.85% 0.34%
2043 1.87% 0.37%
2042 1.93% 0.4%
2041 1.97% 0.42%
2040 2.01% 0.45%
2039 2.04% 0.48%
2038 2.16% 0.5%
2037 2.18% 0.52%
2036 2.22% 0.55%
2035 2.26% 0.57%
2034 2.31% 0.6%
2033 2.33% 0.63%
2032 2.36% 0.65%
2031 2.44% 0.67%
2030 2.5% 0.7%
2029 2.5% 0.73%
2028 2.54% 0.75%
2027 2.56% 0.78%
2026 2.57% 0.81%
2025 2.61% 0.85%
2024 2.61% 0.86%
2023 2.6% 0.88%
2022 2.6% 0.76%
2021 2.63% 0.67%
2020 2.67% 0.82%
2019 2.69% 0.95%
2018 2.71% 0.95%
2017 2.75% 0.94%
2016 2.76% 0.97%
2015 2.79% 1.08%
2014 2.84% 1.22%
2013 2.88% 1.31%
2012 2.91% 1.37%
2011 2.96% 1.43%
2010 2.99% 1.45%
2009 3% 1.47%
2008 2.95% 1.47%
2007 2.86% 1.42%
2006 2.79% 1.36%
2005 2.71% 1.36%
2004 2.62% 1.37%
2003 2.53% 1.41%
2002 2.48% 1.45%
2001 2.45% 1.49%
2000 2.43% 1.55%
1999 2.36% 1.61%
1998 2.19% 1.65%
1997 2.03% 1.7%
1996 1.99% 1.75%
1995 -0.15% 1.8%
1994 -1.16% 1.83%
1993 1.47% 1.87%
1992 2.95% 1.91%
1991 3.13% 1.94%
1990 4.03% 1.94%
1989 4.83% 1.95%
1988 5.55% 2%
1987 4.89% 2.03%
1986 3.75% 2.06%
1985 3.92% 2.09%
1984 3.99% 2.13%
1983 4.02% 2.18%
1982 4.03% 2.24%
1981 4% 2.37%
1980 3.93% 2.52%
1979 3.76% 2.61%
1978 3.48% 2.68%
1977 3.15% 2.74%
1976 2.95% 2.82%
1975 2.84% 2.9%
1974 2.75% 2.97%
1973 2.66% 3.03%
1972 2.59% 3.09%
1971 2.54% 3.14%
1970 2.49% 3.21%
1969 2.5% 3.28%
1968 2.51% 3.34%
1967 2.5% 3.36%
1966 2.48% 3.37%
1965 2.47% 3.36%
1964 2.48% 3.33%
1963 2.47% 3.31%
1962 2.44% 3.27%
1961 2.41% 3.17%

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/malawi/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Malawi grew by 2.61%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Malawi Mexico
Current population
22949294
133323134
Population rank 61/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.28% 1.61%
One net population change
57.3 seconds
28.1 seconds
One birth every
47.6 seconds
15.5 seconds
One death every
4.64 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,509 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +550,804 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +2.61% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 26/197 110/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -5,628 -108,037
Net migration rank 118/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 186,719 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 117/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 158/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Malawi
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Malawi Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,628 - -108,037
2024 - -1,507 - -104,581
2023 549,096 -5,811 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 533,450 -5,231 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 517,400 -2,666 936,682 -122,791
2020 514,659 -2,655 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 506,104 -1,837 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 494,348 -3,267 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 484,655 982 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 474,779 3,505 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 472,484 -6,471 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 472,418 -10,317 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 470,293 -12,934 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 460,684 -13,561 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 454,149 -12,170 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 444,468 -9,327 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 434,811 -8,590 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 421,781 -9,264 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 410,290 -22,680 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 397,123 -29,450 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 381,130 -31,462 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 361,133 -32,221 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 341,133 -31,729 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 322,863 -30,013 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 310,833 -28,933 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 300,439 -28,098 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 295,629 -31,686 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 285,407 -39,491 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 277,433 -61,646 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 270,048 -66,212 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 266,745 -66,366 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 275,439 -505,365 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 276,538 -284,867 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 269,066 37,142 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 260,193 15,291 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 250,159 71,111 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 237,967 180,031 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 226,911 201,011 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 220,566 271,693 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 218,519 62,615 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 216,179 74,625 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 212,146 72,435 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 209,422 68,197 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 205,386 62,661 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 199,436 57,376 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 192,746 52,294 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 182,123 46,388 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 172,503 36,225 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 161,930 19,638 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 153,422 8,206 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 145,254 5,162 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 137,819 3,833 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 131,529 1,623 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 125,728 48 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 121,015 -710 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 116,822 -2,147 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 113,120 -2,266 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 110,329 -924 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 106,668 0 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 103,512 0 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 100,040 0 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 97,658 0 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 95,933 0 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 92,463 0 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 89,091 0 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 85,718 0 1,206,955 -85,591

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

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Over the last 10 years, 99.3% of the population change in Malawi is from natural causes (a gain of 5,019,393 people) and 0.67% is from migration (a loss of 33,768 people). In Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 186,719 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Malawi, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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