The latest officially reported population of Malawi was 21,655,286 in 2024 vs 623,525 people in Montenegro in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malawi's population is 22,791,875 people compared to 611,567 in Montenegro.
Population statistics:
- Malawi's population is 37.3 times bigger than Montenegro's.
- Malawi is ranked the 61st most populous country in the world, while Montenegro is the 166th.
- The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.28% for Malawi vs 0.007% for Montenegro.
- For the last 10 years, Malawi has had an average growth rate of +2.7% per year vs +0.01% in Montenegro.
- Since 2006, the population of Malawi has increased from 13.2M people to 22.8M (72.7% growth), while Montenegro has declined from 615K to 612K (0.56% decline).
- Malawi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 59.1M people, while Montenegro's population already peaked in 2019 at 627K people and is projected to decrease to 318K people by 2100.
Malawi vs Montenegro: live population counter
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| Current population |
22791875
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611567
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| Population rank | 61/197 | 166/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.28% | 0.007% |
| One net population change |
57.3 seconds
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3.26 months
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| One birth every |
47.6 seconds
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1.25 hours
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| One death every |
4.64 minutes
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1.39 hours
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| One migration net change every |
5.81 hours
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5.2 hours
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| Annual migration change | -1,507 | -1,686 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,509 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +550,804 | -4 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.61% | -0.0006% |
| Population growth rate rank | 26/197 | 165/197 |
Malawi and Montenegro: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,628,134 | 480,579 | - | - |
| 1961 | 3,715,534 | 491,140 | 2.41% | 2.2% |
| 1962 | 3,806,307 | 502,558 | 2.44% | 2.32% |
| 1963 | 3,900,506 | 513,409 | 2.47% | 2.16% |
| 1964 | 3,997,305 | 521,753 | 2.48% | 1.63% |
| 1965 | 4,096,157 | 526,327 | 2.47% | 0.88% |
| 1966 | 4,197,926 | 526,419 | 2.48% | 0.02% |
| 1967 | 4,303,012 | 522,796 | 2.5% | -0.69% |
| 1968 | 4,411,054 | 517,481 | 2.51% | -1.02% |
| 1969 | 4,521,184 | 513,340 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 4,633,944 | 512,407 | 2.49% | -0.18% |
| 1971 | 4,751,434 | 515,449 | 2.54% | 0.59% |
| 1972 | 4,874,475 | 521,785 | 2.59% | 1.23% |
| 1973 | 5,003,938 | 530,220 | 2.66% | 1.62% |
| 1974 | 5,141,337 | 538,902 | 2.75% | 1.64% |
| 1975 | 5,287,367 | 546,487 | 2.84% | 1.41% |
| 1976 | 5,443,384 | 552,562 | 2.95% | 1.11% |
| 1977 | 5,614,983 | 557,576 | 3.15% | 0.91% |
| 1978 | 5,810,132 | 562,065 | 3.48% | 0.81% |
| 1979 | 6,028,749 | 566,888 | 3.76% | 0.86% |
| 1980 | 6,265,529 | 572,608 | 3.93% | 1.01% |
| 1981 | 6,516,454 | 579,445 | 4% | 1.19% |
| 1982 | 6,778,879 | 587,001 | 4.03% | 1.3% |
| 1983 | 7,051,709 | 594,506 | 4.02% | 1.28% |
| 1984 | 7,332,810 | 600,884 | 3.99% | 1.07% |
| 1985 | 7,620,508 | 605,398 | 3.92% | 0.75% |
| 1986 | 7,906,480 | 607,711 | 3.75% | 0.38% |
| 1987 | 8,293,174 | 608,144 | 4.89% | 0.07% |
| 1988 | 8,753,262 | 607,413 | 5.55% | -0.12% |
| 1989 | 9,176,220 | 606,571 | 4.83% | -0.14% |
| 1990 | 9,545,852 | 606,372 | 4.03% | -0.03% |
| 1991 | 9,844,227 | 607,105 | 3.13% | 0.12% |
| 1992 | 10,135,079 | 608,516 | 2.95% | 0.23% |
| 1993 | 10,284,024 | 610,170 | 1.47% | 0.27% |
| 1994 | 10,164,894 | 611,389 | -1.16% | 0.2% |
| 1995 | 10,150,117 | 611,712 | -0.15% | 0.05% |
| 1996 | 10,352,228 | 611,003 | 1.99% | -0.12% |
| 1997 | 10,562,035 | 609,520 | 2.03% | -0.24% |
| 1998 | 10,792,876 | 607,662 | 2.19% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 11,047,804 | 606,001 | 2.36% | -0.27% |
| 2000 | 11,315,942 | 604,950 | 2.43% | -0.17% |
| 2001 | 11,593,058 | 607,389 | 2.45% | 0.4% |
| 2002 | 11,880,440 | 609,828 | 2.48% | 0.4% |
| 2003 | 12,181,574 | 612,267 | 2.53% | 0.4% |
| 2004 | 12,500,737 | 613,353 | 2.62% | 0.18% |
| 2005 | 12,840,031 | 614,261 | 2.71% | 0.15% |
| 2006 | 13,198,701 | 615,025 | 2.79% | 0.12% |
| 2007 | 13,576,343 | 615,875 | 2.86% | 0.14% |
| 2008 | 13,976,417 | 616,969 | 2.95% | 0.18% |
| 2009 | 14,395,788 | 618,294 | 3% | 0.21% |
| 2010 | 14,826,463 | 619,428 | 2.99% | 0.18% |
| 2011 | 15,265,022 | 620,345 | 2.96% | 0.15% |
| 2012 | 15,709,577 | 621,418 | 2.91% | 0.17% |
| 2013 | 16,161,816 | 622,587 | 2.88% | 0.19% |
| 2014 | 16,621,538 | 623,744 | 2.84% | 0.19% |
| 2015 | 17,085,587 | 624,651 | 2.79% | 0.15% |
| 2016 | 17,557,739 | 625,353 | 2.76% | 0.11% |
| 2017 | 18,039,715 | 625,982 | 2.75% | 0.1% |
| 2018 | 18,528,081 | 626,438 | 2.71% | 0.07% |
| 2019 | 19,025,752 | 626,753 | 2.69% | 0.05% |
| 2020 | 19,533,888 | 626,590 | 2.67% | -0.03% |
| 2021 | 20,047,258 | 625,053 | 2.63% | -0.25% |
| 2022 | 20,568,728 | 623,591 | 2.6% | -0.23% |
| 2023 | 21,104,482 | 623,529 | 2.6% | -0.01% |
| 2024 | 21,655,286 | 623,525 | 2.61% | -0.001% |
| 2025 | 22,216,113 | 617,905 | 2.59% | -0.9% |
| 2026 | 22,785,530 | 611,567 | 2.56% | -1.03% |
| 2027 | 23,366,187 | 608,272 | 2.55% | -0.54% |
| 2028 | 23,954,450 | 604,984 | 2.52% | -0.54% |
| 2029 | 24,553,499 | 601,622 | 2.5% | -0.56% |
| 2030 | 25,160,293 | 598,207 | 2.47% | -0.57% |
| 2031 | 25,763,534 | 594,755 | 2.4% | -0.58% |
| 2032 | 26,366,760 | 591,217 | 2.34% | -0.59% |
| 2033 | 26,978,417 | 587,611 | 2.32% | -0.61% |
| 2034 | 27,595,295 | 583,943 | 2.29% | -0.62% |
| 2035 | 28,213,784 | 580,218 | 2.24% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 28,835,595 | 576,430 | 2.2% | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 29,462,509 | 572,608 | 2.17% | -0.66% |
| 2038 | 30,081,741 | 568,748 | 2.1% | -0.67% |
| 2039 | 30,691,578 | 564,870 | 2.03% | -0.68% |
| 2040 | 31,302,092 | 560,978 | 1.99% | -0.69% |
| 2041 | 31,911,242 | 557,071 | 1.95% | -0.7% |
| 2042 | 32,517,509 | 553,158 | 1.9% | -0.7% |
| 2043 | 33,122,481 | 549,216 | 1.86% | -0.71% |
| 2044 | 33,736,523 | 545,240 | 1.85% | -0.72% |
| 2045 | 34,350,947 | 541,244 | 1.82% | -0.73% |
| 2046 | 34,959,606 | 537,224 | 1.77% | -0.74% |
| 2047 | 35,567,989 | 533,149 | 1.74% | -0.76% |
| 2048 | 36,165,757 | 529,052 | 1.68% | -0.77% |
| 2049 | 36,760,998 | 524,950 | 1.65% | -0.78% |
| 2050 | 37,361,672 | 520,801 | 1.63% | -0.79% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malawi increased by 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth), while Montenegro gained 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malawi gained 5,234,136 (a 29.8% growth), while Montenegro's population decreased by -13,786 (a 2.2% decline).
Malawi was ranked 69th most populous country in 2006 and is 61st in 2026. Montenegro was ranked 162nd in 2006 and ranked 166th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Malawi's population will grow by 63.9% to 37,361,672 people with a rank change from 61st to 55th. The population of Montenegro will decrease by 14.8% to 520,801 people and rank change from 166th to 170th.
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Population differences between Malawi and Montenegro
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| Life expectancy | 67.9 years | 77.6 years |
| Average age | 22.8 years | 40.3 years |
| Median age | 18.9 years | 40.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.8:51.2 | 48.1:51.9 |
| Fertility rate | 3.65 births per woman | 1.74 births per woman |
| Population density | 595 ppl/mi² | 120.1 ppl/mi² |
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