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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Malawi was 21,655,286 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malawi's population is 22,949,294 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 1.61 times bigger than Malawi's.
  • Malawi is ranked the 61st most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.28% for Malawi vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Malawi has had an average growth rate of +2.7% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Malawi has increased from 13.2M people to 22.9M (73.9% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Malawi vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Malawi
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Malawi Mozambique
2100 59,786,744 105,684,658
2099 59,528,389 105,291,198
2098 59,275,876 104,859,475
2097 59,028,312 104,428,679
2096 58,761,888 103,962,668
2095 58,508,246 103,480,514
2094 58,240,422 102,989,197
2093 57,966,788 102,464,565
2092 57,672,738 101,929,545
2091 57,377,090 101,410,418
2090 57,060,476 100,829,728
2089 56,739,410 100,211,758
2088 56,397,330 99,594,130
2087 56,053,671 98,943,096
2086 55,706,928 98,288,529
2085 55,348,708 97,609,760
2084 54,997,097 96,926,143
2083 54,605,058 96,193,441
2082 54,206,477 95,449,095
2081 53,795,317 94,708,064
2080 53,372,779 93,957,824
2079 52,948,243 93,171,561
2078 52,521,908 92,350,666
2077 52,063,931 91,530,198
2076 51,600,404 90,699,125
2075 51,141,728 89,848,943
2074 50,684,368 88,999,187
2073 50,229,762 88,113,398
2072 49,769,904 87,210,961
2071 49,287,139 86,283,286
2070 48,797,935 85,349,704
2069 48,301,644 84,361,565
2068 47,792,308 83,400,997
2067 47,277,473 82,437,397
2066 46,752,024 81,437,030
2065 46,228,139 80,446,244
2064 45,701,844 79,433,801
2063 45,179,322 78,430,632
2062 44,638,764 77,376,597
2061 44,076,711 76,274,806
2060 43,508,702 75,197,384
2059 42,916,694 74,082,771
2058 42,344,863 72,958,774
2057 41,762,060 71,828,186
2056 41,184,161 70,677,889
2055 40,584,950 69,542,373
2054 39,994,696 68,419,331
2053 39,377,622 67,306,817
2052 38,766,890 66,163,407
2051 38,153,322 65,032,770
2050 37,545,865 63,898,302
2049 36,936,275 62,731,532
2048 36,339,833 61,579,833
2047 35,725,127 60,424,101
2046 35,107,179 59,273,421
2045 34,491,916 58,132,244
2044 33,862,279 56,969,604
2043 33,247,804 55,814,906
2042 32,636,511 54,633,120
2041 32,019,447 53,476,191
2040 31,402,305 52,305,805
2039 30,782,479 51,136,087
2038 30,166,708 49,973,820
2037 29,527,821 48,827,661
2036 28,896,515 47,668,628
2035 28,267,970 46,520,419
2034 27,643,367 45,358,645
2033 27,018,105 44,229,218
2032 26,404,071 43,102,655
2031 25,795,897 41,993,535
2030 25,181,820 40,901,742
2029 24,566,478 39,818,379
2028 23,968,071 38,748,841
2027 23,374,588 37,696,739
2026 22,791,601 36,660,958
2025 22,220,885 35,650,681
2024 21,655,286 34,631,766
2023 21,104,482 33,635,160
2022 20,568,728 32,656,246
2021 20,047,258 31,707,800
2020 19,533,888 30,783,688
2019 19,025,752 29,884,380
2018 18,528,081 29,018,644
2017 18,039,715 28,166,393
2016 17,557,739 27,337,105
2015 17,085,587 26,547,572
2014 16,621,538 25,788,475
2013 16,161,816 25,051,611
2012 15,709,577 24,337,846
2011 15,265,022 23,649,039
2010 14,826,463 22,999,235
2009 14,395,788 22,391,745
2008 13,976,417 21,819,036
2007 13,576,343 21,287,635
2006 13,198,701 20,787,087
2005 12,840,031 20,304,569
2004 12,500,737 19,840,313
2003 12,181,574 19,392,475
2002 11,880,440 18,958,338
2001 11,593,058 18,537,729
2000 11,315,942 18,129,653
1999 11,047,804 17,734,506
1998 10,792,876 17,340,464
1997 10,562,035 16,949,982
1996 10,352,228 16,492,480
1995 10,150,117 15,960,530
1994 10,164,894 15,033,853
1993 10,284,024 14,051,192
1992 10,135,079 13,613,316
1991 9,844,227 13,352,090
1990 9,545,852 13,094,537
1989 9,176,220 12,906,842
1988 8,753,262 12,800,558
1987 8,293,174 12,822,574
1986 7,906,480 12,770,578
1985 7,620,508 12,548,949
1984 7,332,810 12,315,954
1983 7,051,709 12,073,822
1982 6,778,879 11,824,370
1981 6,516,454 11,568,127
1980 6,265,529 11,336,221
1979 6,028,749 11,028,809
1978 5,810,132 10,618,250
1977 5,614,983 10,224,975
1976 5,443,384 9,867,209
1975 5,287,367 9,540,817
1974 5,141,337 9,236,093
1973 5,003,938 8,954,242
1972 4,874,475 8,692,935
1971 4,751,434 8,456,317
1970 4,633,944 8,250,506
1969 4,521,184 8,066,951
1968 4,411,054 7,892,613
1967 4,303,012 7,724,550
1966 4,197,926 7,562,990
1965 4,096,157 7,406,421
1964 3,997,305 7,255,061
1963 3,900,506 7,109,828
1962 3,806,307 6,969,364
1961 3,715,534 6,834,936
1960 3,628,134 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malawi increased by 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malawi gained 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Malawi was ranked 69th most populous country in 2006 and is 61st in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Malawi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 59.8M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Malawi
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Malawi Mozambique
2100 0.43% 0.37%
2099 0.43% 0.41%
2098 0.42% 0.41%
2097 0.45% 0.45%
2096 0.43% 0.47%
2095 0.46% 0.48%
2094 0.47% 0.51%
2093 0.51% 0.52%
2092 0.52% 0.51%
2091 0.55% 0.58%
2090 0.57% 0.62%
2089 0.61% 0.62%
2088 0.61% 0.66%
2087 0.62% 0.67%
2086 0.65% 0.7%
2085 0.64% 0.71%
2084 0.72% 0.76%
2083 0.74% 0.78%
2082 0.76% 0.78%
2081 0.79% 0.8%
2080 0.8% 0.84%
2079 0.81% 0.89%
2078 0.88% 0.9%
2077 0.9% 0.92%
2076 0.9% 0.95%
2075 0.9% 0.95%
2074 0.91% 1.01%
2073 0.92% 1.03%
2072 0.98% 1.08%
2071 1% 1.09%
2070 1.03% 1.17%
2069 1.07% 1.15%
2068 1.09% 1.17%
2067 1.12% 1.23%
2066 1.13% 1.23%
2065 1.15% 1.27%
2064 1.16% 1.28%
2063 1.21% 1.36%
2062 1.28% 1.44%
2061 1.31% 1.43%
2060 1.38% 1.5%
2059 1.35% 1.54%
2058 1.4% 1.57%
2057 1.4% 1.63%
2056 1.48% 1.63%
2055 1.48% 1.64%
2054 1.57% 1.65%
2053 1.58% 1.73%
2052 1.61% 1.74%
2051 1.62% 1.78%
2050 1.65% 1.86%
2049 1.64% 1.87%
2048 1.72% 1.91%
2047 1.76% 1.94%
2046 1.78% 1.96%
2045 1.86% 2.04%
2044 1.85% 2.07%
2043 1.87% 2.16%
2042 1.93% 2.16%
2041 1.97% 2.24%
2040 2.01% 2.29%
2039 2.04% 2.33%
2038 2.16% 2.35%
2037 2.18% 2.43%
2036 2.22% 2.47%
2035 2.26% 2.56%
2034 2.31% 2.55%
2033 2.33% 2.61%
2032 2.36% 2.64%
2031 2.44% 2.67%
2030 2.5% 2.72%
2029 2.5% 2.76%
2028 2.54% 2.79%
2027 2.56% 2.83%
2026 2.57% 2.83%
2025 2.61% 2.94%
2024 2.61% 2.96%
2023 2.6% 3%
2022 2.6% 2.99%
2021 2.63% 3%
2020 2.67% 3.01%
2019 2.69% 2.98%
2018 2.71% 3.03%
2017 2.75% 3.03%
2016 2.76% 2.97%
2015 2.79% 2.94%
2014 2.84% 2.94%
2013 2.88% 2.93%
2012 2.91% 2.91%
2011 2.96% 2.83%
2010 2.99% 2.71%
2009 3% 2.62%
2008 2.95% 2.5%
2007 2.86% 2.41%
2006 2.79% 2.38%
2005 2.71% 2.34%
2004 2.62% 2.31%
2003 2.53% 2.29%
2002 2.48% 2.27%
2001 2.45% 2.25%
2000 2.43% 2.23%
1999 2.36% 2.27%
1998 2.19% 2.3%
1997 2.03% 2.77%
1996 1.99% 3.33%
1995 -0.15% 6.16%
1994 -1.16% 6.99%
1993 1.47% 3.22%
1992 2.95% 1.96%
1991 3.13% 1.97%
1990 4.03% 1.45%
1989 4.83% 0.83%
1988 5.55% -0.17%
1987 4.89% 0.41%
1986 3.75% 1.77%
1985 3.92% 1.89%
1984 3.99% 2.01%
1983 4.02% 2.11%
1982 4.03% 2.22%
1981 4% 2.05%
1980 3.93% 2.79%
1979 3.76% 3.87%
1978 3.48% 3.85%
1977 3.15% 3.63%
1976 2.95% 3.42%
1975 2.84% 3.3%
1974 2.75% 3.15%
1973 2.66% 3.01%
1972 2.59% 2.8%
1971 2.54% 2.49%
1970 2.49% 2.28%
1969 2.5% 2.21%
1968 2.51% 2.18%
1967 2.5% 2.14%
1966 2.48% 2.11%
1965 2.47% 2.09%
1964 2.48% 2.04%
1963 2.47% 2.02%
1962 2.44% 1.97%
1961 2.41% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Malawi grew by 2.61%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Malawi Mozambique
Current population
22949294
36941128
Population rank 61/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.28% 0.45%
One net population change
57.3 seconds
31.6 seconds
One birth every
47.6 seconds
25 seconds
One death every
4.64 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,509 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +550,804 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +2.61% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 26/197 16/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -5,628 -65,573
Net migration rank 118/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 186,719 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 117/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 158/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Malawi
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Malawi Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,628 - -65,573
2024 - -1,507 - -38,940
2023 549,096 -5,811 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 533,450 -5,231 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 517,400 -2,666 951,234 -23,103
2020 514,659 -2,655 945,952 -25,864
2019 506,104 -1,837 927,581 -49,080
2018 494,348 -3,267 903,176 -50,224
2017 484,655 982 876,594 -25,043
2016 474,779 3,505 850,430 -43,398
2015 472,484 -6,471 824,435 -52,374
2014 472,418 -10,317 799,778 -53,625
2013 470,293 -12,934 784,641 -57,067
2012 460,684 -13,561 763,088 -63,131
2011 454,149 -12,170 741,303 -63,638
2010 444,468 -9,327 719,025 -97,079
2009 434,811 -8,590 693,673 -100,625
2008 421,781 -9,264 654,920 -102,534
2007 410,290 -22,680 610,913 -100,490
2006 397,123 -29,450 586,009 -95,333
2005 381,130 -31,462 570,132 -95,770
2004 361,133 -32,221 554,973 -100,824
2003 341,133 -31,729 540,992 -99,484
2002 322,863 -30,013 529,867 -103,102
2001 310,833 -28,933 519,594 -105,130
2000 300,439 -28,098 506,162 -104,476
1999 295,629 -31,686 491,814 -103,223
1998 285,407 -39,491 474,453 -74,952
1997 277,433 -61,646 461,209 -79,732
1996 270,048 -66,212 442,559 90,975
1995 266,745 -66,366 421,630 108,751
1994 275,439 -505,365 384,821 938,163
1993 276,538 -284,867 369,518 272,829
1992 269,066 37,142 362,373 -128,960
1991 260,193 15,291 357,676 -68,644
1990 250,159 71,111 353,290 -127,215
1989 237,967 180,031 348,833 -199,509
1988 226,911 201,011 349,480 -286,247
1987 220,566 271,693 334,438 -441,710
1986 218,519 62,615 332,609 -121,350
1985 216,179 74,625 307,625 -75,642
1984 212,146 72,435 304,524 -70,532
1983 209,422 68,197 324,158 -73,899
1982 205,386 62,661 321,493 -72,852
1981 199,436 57,376 322,207 -58,347
1980 192,746 52,294 349,586 -149,650
1979 182,123 46,388 331,162 83,699
1978 172,503 36,225 310,403 95,859
1977 161,930 19,638 289,193 91,082
1976 153,422 8,206 273,924 61,326
1975 145,254 5,162 257,984 59,562
1974 137,819 3,833 240,665 51,238
1973 131,529 1,623 226,847 44,951
1972 125,728 48 215,793 35,023
1971 121,015 -710 211,137 11,297
1970 116,822 -2,147 207,385 -18,197
1969 113,120 -2,266 202,174 -24,251
1968 110,329 -924 197,623 -26,872
1967 106,668 0 193,044 -27,672
1966 103,512 0 189,218 -31,462
1965 100,040 0 185,931 -30,538
1964 97,658 0 182,334 -35,005
1963 95,933 0 180,867 -37,738
1962 92,463 0 176,297 -38,504
1961 89,091 0 171,236 -40,181
1960 85,718 0 165,774 -54,351

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

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

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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 186,719 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Malawi, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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