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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Malawi was 21,655,286 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malawi's population is 22,949,294 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 11.3 times bigger than Malawi's.
  • Malawi is ranked the 61st most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.42% of the world: 0.28% for Malawi vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Malawi has had an average growth rate of +2.7% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Malawi has increased from 13.2M people to 22.9M (73.9% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Malawi vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Malawi
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Malawi Pakistan
2100 59,786,744 514,531,704
2099 59,528,389 513,655,674
2098 59,275,876 512,727,636
2097 59,028,312 511,735,790
2096 58,761,888 510,636,755
2095 58,508,246 509,437,875
2094 58,240,422 508,130,071
2093 57,966,788 506,765,644
2092 57,672,738 505,327,656
2091 57,377,090 503,824,444
2090 57,060,476 502,264,268
2089 56,739,410 500,660,501
2088 56,397,330 498,935,983
2087 56,053,671 497,190,466
2086 55,706,928 495,313,036
2085 55,348,708 493,366,305
2084 54,997,097 491,354,778
2083 54,605,058 489,225,193
2082 54,206,477 486,984,952
2081 53,795,317 484,673,501
2080 53,372,779 482,257,479
2079 52,948,243 479,813,404
2078 52,521,908 477,277,836
2077 52,063,931 474,593,860
2076 51,600,404 471,779,348
2075 51,141,728 468,855,468
2074 50,684,368 465,875,137
2073 50,229,762 462,811,079
2072 49,769,904 459,656,523
2071 49,287,139 456,423,506
2070 48,797,935 453,095,985
2069 48,301,644 449,655,599
2068 47,792,308 446,126,774
2067 47,277,473 442,540,629
2066 46,752,024 438,879,326
2065 46,228,139 435,169,856
2064 45,701,844 431,394,393
2063 45,179,322 427,575,887
2062 44,638,764 423,636,352
2061 44,076,711 419,672,017
2060 43,508,702 415,638,125
2059 42,916,694 411,576,344
2058 42,344,863 407,429,129
2057 41,762,060 403,233,874
2056 41,184,161 398,948,355
2055 40,584,950 394,645,693
2054 39,994,696 390,303,954
2053 39,377,622 385,922,748
2052 38,766,890 381,488,696
2051 38,153,322 377,018,239
2050 37,545,865 372,476,884
2049 36,936,275 367,909,407
2048 36,339,833 363,310,560
2047 35,725,127 358,659,474
2046 35,107,179 353,929,775
2045 34,491,916 349,156,085
2044 33,862,279 344,371,692
2043 33,247,804 339,561,029
2042 32,636,511 334,731,546
2041 32,019,447 329,875,686
2040 31,402,305 325,039,429
2039 30,782,479 320,137,108
2038 30,166,708 315,207,413
2037 29,527,821 310,312,684
2036 28,896,515 305,408,418
2035 28,267,970 300,541,523
2034 27,643,367 295,686,893
2033 27,018,105 290,851,174
2032 26,404,071 286,070,650
2031 25,795,897 281,351,929
2030 25,181,820 276,708,987
2029 24,566,478 272,189,955
2028 23,968,071 267,728,673
2027 23,374,588 263,390,059
2026 22,791,601 259,231,214
2025 22,220,885 255,166,301
2024 21,655,286 251,269,164
2023 21,104,482 247,504,495
2022 20,568,728 243,700,667
2021 20,047,258 239,477,801
2020 19,533,888 235,001,746
2019 19,025,752 230,800,899
2018 18,528,081 226,928,892
2017 18,039,715 223,273,967
2016 17,557,739 220,138,869
2015 17,085,587 217,290,883
2014 16,621,538 214,264,647
2013 16,161,816 211,073,978
2012 15,709,577 207,667,125
2011 15,265,022 203,746,065
2010 14,826,463 199,239,047
2009 14,395,788 194,376,534
2008 13,976,417 189,499,113
2007 13,576,343 184,493,231
2006 13,198,701 179,682,690
2005 12,840,031 175,453,212
2004 12,500,737 171,286,000
2003 12,181,574 167,110,248
2002 11,880,440 163,222,549
2001 11,593,058 159,270,907
2000 11,315,942 154,879,127
1999 11,047,804 150,565,377
1998 10,792,876 146,522,356
1997 10,562,035 142,531,804
1996 10,352,228 138,557,092
1995 10,150,117 134,582,253
1994 10,164,894 130,748,083
1993 10,284,024 127,020,117
1992 10,135,079 123,546,848
1991 9,844,227 120,060,406
1990 9,545,852 116,155,576
1989 9,176,220 112,336,629
1988 8,753,262 108,724,739
1987 8,293,174 105,130,717
1986 7,906,480 101,606,764
1985 7,620,508 98,229,285
1984 7,332,810 95,164,936
1983 7,051,709 92,227,711
1982 6,778,879 89,089,246
1981 6,516,454 85,802,049
1980 6,265,529 82,291,010
1979 6,028,749 78,997,039
1978 5,810,132 76,307,379
1977 5,614,983 73,901,827
1976 5,443,384 71,620,254
1975 5,287,367 69,461,175
1974 5,141,337 67,415,487
1973 5,003,938 65,461,912
1972 4,874,475 63,583,194
1971 4,751,434 61,847,899
1970 4,633,944 60,166,719
1969 4,521,184 58,460,939
1968 4,411,054 56,810,507
1967 4,303,012 55,214,768
1966 4,197,926 53,678,667
1965 4,096,157 52,209,010
1964 3,997,305 50,799,999
1963 3,900,506 49,447,776
1962 3,806,307 48,156,128
1961 3,715,534 46,921,277
1960 3,628,134 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malawi increased by 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malawi gained 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Malawi was ranked 69th most populous country in 2006 and is 61st in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Malawi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 59.8M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Malawi
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Malawi Pakistan
2100 0.43% 0.17%
2099 0.43% 0.18%
2098 0.42% 0.19%
2097 0.45% 0.22%
2096 0.43% 0.24%
2095 0.46% 0.26%
2094 0.47% 0.27%
2093 0.51% 0.28%
2092 0.52% 0.3%
2091 0.55% 0.31%
2090 0.57% 0.32%
2089 0.61% 0.35%
2088 0.61% 0.35%
2087 0.62% 0.38%
2086 0.65% 0.39%
2085 0.64% 0.41%
2084 0.72% 0.44%
2083 0.74% 0.46%
2082 0.76% 0.48%
2081 0.79% 0.5%
2080 0.8% 0.51%
2079 0.81% 0.53%
2078 0.88% 0.57%
2077 0.9% 0.6%
2076 0.9% 0.62%
2075 0.9% 0.64%
2074 0.91% 0.66%
2073 0.92% 0.69%
2072 0.98% 0.71%
2071 1% 0.73%
2070 1.03% 0.77%
2069 1.07% 0.79%
2068 1.09% 0.81%
2067 1.12% 0.83%
2066 1.13% 0.85%
2065 1.15% 0.88%
2064 1.16% 0.89%
2063 1.21% 0.93%
2062 1.28% 0.94%
2061 1.31% 0.97%
2060 1.38% 0.99%
2059 1.35% 1.02%
2058 1.4% 1.04%
2057 1.4% 1.07%
2056 1.48% 1.09%
2055 1.48% 1.11%
2054 1.57% 1.14%
2053 1.58% 1.16%
2052 1.61% 1.19%
2051 1.62% 1.22%
2050 1.65% 1.24%
2049 1.64% 1.27%
2048 1.72% 1.3%
2047 1.76% 1.34%
2046 1.78% 1.37%
2045 1.86% 1.39%
2044 1.85% 1.42%
2043 1.87% 1.44%
2042 1.93% 1.47%
2041 1.97% 1.49%
2040 2.01% 1.53%
2039 2.04% 1.56%
2038 2.16% 1.58%
2037 2.18% 1.61%
2036 2.22% 1.62%
2035 2.26% 1.64%
2034 2.31% 1.66%
2033 2.33% 1.67%
2032 2.36% 1.68%
2031 2.44% 1.68%
2030 2.5% 1.66%
2029 2.5% 1.67%
2028 2.54% 1.65%
2027 2.56% 1.6%
2026 2.57% 1.59%
2025 2.61% 1.55%
2024 2.61% 1.52%
2023 2.6% 1.56%
2022 2.6% 1.76%
2021 2.63% 1.9%
2020 2.67% 1.82%
2019 2.69% 1.71%
2018 2.71% 1.64%
2017 2.75% 1.42%
2016 2.76% 1.31%
2015 2.79% 1.41%
2014 2.84% 1.51%
2013 2.88% 1.64%
2012 2.91% 1.92%
2011 2.96% 2.26%
2010 2.99% 2.5%
2009 3% 2.57%
2008 2.95% 2.71%
2007 2.86% 2.68%
2006 2.79% 2.41%
2005 2.71% 2.43%
2004 2.62% 2.5%
2003 2.53% 2.38%
2002 2.48% 2.48%
2001 2.45% 2.84%
2000 2.43% 2.87%
1999 2.36% 2.76%
1998 2.19% 2.8%
1997 2.03% 2.87%
1996 1.99% 2.95%
1995 -0.15% 2.93%
1994 -1.16% 2.93%
1993 1.47% 2.81%
1992 2.95% 2.9%
1991 3.13% 3.36%
1990 4.03% 3.4%
1989 4.83% 3.32%
1988 5.55% 3.42%
1987 4.89% 3.47%
1986 3.75% 3.44%
1985 3.92% 3.22%
1984 3.99% 3.18%
1983 4.02% 3.52%
1982 4.03% 3.83%
1981 4% 4.27%
1980 3.93% 4.17%
1979 3.76% 3.52%
1978 3.48% 3.26%
1977 3.15% 3.19%
1976 2.95% 3.11%
1975 2.84% 3.03%
1974 2.75% 2.98%
1973 2.66% 2.95%
1972 2.59% 2.81%
1971 2.54% 2.79%
1970 2.49% 2.92%
1969 2.5% 2.91%
1968 2.51% 2.89%
1967 2.5% 2.86%
1966 2.48% 2.81%
1965 2.47% 2.77%
1964 2.48% 2.73%
1963 2.47% 2.68%
1962 2.44% 2.63%
1961 2.41% 2.65%

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/pakistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Malawi grew by 2.61%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Malawi Pakistan
Current population
22949294
260356147
Population rank 61/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.28% 3.14%
One net population change
57.3 seconds
8.38 seconds
One birth every
47.6 seconds
4.58 seconds
One death every
4.64 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,509 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +550,804 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +2.61% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 26/197 70/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -5,628 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 118/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 186,719 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 117/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 158/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Malawi
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Malawi Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,628 - -1,235,336
2024 - -1,507 - -1,401,173
2023 549,096 -5,811 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 533,450 -5,231 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 517,400 -2,666 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 514,659 -2,655 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 506,104 -1,837 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 494,348 -3,267 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 484,655 982 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 474,779 3,505 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 472,484 -6,471 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 472,418 -10,317 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 470,293 -12,934 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 460,684 -13,561 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 454,149 -12,170 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 444,468 -9,327 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 434,811 -8,590 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 421,781 -9,264 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 410,290 -22,680 4,690,187 576,349
2006 397,123 -29,450 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 381,130 -31,462 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 361,133 -32,221 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 341,133 -31,729 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 322,863 -30,013 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 310,833 -28,933 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 300,439 -28,098 4,281,169 252,869
1999 295,629 -31,686 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 285,407 -39,491 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 277,433 -61,646 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 270,048 -66,212 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 266,745 -66,366 3,977,175 11,534
1994 275,439 -505,365 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 276,538 -284,867 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 269,066 37,142 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 260,193 15,291 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 250,159 71,111 3,731,730 275,242
1989 237,967 180,031 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 226,911 201,011 3,554,755 38,139
1987 220,566 271,693 3,448,813 146,364
1986 218,519 62,615 3,341,643 111,045
1985 216,179 74,625 3,233,315 68,860
1984 212,146 72,435 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 209,422 68,197 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 205,386 62,661 2,934,689 294,252
1981 199,436 57,376 2,790,454 555,032
1980 192,746 52,294 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 182,123 46,388 2,461,311 450,003
1978 172,503 36,225 2,356,601 111,386
1977 161,930 19,638 2,257,849 85,250
1976 153,422 8,206 2,171,812 48,238
1975 145,254 5,162 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 137,819 3,833 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 131,529 1,623 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 125,728 48 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 121,015 -710 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 116,822 -2,147 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 113,120 -2,266 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 110,329 -924 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 106,668 0 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 103,512 0 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 100,040 0 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 97,658 0 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 95,933 0 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 92,463 0 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 89,091 0 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 85,718 0 1,217,147 0

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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 186,719 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Malawi, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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