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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Malawi was 21,655,286 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malawi's population is 22,949,294 people compared to 19,491,599 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Malawi's population is 1.18 times bigger than Senegal's.
  • Malawi is ranked the 61st most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.28% for Malawi vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Malawi has had an average growth rate of +2.7% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Malawi has increased from 13.2M people to 22.9M (73.9% growth), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.5M (69.5% growth).

Malawi vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

Malawi
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Malawi Senegal
2100 59,786,744 47,481,703
2099 59,528,389 47,309,204
2098 59,275,876 47,131,505
2097 59,028,312 46,942,831
2096 58,761,888 46,749,318
2095 58,508,246 46,548,519
2094 58,240,422 46,338,777
2093 57,966,788 46,124,372
2092 57,672,738 45,903,819
2091 57,377,090 45,676,277
2090 57,060,476 45,442,218
2089 56,739,410 45,197,486
2088 56,397,330 44,949,158
2087 56,053,671 44,692,601
2086 55,706,928 44,425,160
2085 55,348,708 44,150,556
2084 54,997,097 43,871,406
2083 54,605,058 43,579,072
2082 54,206,477 43,285,560
2081 53,795,317 42,984,866
2080 53,372,779 42,679,614
2079 52,948,243 42,366,808
2078 52,521,908 42,044,826
2077 52,063,931 41,716,837
2076 51,600,404 41,379,705
2075 51,141,728 41,030,232
2074 50,684,368 40,674,683
2073 50,229,762 40,312,726
2072 49,769,904 39,943,067
2071 49,287,139 39,568,028
2070 48,797,935 39,187,711
2069 48,301,644 38,795,322
2068 47,792,308 38,398,147
2067 47,277,473 37,996,983
2066 46,752,024 37,584,328
2065 46,228,139 37,167,637
2064 45,701,844 36,744,279
2063 45,179,322 36,318,015
2062 44,638,764 35,884,713
2061 44,076,711 35,448,776
2060 43,508,702 35,010,231
2059 42,916,694 34,571,669
2058 42,344,863 34,122,702
2057 41,762,060 33,673,448
2056 41,184,161 33,219,406
2055 40,584,950 32,765,741
2054 39,994,696 32,313,613
2053 39,377,622 31,859,051
2052 38,766,890 31,405,418
2051 38,153,322 30,949,633
2050 37,545,865 30,490,614
2049 36,936,275 30,032,811
2048 36,339,833 29,570,773
2047 35,725,127 29,111,688
2046 35,107,179 28,648,672
2045 34,491,916 28,187,838
2044 33,862,279 27,724,585
2043 33,247,804 27,260,926
2042 32,636,511 26,796,927
2041 32,019,447 26,332,270
2040 31,402,305 25,866,240
2039 30,782,479 25,398,425
2038 30,166,708 24,928,471
2037 29,527,821 24,457,649
2036 28,896,515 23,986,892
2035 28,267,970 23,515,497
2034 27,643,367 23,046,885
2033 27,018,105 22,578,286
2032 26,404,071 22,110,230
2031 25,795,897 21,643,047
2030 25,181,820 21,178,414
2029 24,566,478 20,719,234
2028 23,968,071 20,263,713
2027 23,374,588 19,814,138
2026 22,791,601 19,372,006
2025 22,220,885 18,934,809
2024 21,655,286 18,501,984
2023 21,104,482 18,077,573
2022 20,568,728 17,651,103
2021 20,047,258 17,220,867
2020 19,533,888 16,789,219
2019 19,025,752 16,352,922
2018 18,528,081 15,914,498
2017 18,039,715 15,475,002
2016 17,557,739 15,034,521
2015 17,085,587 14,593,331
2014 16,621,538 14,152,102
2013 16,161,816 13,710,849
2012 15,709,577 13,310,495
2011 15,265,022 12,958,897
2010 14,826,463 12,635,413
2009 14,395,788 12,337,389
2008 13,976,417 12,048,959
2007 13,576,343 11,770,344
2006 13,198,701 11,500,094
2005 12,840,031 11,235,472
2004 12,500,737 10,975,704
2003 12,181,574 10,721,176
2002 11,880,440 10,466,214
2001 11,593,058 10,212,942
2000 11,315,942 9,968,260
1999 11,047,804 9,730,887
1998 10,792,876 9,502,952
1997 10,562,035 9,283,495
1996 10,352,228 9,067,014
1995 10,150,117 8,848,101
1994 10,164,894 8,624,078
1993 10,284,024 8,396,288
1992 10,135,079 8,168,395
1991 9,844,227 7,943,085
1990 9,545,852 7,720,523
1989 9,176,220 7,502,207
1988 8,753,262 7,289,618
1987 8,293,174 7,081,530
1986 7,906,480 6,878,192
1985 7,620,508 6,683,287
1984 7,332,810 6,499,364
1983 7,051,709 6,324,504
1982 6,778,879 6,156,961
1981 6,516,454 5,997,160
1980 6,265,529 5,845,638
1979 6,028,749 5,702,895
1978 5,810,132 5,568,096
1977 5,614,983 5,439,549
1976 5,443,384 5,308,564
1975 5,287,367 5,170,810
1974 5,141,337 5,029,437
1973 5,003,938 4,885,181
1972 4,874,475 4,741,631
1971 4,751,434 4,601,864
1970 4,633,944 4,466,328
1969 4,521,184 4,334,974
1968 4,411,054 4,207,587
1967 4,303,012 4,083,870
1966 4,197,926 3,964,299
1965 4,096,157 3,849,788
1964 3,997,305 3,740,535
1963 3,900,506 3,635,876
1962 3,806,307 3,534,686
1961 3,715,534 3,436,375
1960 3,628,134 3,340,907

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/senegal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malawi increased by 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malawi gained 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth), while Senegal's population increased by 4,457,078 people (a 29.6% growth).

Malawi was ranked 69th most populous country in 2006 and is 61st in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 56.4% to 30,490,614 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

Malawi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 59.8M people compared to the peak of 47.5M people in 2100 for Senegal.

Population growth rate by year

Malawi
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Malawi Senegal
2100 0.43% 0.36%
2099 0.43% 0.38%
2098 0.42% 0.4%
2097 0.45% 0.41%
2096 0.43% 0.43%
2095 0.46% 0.45%
2094 0.47% 0.46%
2093 0.51% 0.48%
2092 0.52% 0.5%
2091 0.55% 0.52%
2090 0.57% 0.54%
2089 0.61% 0.55%
2088 0.61% 0.57%
2087 0.62% 0.6%
2086 0.65% 0.62%
2085 0.64% 0.64%
2084 0.72% 0.67%
2083 0.74% 0.68%
2082 0.76% 0.7%
2081 0.79% 0.72%
2080 0.8% 0.74%
2079 0.81% 0.77%
2078 0.88% 0.79%
2077 0.9% 0.81%
2076 0.9% 0.85%
2075 0.9% 0.87%
2074 0.91% 0.9%
2073 0.92% 0.93%
2072 0.98% 0.95%
2071 1% 0.97%
2070 1.03% 1.01%
2069 1.07% 1.03%
2068 1.09% 1.06%
2067 1.12% 1.1%
2066 1.13% 1.12%
2065 1.15% 1.15%
2064 1.16% 1.17%
2063 1.21% 1.21%
2062 1.28% 1.23%
2061 1.31% 1.25%
2060 1.38% 1.27%
2059 1.35% 1.32%
2058 1.4% 1.33%
2057 1.4% 1.37%
2056 1.48% 1.38%
2055 1.48% 1.4%
2054 1.57% 1.43%
2053 1.58% 1.44%
2052 1.61% 1.47%
2051 1.62% 1.51%
2050 1.65% 1.52%
2049 1.64% 1.56%
2048 1.72% 1.58%
2047 1.76% 1.62%
2046 1.78% 1.63%
2045 1.86% 1.67%
2044 1.85% 1.7%
2043 1.87% 1.73%
2042 1.93% 1.76%
2041 1.97% 1.8%
2040 2.01% 1.84%
2039 2.04% 1.89%
2038 2.16% 1.93%
2037 2.18% 1.96%
2036 2.22% 2%
2035 2.26% 2.03%
2034 2.31% 2.08%
2033 2.33% 2.12%
2032 2.36% 2.16%
2031 2.44% 2.19%
2030 2.5% 2.22%
2029 2.5% 2.25%
2028 2.54% 2.27%
2027 2.56% 2.28%
2026 2.57% 2.31%
2025 2.61% 2.34%
2024 2.61% 2.35%
2023 2.6% 2.42%
2022 2.6% 2.5%
2021 2.63% 2.57%
2020 2.67% 2.67%
2019 2.69% 2.75%
2018 2.71% 2.84%
2017 2.75% 2.93%
2016 2.76% 3.02%
2015 2.79% 3.12%
2014 2.84% 3.22%
2013 2.88% 3.01%
2012 2.91% 2.71%
2011 2.96% 2.56%
2010 2.99% 2.42%
2009 3% 2.39%
2008 2.95% 2.37%
2007 2.86% 2.35%
2006 2.79% 2.36%
2005 2.71% 2.37%
2004 2.62% 2.37%
2003 2.53% 2.44%
2002 2.48% 2.48%
2001 2.45% 2.45%
2000 2.43% 2.44%
1999 2.36% 2.4%
1998 2.19% 2.36%
1997 2.03% 2.39%
1996 1.99% 2.47%
1995 -0.15% 2.6%
1994 -1.16% 2.71%
1993 1.47% 2.79%
1992 2.95% 2.84%
1991 3.13% 2.88%
1990 4.03% 2.91%
1989 4.83% 2.92%
1988 5.55% 2.94%
1987 4.89% 2.96%
1986 3.75% 2.92%
1985 3.92% 2.83%
1984 3.99% 2.76%
1983 4.02% 2.72%
1982 4.03% 2.66%
1981 4% 2.59%
1980 3.93% 2.5%
1979 3.76% 2.42%
1978 3.48% 2.36%
1977 3.15% 2.47%
1976 2.95% 2.66%
1975 2.84% 2.81%
1974 2.75% 2.95%
1973 2.66% 3.03%
1972 2.59% 3.04%
1971 2.54% 3.03%
1970 2.49% 3.03%
1969 2.5% 3.03%
1968 2.51% 3.03%
1967 2.5% 3.02%
1966 2.48% 2.97%
1965 2.47% 2.92%
1964 2.48% 2.88%
1963 2.47% 2.86%
1962 2.44% 2.86%
1961 2.41% 2.86%

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/senegal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Malawi grew by 2.61%, while Senegal's population grew by 2.35%.

Live population counters

Malawi Senegal
Current population
22949294
19491599
Population rank 61/197 68/197
Percent of world population 0.28% 0.24%
One net population change
57.3 seconds
1.24 minutes
One birth every
47.6 seconds
59.3 seconds
One death every
4.64 minutes
5.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,509 +1,163
Annual growth/decline +550,804 +424,411
Annual growth/decline rate +2.61% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 26/197 35/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
41.7 minutes
Annual migration change -5,628 -12,636
Net migration rank 118/196 138/196
Foreign-born residents 186,719 281,867
Foreign-born residents rank 117/195 100/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 158/195 146/195

Natural population change vs migration

Malawi
Natural

Migration
Senegal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Malawi Senegal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,628 - -12,636
2024 - -1,507 - -10,307
2023 549,096 -5,811 431,006 -9,999
2022 533,450 -5,231 415,507 16,425
2021 517,400 -2,666 403,019 25,519
2020 514,659 -2,655 400,910 33,848
2019 506,104 -1,837 399,436 38,386
2018 494,348 -3,267 405,454 33,567
2017 484,655 982 410,366 29,605
2016 474,779 3,505 411,480 29,498
2015 472,484 -6,471 407,008 34,387
2014 472,418 -10,317 405,019 36,030
2013 470,293 -12,934 406,582 34,878
2012 460,684 -13,561 402,243 -42,978
2011 454,149 -12,170 387,290 -43,350
2010 444,468 -9,327 372,934 -69,888
2009 434,811 -8,590 362,238 -69,239
2008 421,781 -9,264 351,661 -67,812
2007 410,290 -22,680 339,963 -66,580
2006 397,123 -29,450 331,364 -64,254
2005 381,130 -31,462 323,908 -61,781
2004 361,133 -32,221 317,286 -59,879
2003 341,133 -31,729 308,856 -57,213
2002 322,863 -30,013 298,842 -40,554
2001 310,833 -28,933 289,690 -41,422
2000 300,439 -28,098 283,946 -42,854
1999 295,629 -31,686 277,944 -44,284
1998 285,407 -39,491 267,404 -45,189
1997 277,433 -61,646 261,200 -44,506
1996 270,048 -66,212 255,418 -39,162
1995 266,745 -66,366 252,552 -31,001
1994 275,439 -505,365 249,115 -22,633
1993 276,538 -284,867 245,742 -16,649
1992 269,066 37,142 241,482 -14,796
1991 260,193 15,291 237,713 -13,783
1990 250,159 71,111 234,155 -12,959
1989 237,967 180,031 227,797 -12,362
1988 226,911 201,011 221,772 -12,036
1987 220,566 271,693 218,522 -12,086
1986 218,519 62,615 212,887 -12,655
1985 216,179 74,625 208,218 -18,644
1984 212,146 72,435 203,125 -24,858
1983 209,422 68,197 197,673 -26,222
1982 205,386 62,661 191,309 -27,672
1981 199,436 57,376 185,917 -29,959
1980 192,746 52,294 179,707 -32,616
1979 182,123 46,388 173,425 -35,022
1978 172,503 36,225 167,744 -36,559
1977 161,930 19,638 161,636 -35,731
1976 153,422 8,206 154,776 -18,716
1975 145,254 5,162 147,311 -7,870
1974 137,819 3,833 139,974 3,347
1973 131,529 1,623 133,834 11,382
1972 125,728 48 128,024 13,852
1971 121,015 -710 122,511 15,131
1970 116,822 -2,147 117,264 16,168
1969 113,120 -2,266 112,393 16,887
1968 110,329 -924 108,240 17,264
1967 106,668 0 104,824 17,107
1966 103,512 0 101,359 15,849
1965 100,040 0 97,912 13,913
1964 97,658 0 94,797 11,892
1963 95,933 0 92,264 10,371
1962 92,463 0 89,937 9,809
1961 89,091 0 87,322 9,549
1960 85,718 0 84,735 9,337

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

GeoRank.org/population/malawi/senegal | 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 Senegal 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,089,205 people) and 6.13% is from migration (a gain of 267,266 people).

As of 2024, 186,719 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Malawi, compared to 281,867 people or 1.5% in Senegal.

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
Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 205K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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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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