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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Malawi was 21,655,286 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malawi's population is 22,949,294 people compared to 2,124,138 in Slovenia.

Population statistics:

  • Malawi's population is 10.8 times bigger than Slovenia's.
  • Malawi is ranked the 61st most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.28% for Malawi vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
  • For the last 10 years, Malawi has had an average growth rate of +2.7% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Malawi has increased from 13.2M people to 22.9M (73.9% growth), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.84% growth).

Malawi vs Slovenia: population by year and forecast

Malawi
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Malawi Slovenia
2100 59,786,744 1,640,541
2099 59,528,389 1,644,752
2098 59,275,876 1,648,834
2097 59,028,312 1,653,196
2096 58,761,888 1,657,434
2095 58,508,246 1,661,656
2094 58,240,422 1,665,825
2093 57,966,788 1,670,076
2092 57,672,738 1,674,280
2091 57,377,090 1,678,462
2090 57,060,476 1,682,998
2089 56,739,410 1,687,376
2088 56,397,330 1,691,788
2087 56,053,671 1,696,409
2086 55,706,928 1,701,325
2085 55,348,708 1,706,189
2084 54,997,097 1,711,157
2083 54,605,058 1,716,396
2082 54,206,477 1,721,709
2081 53,795,317 1,727,302
2080 53,372,779 1,733,405
2079 52,948,243 1,739,518
2078 52,521,908 1,746,152
2077 52,063,931 1,752,783
2076 51,600,404 1,759,639
2075 51,141,728 1,766,867
2074 50,684,368 1,774,528
2073 50,229,762 1,782,697
2072 49,769,904 1,790,658
2071 49,287,139 1,798,960
2070 48,797,935 1,807,483
2069 48,301,644 1,816,607
2068 47,792,308 1,825,849
2067 47,277,473 1,834,865
2066 46,752,024 1,844,034
2065 46,228,139 1,853,651
2064 45,701,844 1,863,550
2063 45,179,322 1,873,173
2062 44,638,764 1,882,832
2061 44,076,711 1,892,739
2060 43,508,702 1,902,939
2059 42,916,694 1,912,861
2058 42,344,863 1,922,175
2057 41,762,060 1,932,119
2056 41,184,161 1,941,469
2055 40,584,950 1,950,861
2054 39,994,696 1,959,953
2053 39,377,622 1,968,641
2052 38,766,890 1,977,227
2051 38,153,322 1,985,279
2050 37,545,865 1,993,115
2049 36,936,275 2,000,477
2048 36,339,833 2,007,283
2047 35,725,127 2,014,140
2046 35,107,179 2,020,756
2045 34,491,916 2,027,366
2044 33,862,279 2,033,871
2043 33,247,804 2,040,173
2042 32,636,511 2,046,339
2041 32,019,447 2,052,041
2040 31,402,305 2,057,278
2039 30,782,479 2,062,718
2038 30,166,708 2,067,922
2037 29,527,821 2,073,705
2036 28,896,515 2,079,201
2035 28,267,970 2,084,471
2034 27,643,367 2,089,430
2033 27,018,105 2,094,601
2032 26,404,071 2,099,622
2031 25,795,897 2,104,690
2030 25,181,820 2,109,416
2029 24,566,478 2,113,874
2028 23,968,071 2,118,053
2027 23,374,588 2,121,324
2026 22,791,601 2,124,138
2025 22,220,885 2,126,340
2024 21,655,286 2,127,400
2023 21,104,482 2,120,461
2022 20,568,728 2,112,076
2021 20,047,258 2,108,079
2020 19,533,888 2,102,419
2019 19,025,752 2,088,385
2018 18,528,081 2,073,894
2017 18,039,715 2,066,388
2016 17,557,739 2,065,042
2015 17,085,587 2,063,531
2014 16,621,538 2,061,980
2013 16,161,816 2,059,953
2012 15,709,577 2,057,159
2011 15,265,022 2,052,843
2010 14,826,463 2,048,583
2009 14,395,788 2,039,669
2008 13,976,417 2,021,316
2007 13,576,343 2,018,122
2006 13,198,701 2,006,868
2005 12,840,031 2,000,474
2004 12,500,737 1,997,012
2003 12,181,574 1,995,733
2002 11,880,440 1,994,530
2001 11,593,058 1,992,060
2000 11,315,942 1,988,925
1999 11,047,804 1,983,045
1998 10,792,876 1,981,629
1997 10,562,035 1,985,956
1996 10,352,228 1,988,628
1995 10,150,117 1,989,872
1994 10,164,894 1,989,443
1993 10,284,024 1,991,746
1992 10,135,079 1,996,498
1991 9,844,227 1,999,429
1990 9,545,852 1,998,161
1989 9,176,220 1,996,351
1988 8,753,262 1,995,196
1987 8,293,174 1,989,776
1986 7,906,480 1,965,964
1985 7,620,508 1,941,641
1984 7,332,810 1,932,154
1983 7,051,709 1,922,321
1982 6,778,879 1,910,334
1981 6,516,454 1,906,531
1980 6,265,529 1,901,315
1979 6,028,749 1,882,599
1978 5,810,132 1,862,548
1977 5,614,983 1,842,377
1976 5,443,384 1,820,249
1975 5,287,367 1,793,581
1974 5,141,337 1,776,132
1973 5,003,938 1,766,697
1972 4,874,475 1,752,233
1971 4,751,434 1,738,335
1970 4,633,944 1,724,891
1969 4,521,184 1,713,874
1968 4,411,054 1,704,546
1967 4,303,012 1,689,528
1966 4,197,926 1,669,905
1965 4,096,157 1,649,160
1964 3,997,305 1,632,114
1963 3,900,506 1,616,971
1962 3,806,307 1,603,649
1961 3,715,534 1,594,131
1960 3,628,134 1,584,720

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Malawi increased by 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth), while Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malawi gained 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth), while Slovenia's population increased by 59,096 people (a 2.86% growth).

Malawi was ranked 69th most populous country in 2006 and is 61st in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.17% to 1,993,115 people and will still be ranked 147th.

Malawi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 59.8M people, while Slovenia's population already peaked in 2024 at 2.13M people and is projected to decrease to 1.64M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Malawi
Factual

Projection
Slovenia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Malawi Slovenia
2100 0.43% -0.26%
2099 0.43% -0.25%
2098 0.42% -0.26%
2097 0.45% -0.26%
2096 0.43% -0.25%
2095 0.46% -0.25%
2094 0.47% -0.25%
2093 0.51% -0.25%
2092 0.52% -0.25%
2091 0.55% -0.27%
2090 0.57% -0.26%
2089 0.61% -0.26%
2088 0.61% -0.27%
2087 0.62% -0.29%
2086 0.65% -0.29%
2085 0.64% -0.29%
2084 0.72% -0.31%
2083 0.74% -0.31%
2082 0.76% -0.32%
2081 0.79% -0.35%
2080 0.8% -0.35%
2079 0.81% -0.38%
2078 0.88% -0.38%
2077 0.9% -0.39%
2076 0.9% -0.41%
2075 0.9% -0.43%
2074 0.91% -0.46%
2073 0.92% -0.44%
2072 0.98% -0.46%
2071 1% -0.47%
2070 1.03% -0.5%
2069 1.07% -0.51%
2068 1.09% -0.49%
2067 1.12% -0.5%
2066 1.13% -0.52%
2065 1.15% -0.53%
2064 1.16% -0.51%
2063 1.21% -0.51%
2062 1.28% -0.52%
2061 1.31% -0.54%
2060 1.38% -0.52%
2059 1.35% -0.48%
2058 1.4% -0.51%
2057 1.4% -0.48%
2056 1.48% -0.48%
2055 1.48% -0.46%
2054 1.57% -0.44%
2053 1.58% -0.43%
2052 1.61% -0.41%
2051 1.62% -0.39%
2050 1.65% -0.37%
2049 1.64% -0.34%
2048 1.72% -0.34%
2047 1.76% -0.33%
2046 1.78% -0.33%
2045 1.86% -0.32%
2044 1.85% -0.31%
2043 1.87% -0.3%
2042 1.93% -0.28%
2041 1.97% -0.25%
2040 2.01% -0.26%
2039 2.04% -0.25%
2038 2.16% -0.28%
2037 2.18% -0.26%
2036 2.22% -0.25%
2035 2.26% -0.24%
2034 2.31% -0.25%
2033 2.33% -0.24%
2032 2.36% -0.24%
2031 2.44% -0.22%
2030 2.5% -0.21%
2029 2.5% -0.2%
2028 2.54% -0.15%
2027 2.56% -0.13%
2026 2.57% -0.1%
2025 2.61% -0.05%
2024 2.61% 0.33%
2023 2.6% 0.4%
2022 2.6% 0.19%
2021 2.63% 0.27%
2020 2.67% 0.67%
2019 2.69% 0.7%
2018 2.71% 0.36%
2017 2.75% 0.07%
2016 2.76% 0.07%
2015 2.79% 0.08%
2014 2.84% 0.1%
2013 2.88% 0.14%
2012 2.91% 0.21%
2011 2.96% 0.21%
2010 2.99% 0.44%
2009 3% 0.91%
2008 2.95% 0.16%
2007 2.86% 0.56%
2006 2.79% 0.32%
2005 2.71% 0.17%
2004 2.62% 0.06%
2003 2.53% 0.06%
2002 2.48% 0.12%
2001 2.45% 0.16%
2000 2.43% 0.3%
1999 2.36% 0.07%
1998 2.19% -0.22%
1997 2.03% -0.13%
1996 1.99% -0.06%
1995 -0.15% 0.02%
1994 -1.16% -0.12%
1993 1.47% -0.24%
1992 2.95% -0.15%
1991 3.13% 0.06%
1990 4.03% 0.09%
1989 4.83% 0.06%
1988 5.55% 0.27%
1987 4.89% 1.21%
1986 3.75% 1.25%
1985 3.92% 0.49%
1984 3.99% 0.51%
1983 4.02% 0.63%
1982 4.03% 0.2%
1981 4% 0.27%
1980 3.93% 0.99%
1979 3.76% 1.08%
1978 3.48% 1.09%
1977 3.15% 1.22%
1976 2.95% 1.49%
1975 2.84% 0.98%
1974 2.75% 0.53%
1973 2.66% 0.83%
1972 2.59% 0.8%
1971 2.54% 0.78%
1970 2.49% 0.64%
1969 2.5% 0.55%
1968 2.51% 0.89%
1967 2.5% 1.18%
1966 2.48% 1.26%
1965 2.47% 1.04%
1964 2.48% 0.94%
1963 2.47% 0.83%
1962 2.44% 0.6%
1961 2.41% 0.59%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Malawi grew by 2.61%, while Slovenia's population grew by 0.33%.

Live population counters

Malawi Slovenia
Current population
22949294
2124138
Population rank 61/197 147/197
Percent of world population 0.28% 0.03%
One net population change
57.3 seconds
1.26 hours
One birth every
47.6 seconds
31 minutes
One death every
4.64 minutes
24.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,509 +19
Annual growth/decline +550,804 +6,939
Annual growth/decline rate +2.61% +0.33%
Population growth rate rank 26/197 148/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
3.24 hours
Annual migration change -5,628 +2,711
Net migration rank 118/196 55/196
Foreign-born residents 186,719 315,122
Foreign-born residents rank 117/195 97/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 14.9%
Foreign-born share rank 158/195 44/195

Natural population change vs migration

Malawi
Natural

Migration
Slovenia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Malawi Slovenia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,628 - 2,711
2024 - -1,507 - 3,319
2023 549,096 -5,811 -4,665 5,339
2022 533,450 -5,231 -4,858 9,014
2021 517,400 -2,666 -4,216 2,477
2020 514,659 -2,655 -5,256 28,514
2019 506,104 -1,837 -1,254 16,352
2018 494,348 -3,267 -1,037 14,640
2017 484,655 982 -207 1,359
2016 474,779 3,505 826 1,195
2015 472,484 -6,471 826 712
2014 472,418 -10,317 2,268 -70
2013 470,293 -12,934 1,648 639
2012 460,684 -13,561 2,674 1,117
2011 454,149 -12,170 3,285 2,190
2010 444,468 -9,327 3,687 -410
2009 434,811 -8,590 3,060 11,594
2008 421,781 -9,264 3,437 2,971
2007 410,290 -22,680 1,211 14,191
2006 397,123 -29,450 602 6,081
2005 381,130 -31,462 -600 6,317
2004 361,133 -32,221 -599 1,759
2003 341,133 -31,729 -1,996 3,218
2002 322,863 -30,013 -1,197 1,975
2001 310,833 -28,933 -996 4,527
2000 300,439 -28,098 -398 3,124
1999 295,629 -31,686 -1,388 10,291
1998 285,407 -39,491 -1,189 -5,280
1997 277,433 -61,646 -794 -1,298
1996 270,048 -66,212 0 -2,456
1995 266,745 -66,366 0 356
1994 275,439 -505,365 199 -153
1993 276,538 -284,867 -199 -4,641
1992 269,066 37,142 598 -5,547
1991 260,193 15,291 2,199 -3,325
1990 250,159 71,111 3,797 618
1989 237,967 180,031 4,592 -2,718
1988 226,911 201,011 5,986 -3,023
1987 220,566 271,693 5,771 2,972
1986 218,519 62,615 6,094 32,700
1985 216,179 74,625 6,213 3,404
1984 212,146 72,435 5,990 3,280
1983 209,422 68,197 6,343 3,613
1982 205,386 62,661 9,170 -8,695
1981 199,436 57,376 10,485 -5,016
1980 192,746 52,294 11,027 3,128
1979 182,123 46,388 12,614 2,107
1978 172,503 36,225 11,920 2,113
1977 161,930 19,638 12,160 2,584
1976 153,422 8,206 12,196 2,226
1975 145,254 5,162 11,658 2,421
1974 137,819 3,833 11,367 3,145
1973 131,529 1,623 11,837 2,175
1972 125,728 48 10,513 2,924
1971 121,015 -710 10,951 2,286
1970 116,822 -2,147 10,004 260
1969 113,120 -2,266 9,427 685
1968 110,329 -924 11,250 438
1967 106,668 0 13,516 -192
1966 103,512 0 15,697 -1,262
1965 100,040 0 14,513 -1,421
1964 97,658 0 12,567 -349
1963 95,933 0 14,068 -180
1962 92,463 0 13,150 148
1961 89,091 0 14,985 -306
1960 85,718 0 12,678 -929

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 Slovenia 18.1% is from natural causes (a loss of 17,573 people) and 81.9% is from migration (a gain of 79,532 people).

As of 2024, 186,719 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Malawi, compared to 315,122 people or 14.9% in Slovenia.

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
Slovenia
City Population
Ljubljana 284K
Maribor 114K
Kranj 37.6K
Celje 37.1K
Velenje 25.6K
Novo Mesto 24.2K
Nova Gorica 13K
Izola 11.7K
Murska Sobota 11.2K
Piran 3.79K

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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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