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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Malawi was 21,655,286 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Malawi's population is 22,949,294 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Malawi's population is 6.78 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Malawi is ranked the 61st most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.28% for Malawi vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Malawi has had an average growth rate of +2.7% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Malawi has increased from 13.2M people to 22.9M (73.9% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Malawi vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Malawi
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Malawi Uruguay
2100 59,786,744 2,256,741
2099 59,528,389 2,279,899
2098 59,275,876 2,303,351
2097 59,028,312 2,326,987
2096 58,761,888 2,350,799
2095 58,508,246 2,374,835
2094 58,240,422 2,398,960
2093 57,966,788 2,423,269
2092 57,672,738 2,447,646
2091 57,377,090 2,472,126
2090 57,060,476 2,496,514
2089 56,739,410 2,520,852
2088 56,397,330 2,545,052
2087 56,053,671 2,569,100
2086 55,706,928 2,592,974
2085 55,348,708 2,616,629
2084 54,997,097 2,640,001
2083 54,605,058 2,663,150
2082 54,206,477 2,686,021
2081 53,795,317 2,708,594
2080 53,372,779 2,730,883
2079 52,948,243 2,752,831
2078 52,521,908 2,774,432
2077 52,063,931 2,795,709
2076 51,600,404 2,816,677
2075 51,141,728 2,837,308
2074 50,684,368 2,857,709
2073 50,229,762 2,877,721
2072 49,769,904 2,897,543
2071 49,287,139 2,917,097
2070 48,797,935 2,936,478
2069 48,301,644 2,955,616
2068 47,792,308 2,974,445
2067 47,277,473 2,992,987
2066 46,752,024 3,011,309
2065 46,228,139 3,029,441
2064 45,701,844 3,047,343
2063 45,179,322 3,065,064
2062 44,638,764 3,082,642
2061 44,076,711 3,100,006
2060 43,508,702 3,117,149
2059 42,916,694 3,133,952
2058 42,344,863 3,150,250
2057 41,762,060 3,166,055
2056 41,184,161 3,181,373
2055 40,584,950 3,196,072
2054 39,994,696 3,210,110
2053 39,377,622 3,223,395
2052 38,766,890 3,235,973
2051 38,153,322 3,247,888
2050 37,545,865 3,259,108
2049 36,936,275 3,269,675
2048 36,339,833 3,279,610
2047 35,725,127 3,288,969
2046 35,107,179 3,297,696
2045 34,491,916 3,305,917
2044 33,862,279 3,313,556
2043 33,247,804 3,320,565
2042 32,636,511 3,326,955
2041 32,019,447 3,332,884
2040 31,402,305 3,338,277
2039 30,782,479 3,343,295
2038 30,166,708 3,347,790
2037 29,527,821 3,351,911
2036 28,896,515 3,355,671
2035 28,267,970 3,359,126
2034 27,643,367 3,362,276
2033 27,018,105 3,365,250
2032 26,404,071 3,368,057
2031 25,795,897 3,370,727
2030 25,181,820 3,373,273
2029 24,566,478 3,375,805
2028 23,968,071 3,378,198
2027 23,374,588 3,380,504
2026 22,791,601 3,382,789
2025 22,220,885 3,384,805
2024 21,655,286 3,386,588
2023 21,104,482 3,388,081
2022 20,568,728 3,390,913
2021 20,047,258 3,396,695
2020 19,533,888 3,398,968
2019 19,025,752 3,397,206
2018 18,528,081 3,394,534
2017 18,039,715 3,388,438
2016 17,557,739 3,379,283
2015 17,085,587 3,368,017
2014 16,621,538 3,356,334
2013 16,161,816 3,345,337
2012 15,709,577 3,335,401
2011 15,265,022 3,326,825
2010 14,826,463 3,318,580
2009 14,395,788 3,310,091
2008 13,976,417 3,302,177
2007 13,576,343 3,295,153
2006 13,198,701 3,289,506
2005 12,840,031 3,285,771
2004 12,500,737 3,283,148
2003 12,181,574 3,281,186
2002 11,880,440 3,278,867
2001 11,593,058 3,274,251
2000 11,315,942 3,266,206
1999 11,047,804 3,254,015
1998 10,792,876 3,239,280
1997 10,562,035 3,223,345
1996 10,352,228 3,206,324
1995 10,150,117 3,189,440
1994 10,164,894 3,172,834
1993 10,284,024 3,156,345
1992 10,135,079 3,139,702
1991 9,844,227 3,122,354
1990 9,545,852 3,104,403
1989 9,176,220 3,086,255
1988 8,753,262 3,067,961
1987 8,293,174 3,049,896
1986 7,906,480 3,032,845
1985 7,620,508 3,017,037
1984 7,332,810 3,002,488
1983 7,051,709 2,988,778
1982 6,778,879 2,975,492
1981 6,516,454 2,963,246
1980 6,265,529 2,951,953
1979 6,028,749 2,939,903
1978 5,810,132 2,925,715
1977 5,614,983 2,909,461
1976 5,443,384 2,891,392
1975 5,287,367 2,872,320
1974 5,141,337 2,853,944
1973 5,003,938 2,837,133
1972 4,874,475 2,821,644
1971 4,751,434 2,806,462
1970 4,633,944 2,790,807
1969 4,521,184 2,773,974
1968 4,411,054 2,754,606
1967 4,303,012 2,732,277
1966 4,197,926 2,707,646
1965 4,096,157 2,681,169
1964 3,997,305 2,653,180
1963 3,900,506 2,623,766
1962 3,806,307 2,593,298
1961 3,715,534 2,562,044
1960 3,628,134 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Malawi gained 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Malawi was ranked 69th most populous country in 2006 and is 61st in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Malawi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 59.8M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Malawi
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Malawi Uruguay
2100 0.43% -1.02%
2099 0.43% -1.02%
2098 0.42% -1.02%
2097 0.45% -1.01%
2096 0.43% -1.01%
2095 0.46% -1.01%
2094 0.47% -1%
2093 0.51% -1%
2092 0.52% -0.99%
2091 0.55% -0.98%
2090 0.57% -0.97%
2089 0.61% -0.95%
2088 0.61% -0.94%
2087 0.62% -0.92%
2086 0.65% -0.9%
2085 0.64% -0.89%
2084 0.72% -0.87%
2083 0.74% -0.85%
2082 0.76% -0.83%
2081 0.79% -0.82%
2080 0.8% -0.8%
2079 0.81% -0.78%
2078 0.88% -0.76%
2077 0.9% -0.74%
2076 0.9% -0.73%
2075 0.9% -0.71%
2074 0.91% -0.7%
2073 0.92% -0.68%
2072 0.98% -0.67%
2071 1% -0.66%
2070 1.03% -0.65%
2069 1.07% -0.63%
2068 1.09% -0.62%
2067 1.12% -0.61%
2066 1.13% -0.6%
2065 1.15% -0.59%
2064 1.16% -0.58%
2063 1.21% -0.57%
2062 1.28% -0.56%
2061 1.31% -0.55%
2060 1.38% -0.54%
2059 1.35% -0.52%
2058 1.4% -0.5%
2057 1.4% -0.48%
2056 1.48% -0.46%
2055 1.48% -0.44%
2054 1.57% -0.41%
2053 1.58% -0.39%
2052 1.61% -0.37%
2051 1.62% -0.34%
2050 1.65% -0.32%
2049 1.64% -0.3%
2048 1.72% -0.28%
2047 1.76% -0.26%
2046 1.78% -0.25%
2045 1.86% -0.23%
2044 1.85% -0.21%
2043 1.87% -0.19%
2042 1.93% -0.18%
2041 1.97% -0.16%
2040 2.01% -0.15%
2039 2.04% -0.13%
2038 2.16% -0.12%
2037 2.18% -0.11%
2036 2.22% -0.1%
2035 2.26% -0.09%
2034 2.31% -0.09%
2033 2.33% -0.08%
2032 2.36% -0.08%
2031 2.44% -0.08%
2030 2.5% -0.08%
2029 2.5% -0.07%
2028 2.54% -0.07%
2027 2.56% -0.07%
2026 2.57% -0.06%
2025 2.61% -0.05%
2024 2.61% -0.04%
2023 2.6% -0.08%
2022 2.6% -0.17%
2021 2.63% -0.07%
2020 2.67% 0.05%
2019 2.69% 0.08%
2018 2.71% 0.18%
2017 2.75% 0.27%
2016 2.76% 0.33%
2015 2.79% 0.35%
2014 2.84% 0.33%
2013 2.88% 0.3%
2012 2.91% 0.26%
2011 2.96% 0.25%
2010 2.99% 0.26%
2009 3% 0.24%
2008 2.95% 0.21%
2007 2.86% 0.17%
2006 2.79% 0.11%
2005 2.71% 0.08%
2004 2.62% 0.06%
2003 2.53% 0.07%
2002 2.48% 0.14%
2001 2.45% 0.25%
2000 2.43% 0.37%
1999 2.36% 0.45%
1998 2.19% 0.49%
1997 2.03% 0.53%
1996 1.99% 0.53%
1995 -0.15% 0.52%
1994 -1.16% 0.52%
1993 1.47% 0.53%
1992 2.95% 0.56%
1991 3.13% 0.58%
1990 4.03% 0.59%
1989 4.83% 0.6%
1988 5.55% 0.59%
1987 4.89% 0.56%
1986 3.75% 0.52%
1985 3.92% 0.48%
1984 3.99% 0.46%
1983 4.02% 0.45%
1982 4.03% 0.41%
1981 4% 0.38%
1980 3.93% 0.41%
1979 3.76% 0.48%
1978 3.48% 0.56%
1977 3.15% 0.62%
1976 2.95% 0.66%
1975 2.84% 0.64%
1974 2.75% 0.59%
1973 2.66% 0.55%
1972 2.59% 0.54%
1971 2.54% 0.56%
1970 2.49% 0.61%
1969 2.5% 0.7%
1968 2.51% 0.82%
1967 2.5% 0.91%
1966 2.48% 0.99%
1965 2.47% 1.05%
1964 2.48% 1.12%
1963 2.47% 1.17%
1962 2.44% 1.22%
1961 2.41% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Malawi Uruguay
Current population
22949294
3382789
Population rank 61/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.28% 0.04%
One net population change
57.3 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
47.6 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
4.64 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,509 -4
Annual growth/decline +550,804 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +2.61% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 26/197 167/197
One migration net change every
1.56 hours
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -5,628 -1,338
Net migration rank 118/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 186,719 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 117/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.9% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 158/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Malawi
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Malawi Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -5,628 - -1,338
2024 - -1,507 - -1,348
2023 549,096 -5,811 298 -1,501
2022 533,450 -5,231 -2,964 -1,501
2021 517,400 -2,666 -5,621 -1,482
2020 514,659 -2,655 4,048 -1,482
2019 506,104 -1,837 3,873 -2,899
2018 494,348 -3,267 7,322 -2,963
2017 484,655 982 10,907 -3,091
2016 474,779 3,505 14,008 -3,506
2015 472,484 -6,471 16,194 -4,157
2014 472,418 -10,317 16,238 -4,919
2013 470,293 -12,934 16,318 -5,647
2012 460,684 -13,561 15,520 -6,317
2011 454,149 -12,170 14,934 -6,982
2010 444,468 -9,327 16,231 -7,696
2009 434,811 -8,590 16,947 -8,510
2008 421,781 -9,264 16,838 -9,458
2007 410,290 -22,680 17,422 -10,750
2006 397,123 -29,450 17,783 -13,161
2005 381,130 -31,462 18,926 -16,086
2004 361,133 -32,221 18,067 -15,668
2003 341,133 -31,729 18,628 -17,105
2002 322,863 -30,013 20,073 -16,957
2001 310,833 -28,933 20,729 -14,620
2000 300,439 -28,098 21,060 -11,076
1999 295,629 -31,686 21,844 -7,441
1998 285,407 -39,491 22,114 -7,048
1997 277,433 -61,646 23,737 -6,938
1996 270,048 -66,212 24,635 -7,397
1995 266,745 -66,366 24,872 -8,339
1994 275,439 -505,365 24,637 -7,955
1993 276,538 -284,867 24,212 -7,922
1992 269,066 37,142 24,847 -7,850
1991 260,193 15,291 25,422 -7,714
1990 250,159 71,111 25,699 -7,499
1989 237,967 180,031 25,322 -7,229
1988 226,911 201,011 25,071 -6,582
1987 220,566 271,693 24,469 -6,833
1986 218,519 62,615 24,505 -8,046
1985 216,179 74,625 23,988 -8,832
1984 212,146 72,435 23,684 -9,730
1983 209,422 68,197 24,146 -10,671
1982 205,386 62,661 25,224 -12,131
1981 199,436 57,376 24,968 -13,577
1980 192,746 52,294 25,451 -14,252
1979 182,123 46,388 27,456 -14,552
1978 172,503 36,225 30,076 -14,611
1977 161,930 19,638 31,321 -14,280
1976 153,422 8,206 33,199 -14,096
1975 145,254 5,162 33,393 -14,350
1974 137,819 3,833 32,221 -14,512
1973 131,529 1,623 30,213 -14,312
1972 125,728 48 28,896 -13,817
1971 121,015 -710 28,584 -13,288
1970 116,822 -2,147 28,737 -12,727
1969 113,120 -2,266 28,805 -11,149
1968 110,329 -924 29,103 -8,028
1967 106,668 0 29,514 -5,938
1966 103,512 0 30,293 -4,599
1965 100,040 0 30,807 -3,542
1964 97,658 0 31,340 -2,623
1963 95,933 0 31,824 -1,707
1962 92,463 0 31,441 -623
1961 89,091 0 30,975 703
1960 85,718 0 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 186,719 residents or 0.9% of the population were not native-born in Malawi, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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