Population growth rate: Malawi
2.574% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.574 |
| 2022 | 2.568 |
| 2021 | 2.568 |
| 2020 | 2.621 |
| 2019 | 2.651 |
| 2018 | 2.651 |
| 2017 | 2.692 |
| 2016 | 2.724 |
| 2015 | 2.728 |
| 2014 | 2.78 |
| 2013 | 2.83 |
| 2012 | 2.846 |
| 2011 | 2.896 |
| 2010 | 2.935 |
| 2009 | 2.961 |
| 2008 | 2.952 |
| 2007 | 2.855 |
| 2006 | 2.786 |
| 2005 | 2.723 |
| 2004 | 2.631 |
| 2003 | 2.54 |
| 2002 | 2.465 |
| 2001 | 2.432 |
| 2000 | 2.407 |
| 1999 | 2.389 |
| 1998 | 2.279 |
| 1997 | 2.043 |
| 1996 | 1.969 |
| 1995 | 1.974 |
| 1994 | -2.262 |
| 1993 | -0.081 |
| 1992 | 3.022 |
| 1991 | 2.799 |
| 1990 | 3.366 |
| 1989 | 4.556 |
| 1988 | 4.89 |
| 1987 | 5.937 |
| 1986 | 3.556 |
| 1985 | 3.817 |
| 1984 | 3.881 |
| 1983 | 3.937 |
| 1982 | 3.955 |
| 1981 | 3.941 |
| 1980 | 3.912 |
| 1979 | 3.791 |
| 1978 | 3.593 |
| 1977 | 3.234 |
| 1976 | 2.969 |
| 1975 | 2.845 |
| 1974 | 2.755 |
| 1973 | 2.661 |
| 1972 | 2.58 |
| 1971 | 2.532 |
| 1970 | 2.475 |
| 1969 | 2.452 |
| 1968 | 2.48 |
| 1967 | 2.479 |
| 1966 | 2.466 |
| 1965 | 2.442 |
| 1964 | 2.443 |
| 1963 | 2.46 |
| 1962 | 2.429 |
| 1961 | 2.398 |
| 1960 | 2.363 |
| 1959 | 2.32 |
| 1958 | 2.258 |
| 1957 | 2.191 |
| 1956 | 2.131 |
| 1955 | 2.059 |
| 1954 | 1.986 |
| 1953 | 1.969 |
| 1952 | 1.906 |
| 1951 | 1.821 |
| 1950 | 1.711 |