Afghanistan vs Malawi: Population growth
Afghanistan
2.8%
in 2025
Malawi
2.6%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
20th
Malawi rank
23rd
Population growth over time
- Afghanistan
- Malawi
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2.8% against 2.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 2.9% | 0.7% | Malawi |
| 1980s | -1.4% | 4.2% | 5.6% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 1.9% | 3.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 0.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 0.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Afghanistan or Malawi?
- Afghanistan, at 2.8% against 2.6% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 0.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for population growth?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.