Cote d'Ivoire vs Malawi: Population growth
Cote d'Ivoire
2.4%
in 2025
Malawi
2.6%
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire rank
26th
Malawi rank
23rd
Population growth over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.6% against 2.4% in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 1.4% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 4.2% | 2.9% | 1.3% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 4.2% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 1.9% | 2.0% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Cote d'Ivoire or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2.6% against 2.4% in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi?
- 0.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi rank globally for population growth?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 26th 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.