Malawi vs Middle income: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Malawi
2.6%
in 2025
Middle income
0.8%
in 2025
Malawi rank
23rd
Middle income rank
26th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Malawi
- Middle income
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.6% against 0.8% in Middle income, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 3.2 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 23rd and Middle income ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 0.6% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 2.1% | 2.1% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 1.6% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 0.8% | 1.8% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Malawi or Middle income?
- Malawi, at 2.6% against 0.8% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Malawi and Middle income?
- 1.8%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Middle income rank globally for population growth?
- Malawi ranks 23rd and Middle income ranks 26th 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.