Malawi vs Uganda: Population growth
Malawi
2.6%
in 2025
Uganda
2.7%
in 2025
Malawi rank
23rd
Uganda rank
21st
Population growth over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.
Malawi ranks 23rd and Uganda ranks 21st of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4% | 3.0% | 0.6% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 2.7% | 1.5% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 3.1% | 1.3% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 3.1% | 0.3% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 3.0% | 0.4% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Malawi or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Malawi and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for population growth?
- Malawi ranks 23rd and Uganda ranks 21st of 215 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.