LANGUAGES
- Official Language:
- 1. Chichewa
: 7,000,000
- 2. Zulu
: 43,237
Mother Tongue : Chichewa
Literacy Rate (%) : 62.10
Country Capital | : | Lilongwe |
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GDP Per capita | : | 1,765 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 182nd/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 68 |
Unemployment Rate | : | 0 |
Number of Internet Users | : | 3,847,704 |
Internet Users Rank | : | 113th/195 |
Area | : | 94,552 |
Area Rank | : | 107th/195 |
Total Population | : | 22,216 |
Total Population Rank | : | 61st/195 |
Malawi Highlights
Malawi is the 61st ranked country in population and 107th ranked in area out of 195 countries in the world.Please keep the country rank in perspective, for the highlights below.
Better than World Average-
- 1. Malawi is the 1st highest ranked in Chichewa out of 195 countries in the world. This implies that this country has significantly more people speaking Chichewa when compared to other countries.
- 2. The average Sweet Potatoes prod. of 195 countries in the world is 895,180. Malawi is the 2nd highest ranked country out of 195 countries. This is indicative of a more fertile land, suitable for producing high quantities of sweet potatoes when compared to other countries.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Malawi is the 3rd highest ranked in Zulu . This implies that this country has significantly more people speaking Zulu when compared to other countries.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. Malawi is the 14th worst ranked in GDP Per Capita (USD) out of 195 countries in the world. This implies that this country is a developing country.
- 2. The average Literacy Rate (%) of the countries in the world is 86. Malawi is the 24th worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This indicates that the educational infrastructure in this country is worse than it is in other countries.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Malawi is the 48th worst ranked in Total No. of Pharmacists . This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population
Malawi Metrics
Language Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Chichewa | # People | 35,897 | 1 | 1125 | ||
2 | Chichewa as a % of total Chichewa speakers | % People | 0 | 1 | 1130 | ||
3 | Zulu | # People | 1,744 | 3 | 1130 | ||
4 | Afrikaans | # People | 1,147 | 6 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Gujarati | # People | 347,561 | 16 | 1234 | ||
2 | Gujarati as a % of total Gujarati speakers | % People | 0 | 14 | 1231 | ||
3 | Afrikaans as a % of total Afrikaans speakers | % People | 0 | 11 | 1232 | ||
4 | Zulu as a % of total Zulu speakers | % People | 0 | 4 | 1234 |
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Tree density. | Density | 9 | 1 | 1130 | ||
2 | Tree density . | Density | 8 | 1 | 1126 | ||
3 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 895,180 | 2 | 1126 | ||
4 | Sweet Potatoes Produced/Total Sweet Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 2 | 1128 | ||
5 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 17 | 1126 | ||
6 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 17 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 126 | 1231 | ||
2 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 128 | 1231 | ||
3 | Wheat prod. | Tons | 6,698,590 | 113 | 1230 | ||
4 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 100 | 1235 | ||
5 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 95 | 1231 | |||
6 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 83 | 1234 | ||
7 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 86 | 1235 | ||
8 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 84 | 1232 | ||
9 | Cows (% of Total Cows) | Percent | 0 | 84 | 1231 | ||
10 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 82 | 1230 | ||
11 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 80 | 1231 | ||
12 | Apple Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 1,044,287 | 80 | 1234 | ||
13 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 65 | 1235 | ||
14 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 71 | 1234 | ||
15 | Rice prod. | Tons | 6,981,685 | 69 | 1230 | ||
16 | Coal Production (in 1000 metric tons) | Weight | 121,850 | 66 | 1234 | ||
17 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 59 | 1230 | ||
18 | Onion prod. | Tons | 773,539 | 59 | 1235 | ||
19 | Orange Production (% of Total Orange Production) | Percent | 0 | 54 | 1234 | ||
20 | Orange Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 618,959 | 55 | 1231 | ||
21 | Cotton Production (% of Total Cotton Production) | Percent | 1 | 45 | 1232 | ||
22 | Cotton Production (in 1000 480 lb. Bales) | Weight | 1,707 | 45 | 1230 | ||
23 | Sugarcane Produced/Total Sugarcane Produced.% | Weight | 2 | 37 | 1233 | ||
24 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 52,039,862 | 38 | 1230 | ||
25 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 35 | 1232 | ||
26 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 35 | 1231 | ||
27 | Goat Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 196,989 | 26 | 1232 | ||
28 | Goat Milk Production (% of Total Goat Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 26 | 1234 | ||
29 | Soyabean Produced/Total Soyabean Produced % | Weight | 1 | 18 | 1233 | ||
30 | Soyabean prod. | Tons | 3,684,006 | 19 | 1230 |
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 8 | 1127 | ||
2 | Pop. without Electricity Access / Total Pop.% | % People | 14 | 6 | 1127 | ||
3 | Pop. without Electricity access | # People | 3,455,508 | 11 | 1125 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 190 | 1235 | ||
2 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 188 | 1235 | ||
3 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 104 | 1234 | ||
4 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,726,053 | 111 | 1235 | ||
5 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 99 | 1232 | ||
6 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 78 | 1230 | ||
7 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 68 | 1232 | ||
8 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 53 | 1231 | ||
9 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 49 | 1235 | ||
10 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 2 | 33 | 1235 | ||
11 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 35 | 1232 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 10 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 172 | 1234 | ||
2 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 168 | 1230 | ||
3 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 156 | 1233 | ||
4 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 156 | 1230 | ||
5 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 31 | 1 | 1234 | ||
6 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 138 | 1234 | ||
7 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 130 | 1231 | ||
8 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 105 | 1232 | ||
9 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 67 | 1230 | ||
10 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 5,059,423 | 59 | 1230 | ||
11 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 51 | 1232 | ||
12 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 2 | 1231 | ||
13 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 4,946,299 | 1 | 1235 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 12 | 1130 | ||
2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 12 | 1125 | ||
3 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 15 | 1128 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 165 | 1234 | ||
2 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 164 | 1231 | ||
3 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 164 | 1235 | ||
4 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 161 | 1235 | ||
5 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 131 | 1231 | ||
6 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 128 | 1235 | ||
7 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 84 | 1231 | ||
8 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 80 | 1232 | ||
9 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 70 | 1233 | ||
10 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,409,734 | 61 | 1234 | ||
11 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 28 | 1230 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 18 | 1126 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 30,070 | 182 | 1235 | ||
2 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 133 | 1231 | ||
3 | GDP (Billions USD) 2025 | $ Billions | 613 | 146 | 1230 | ||
4 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 128 | 1232 | ||
5 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 123 | 1232 |
Demography Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 19 | 1126 | ||
2 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 33 | 1129 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 114 | 1231 | ||
2 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 62 | 1232 | ||
3 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 61 | 1230 | ||
4 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 61 | 1231 | ||
5 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 45 | 1233 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 33 | 1130 | ||
2 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 33 | 1127 | ||
3 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 49 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 111 | 1234 | ||
2 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 61 | 1232 | ||
3 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 53 | 1235 | ||
4 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 53 | 1235 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above than World Average- |
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1 | No. of people HIV infected/Total pop. | # People | 5,202 | 15 | 1130 | ||
Below than World Average- |
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1 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 144 | 1230 | ||
2 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 148 | 1232 | ||
3 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 147 | 1232 | ||
4 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 103 | 1233 | ||
5 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 96 | 1232 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 187 | 1230 | ||
2 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 25 | 176 | 1231 | ||
3 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 31 | 173 | 1234 | ||
4 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 31 | 167 | 1232 | ||
5 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 161 | 1233 | ||
6 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 0 | 139 | 1232 | ||
7 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 35 | 150 | 1233 | ||
8 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 14 | 142 | 1231 | ||
9 | Facebook users | # People | 6,757,917 | 140 | 1235 | ||
10 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 126 | 1230 | ||
11 | Twitter users | # People | 3,173,740 | 128 | 1231 | ||
12 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 112 | 1234 | ||
13 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,388,891 | 127 | 1230 | ||
14 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 113 | 1231 | ||
15 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 111 | 1230 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 175 | 1232 | ||
2 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 97 | 1233 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below than World Average- |
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1 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 159 | 1234 | ||
2 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 124 | 1234 | ||
3 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 132 | 1233 | ||
4 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 124 | 1235 |
Malawi Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
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1 | Gujarati | 0.03 % |
List of cities having more than 100K population in Malawi
Sr. | City | Total City Population (2023) |
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1 | Blantyre | 1,104,768 |
2 | Lilongwe | 1,318,470 |
3 | Mzuzu | 286,937 |
4 | Zomba | 176,604 |
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