Language
- Official Language:
- 1. Chichewa : 7,000,000
- 2. Zulu : 43,237
Mother Tongue : Chichewa
Literacy Rate (%) : 62.1
Country Capital | : | Lilongwe |
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GDP Per Capita | : | 580 |
GDP Per Capita Rank | : | 182nd/195 |
Life Expectancy | : | 67 |
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. 2ndMalawi is the highest ranked in Sweet Potatoes prod. out of 195 countries in the world.
- 2. 14thThe average HIV Infections (Per 1000) of 195 countries in the world is 0. Malawi is the highest ranked country out of 195 countries. This may indicate a better healthcare infrastructure in the country or better health awareness among the people compared to other countries.
Worse than World Average-
- 1. Malawi is the 9th worst ranked in Doctors (Per 10,000) out of 195 countries in the world. This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population.
- 2. The average GDP Per Capita (USD) of the countries in the world is 6,447. Malawi is the 14th worst-ranked country out of 195 countries. This implies that this country is a developing country.
- 3. Out of the 195 countries in the world, Malawi is the 14th worst ranked in Pharmacists (Per 10,000) . This may indicate worse healthcare infrastructure investment by the country or may indicate lower population.
Malawi Metrics
Languages Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Chichewa | # People | 35,897 | 1 | 1128 | ||
2 | Chichewa as a % of total Chichewa speakers | % People | 0 | 1 | 1125 | ||
3 | Zulu | # People | 1,744 | 3 | 1127 | ||
4 | Afrikaans | # People | 1,147 | 6 | 1127 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | Gujarati | # People | 347,561 | 16 | 1233 | ||
2 | Gujarati as a % of total Gujarati speakers | % People | 0 | 14 | 1232 | ||
3 | Afrikaans as a % of total Afrikaans speakers | % People | 0 | 11 | 1233 | ||
4 | Zulu as a % of total Zulu speakers | % People | 0 | 4 | 1235 |
Nature Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Tree density. | Density | 9 | 1 | 1128 | ||
2 | Tree density . | Density | 8 | 1 | 1128 | ||
3 | Sweet Potatoes prod. | Tons | 895,180 | 2 | 1128 | ||
4 | Sweet Potatoes Produced/Total Sweet Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 2 | 1125 | ||
5 | Goat Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 46,111 | 17 | 1126 | ||
6 | Goat Meat Production (% of Total Goat Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 17 | 1129 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | Cow Milk Production (% of Total Cow Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 126 | 1233 | ||
2 | Cow Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 3,855,383 | 128 | 1234 | ||
3 | Wheat prod. | Tons | 6,698,590 | 113 | 1233 | ||
4 | Forest Area. | Area | 21,142,892 | 100 | 1231 | ||
5 | Country forest area / Global Forest area % | 0 | 95 | 1233 | |||
6 | Cow Beef Production (% of Total Cow Beef Production) | Percent | 0 | 83 | 1231 | ||
7 | Cow Beef Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 320,761 | 86 | 1232 | ||
8 | Number of Cows | Count | 8,697,624 | 84 | 1235 | ||
9 | Chicken Meat Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 588,164 | 82 | 1235 | ||
10 | Chicken Meat Production (% of Total Chicken Meat Production) | Percent | 0 | 80 | 1232 | ||
11 | Apple Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 1,044,287 | 80 | 1232 | ||
12 | Rice Produced/Total Rice Produced.% | Weight | 0 | 65 | 1235 | ||
13 | Number of Trees | Count | 15,642,617,148 | 71 | 1234 | ||
14 | Rice prod. | Tons | 5,090,580 | 69 | 1233 | ||
15 | Coal Production (in 1000 metric tons) | Weight | 121,850 | 66 | 1235 | ||
16 | Onion Produced/Total Onion Produced % | Weight | 0 | 59 | 1232 | ||
17 | Onion prod. | Tons | 773,539 | 59 | 1234 | ||
18 | Orange Production (% of Total Orange Production) | Percent | 0 | 54 | 1233 | ||
19 | Orange Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 618,959 | 55 | 1233 | ||
20 | Cotton Production (% of Total Cotton Production) | Percent | 1 | 45 | 1232 | ||
21 | Cotton Production (in 1000 480 lb. Bales) | Weight | 1,707 | 45 | 1232 | ||
22 | Sugarcane Produced/Total Sugarcane Produced.% | Weight | 2 | 37 | 1232 | ||
23 | Sugarcane prod. | Tons | 52,039,862 | 38 | 1235 | ||
24 | Potatoes prod. | Tons | 2,538,925 | 35 | 1233 | ||
25 | Potatoes Produced /Total Potatoes Produced % | Weight | 0 | 35 | 1231 | ||
26 | Goat Milk Production (in tonnes) | Weight | 196,989 | 26 | 1230 | ||
27 | Goat Milk Production (% of Total Goat Milk Production) | Percent | 0 | 26 | 1232 | ||
28 | Soyabean Produced/Total Soyabean Produced % | Weight | 1 | 18 | 1233 | ||
29 | Soyabean prod. | Tons | 3,684,006 | 19 | 1234 |
Urbanization Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Rural Pop. /Total Pop. % | % People | 40 | 8 | 1128 | ||
2 | 1M+ Cities Ratio ( 1M+ Cities/ # Cities> 100000) | 0 | 8 | 1129 | |||
3 | 1M+ Cities per 100000 ( 1M+ Cities/ Tot Pop.)* 100000 | 0 | 20 | 1129 | |||
4 | Pop. without Electricity Access / Total Pop.% | % People | 14 | 6 | 1129 | ||
5 | Pop. without Electricity access | # People | 3,455,508 | 11 | 1127 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | Pop. with access to Electricity (%) | % People | 86 | 190 | 1230 | ||
2 | Urban Population / Total Population % . | % People | 60 | 188 | 1233 | ||
3 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 23 | 104 | 1232 | ||
4 | Urban Population (2021) | # People | 23,726,053 | 111 | 1232 | ||
5 | # Cities>100000 | # Cities | 21 | 99 | 1231 | ||
6 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 8 | 78 | 1234 | ||
7 | # Cities>300000 | # Cities | 7 | 68 | 1232 | ||
8 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 5 | 53 | 1234 | ||
9 | # Cities>500000 | # Cities | 4 | 49 | 1234 | ||
10 | # Cities>1M | # Cities | 2 | 33 | 1234 | ||
11 | Rural Pop. | # People | 18,013,759 | 35 | 1231 |
Education Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./ Total Literate Pop %. | % People | 36 | 10 | 1127 | ||
2 | # Students per teacher in secondary edu. | Ratio | 57 | 36 | 1126 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | Literacy Rate (%) | % People | 86 | 172 | 1235 | ||
2 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 23 | 168 | 1232 | ||
3 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu./ Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 156 | 1234 | ||
4 | Enrolment in Tertiary Edu/Total Literate Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 156 | 1232 | ||
5 | Enrolment in tertiary edu.(all programmes) | # People | 4,618,191 | 138 | 1235 | ||
6 | Teachers in secondary edu. | # People | 659,923 | 130 | 1234 | ||
7 | Enrolment in Secondary Edu./Total Literate Pop. | % People | 28 | 105 | 1232 | ||
8 | Enrolment in secondary edu. | # People | 9,727,510 | 73 | 1233 | ||
9 | Total Literate Pop. | # People | 34,678,001 | 67 | 1234 | ||
10 | # Total Students (Primary+Secondary+Tertiary) | # People | 38,831,325 | 51 | 1234 | ||
11 | Teachers in primary edu. | # People | 357,113 | 48 | 1235 | ||
12 | Enrolment in primary edu. | # People | 9,629,078 | 33 | 1232 | ||
13 | Enrolment in Primary Edu./Total Pop %. | % People | 27 | 2 | 1234 |
Work Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Employment in Agri. / Total Labour Force % . | % People | 23 | 12 | 1127 | ||
2 | Employment in Agriculture/Total Labour force %. | % People | 23 | 12 | 1125 | ||
3 | Employment in Agriculture /Total Pop. %. | % People | 9 | 15 | 1126 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | Non-Agri Labour force/Total Labour force %. | % People | 76 | 165 | 1231 | ||
2 | Employment in Services / Total Labour Force %. | % People | 56 | 164 | 1232 | ||
3 | Employment in services/Total Labour force %. | % People | 56 | 164 | 1232 | ||
4 | Employment in Services /Total pop.%. | % People | 25 | 161 | 1234 | ||
5 | Wage & Salaried Workers / Total Labour Force % | % People | 58 | 131 | 1235 | ||
6 | Total Labour Force/Total Pop. | % People | 43 | 128 | 1231 | ||
7 | Non-Agricultural Labour Force | # People | 15,067,127 | 84 | 1234 | ||
8 | Employment in Services | # People | 10,251,634 | 80 | 1234 | ||
9 | Formal Jobs | # People | 10,605,934 | 70 | 1232 | ||
10 | Total Labour Force (2021) | # People | 20,409,734 | 61 | 1231 | ||
11 | Employment in Agriculture | # People | 5,314,003 | 28 | 1233 |
Health Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | HIV Infections (Per 1000) | People Per 1,000 | 0 | 14 | 1128 | ||
2 | No. of people HIV infected/Total pop. | # People | 5,202 | 15 | 1129 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | Doctors (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 7 | 187 | 1233 | ||
2 | Pharmacists (Per 10,000) | People Per 10,000 | 4 | 182 | 1235 | ||
3 | Nurses to doctor ratio | Ratio | 46 | 152 | 1233 | ||
4 | Life Expectancy at Birth, both sexes | Age | 73 | 149 | 1233 | ||
5 | Total No. of Pharmacists | # People | 19,528 | 148 | 1230 | ||
6 | Total No. of Doctors | # People | 78,648 | 147 | 1233 | ||
7 | Total Nursing | # People | 163,061 | 111 | 1234 | ||
8 | Nurses(per 10000) | People per 10000 | 164,032 | 111 | 1235 | ||
9 | Dentist to doctor ratio | Ratio | 3 | 103 | 1230 | ||
10 | Dentist (per 10,000) | People per 10000 | 31 | 96 | 1232 | ||
11 | #Dentists | # People | 13,328 | 54 | 1234 |
Wealth Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Corporate Tax Rates in % | Rate | 23 | 18 | 1127 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | GDP Per Capita (USD) | $ | 6,447 | 182 | 1232 | ||
2 | GDP as a % of Total GDP | Percent | 0 | 134 | 1230 | ||
3 | GDP Per Capita at PPP (USD) | $ | 30,228 | 150 | 1235 | ||
4 | GDP (Billions USD) 2025 | $ Billions | 597 | 143 | 1234 | ||
5 | FDI (millions USD) | Amount | 3,115 | 128 | 1233 | ||
6 | FDI / Total FDI of the World %. | 0 | 123 | 1234 |
Demographics Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Population Growth Rate (%) | % People | 0 | 19 | 1127 | ||
2 | Gender Ratio | Ratio of female per male, Country total female/ Country total male | 1 | 39 | 1127 | ||
3 | Female % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 44 | 1128 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | Male % of Total Pop. | % People | 50 | 151 | 1232 | ||
2 | Male Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 21,226 | 62 | 1231 | ||
3 | Total Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 42,003 | 61 | 1233 | ||
4 | Female Population (2025) | # People (In Thousands) | 20,993 | 61 | 1231 | ||
5 | Density ( Pop/Land Area Ratio) | Density | 265 | 53 | 1235 | ||
6 | Births | # People (In Thousands) | 681 | 45 | 1235 |
Culture Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Above World Average |
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1 | Christian Population | # People | 11,885,917 | 33 | 1126 | ||
2 | Christian Pop./Total Christian Pop.% | % People | 0 | 33 | 1129 | ||
3 | Christian Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 42 | 49 | 1130 | ||
Below World Average |
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1 | World Heritage Sites | Count | 7 | 111 | 1230 | ||
2 | Islamic Pop./Total Pop.% | % People | 22 | 61 | 1235 | ||
3 | Islamic Population | # People | 9,936,734 | 53 | 1233 | ||
4 | Islamic Pop./Total Islamic Pop.% | % People | 0 | 53 | 1230 |
Internet Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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1 | Int. Users / Total Pop.% | % People | 70 | 187 | 1235 | ||
2 | FB Users / Total Pop. %. | % People | 25 | 175 | 1231 | ||
3 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 32 | 173 | 1231 | ||
4 | FB Users / Total Int. Users %. | % People | 31 | 167 | 1233 | ||
5 | Facebook Users as a % of Total facebook Users | % People | 31 | 167 | 1232 | ||
6 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Population | % People | 13 | 162 | 1231 | ||
7 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 36 | 152 | 1233 | ||
8 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Twitter Users | % People | 0 | 127 | 1232 | ||
9 | Twitter Users as a % of Total Internet Users | % People | 14 | 145 | 1231 | ||
10 | Facebook users | # People | 6,811,338 | 138 | 1232 | ||
11 | LinkedIn Users as a % of Total LinkedIn Users | % People | 0 | 126 | 1230 | ||
12 | LinkedIn users | # People | 6,723,222 | 127 | 1234 | ||
13 | Twitter users | # People | 2,940,933 | 127 | 1232 | ||
14 | Internet Users | # People | 28,408,774 | 113 | 1235 | ||
15 | Facebook CPC in Rs. | Absolute | 5 | 111 | 1234 |
Media Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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1 | # Phone Numbers /Total Pop. % | Percent | 101 | 175 | 1235 | ||
2 | # Mobile phone numbers | Count | 40,393,496 | 97 | 1232 |
Governance Metrics
Sr. | Title | Metric | World Average | Rank out of 195 | Value | ||
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Below World Average |
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1 | Military Force/Total Pop. % | % People | 1 | 159 | 1235 | ||
2 | Military Force/Total World Military Force %. | % People | 0 | 124 | 1232 | ||
3 | Military Budget (in Billion $) | $ Billion | 15 | 132 | 1234 | ||
4 | Total Military Force | # People | 358,465 | 124 | 1230 |
Malawi Language Details
Sr. | Language | % of people speaking the language in country. |
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1 | Chichewa | 31.51 % |
2 | Zulu | 0.19 % |
3 | Gujarati | 0.03 % |
4 | Afrikaans | 0.01 % |
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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