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Malawi

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Capital
Lilongwe
Currency
Malawian kwacha
Continent
Africa
Area
118,484 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1020 ↗ · Official languages: Chewa, English, Tumbuka
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
22.22M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
14.92B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
671.51 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
28.37 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
5.07 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
3.59 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
67.56 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
2.56 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
1.89 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
1,899.29 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
2.59 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
17.59 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
62.58 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
6.95 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
18.96 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
39.4 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
2.28 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Malawi: 22.22M
Malawi · Population12.3M15M17.71M20.41M23.12M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malawi · Population · people
YearMalawi
202522,216,120
202421,655,286
202321,104,482
202220,568,728
202120,047,258
202019,533,888
201919,025,752
201818,528,081
201718,039,715
201617,557,739
201517,085,587
201416,621,538
201316,161,816
201215,709,577
201115,265,022
201014,826,463
200914,395,788
200813,976,417
200713,576,343
200613,198,701

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Malawi: 14.92B
Malawi · GDP4.91B7.64B10.37B13.1B15.83B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malawi · GDP · current US$
YearMalawi
202514,918,276,698.3
202411,311,971,400.39
202313,363,669,672.94
202212,429,059,928.1
202112,378,119,199.08
202011,769,313,597.85
201911,051,852,712.61
20189,879,220,354.29
20178,943,543,793.58
20167,909,868,618.46
20159,219,474,379.32
20148,801,326,169.15
20138,031,571,927.62
20128,773,203,178.17
201111,648,142,958.37
201010,128,323,010.6
20099,009,887,946.82
20087,743,617,352.21
20076,451,210,219.12
20065,818,279,739.14

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Malawi: 671.51
Malawi · GDP per capita408.6505.27601.94698.61795.282006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malawi · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearMalawi
2025671.51
2024522.37
2023633.21
2022604.27
2021617.45
2020602.51
2019580.89
2018533.2
2017495.77
2016450.51
2015539.61
2014529.51
2013496.95
2012558.46
2011763.06
2010683.12
2009625.87
2008554.05
2007475.18
2006440.82

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Malawi: 28.37
Malawi · Inflation4.9312.3719.827.2334.662006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malawi · Inflation · %
YearMalawi
202528.37
202432.18
202328.79
202220.95
20219.33
20208.63
20199.37
201812.42
201711.54
201621.71
201521.87
201423.79
201327.28
201221.27
20117.62
20107.41
20098.42
20088.71
20077.95
200613.97

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Malawi: 5.07
Malawi · Unemployment4.634.935.235.525.822006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malawi · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearMalawi
20255.07
20245.05
20235.01
20225.02
20215.65
20205.72
20194.96
20185.02
20175.05
20165.01
20154.95
20144.97
20134.98
20124.95
20114.83
20104.78
20094.73
20084.8
20074.88
20064.95

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Malawi: —
Malawi · Fertility rate3.374.034.75.366.022006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malawi · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearMalawi
2025No data available
20243.59
20233.65
20223.72
20213.79
20203.88
20193.95
20184.02
20174.11
20164.22
20154.38
20144.57
20134.76
20124.9
20115.08
20105.26
20095.45
20085.61
20075.72
20065.8

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Malawi: —
Malawi · Life expectancy52.2656.4360.6164.7868.952006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Malawi · Life expectancy · years
YearMalawi
2025No data available
202467.56
202367.35
202266.04
202164.78
202065.22
201965
201864.46
201763.91
201663.16
201562.32
201461.65
201360.82
201259.87
201158.86
201057.79
200956.71
200855.72
200754.69
200653.65
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Malawi

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