Malawi vs Zambia: Male population by age group
Malawi
1.54 million people
in 2023
Zambia
1.58 million people
in 2023
Malawi rank
48th
Zambia rank
47th
Male population by age group over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.58 million people against 1.54 million people in Malawi, a difference of 33,160 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 283,844 people | 252,540 people | 31,304 people | Malawi |
| 1960s | 377,139 people | 351,070 people | 26,069 people | Malawi |
| 1970s | 498,846 people | 491,937 people | 6,909 people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 716,669 people | 643,347 people | 73,321 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 953,815 people | 823,150 people | 130,665 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.16 million people | 1.08 million people | 84,271 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.42 million people | 1.39 million people | 27,261 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.51 million people | 1.54 million people | 31,818 people | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher male population by age group, Malawi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.58 million people against 1.54 million people in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in male population by age group between Malawi and Zambia?
- 33,160 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for male population by age group?
- Malawi ranks 48th and Zambia ranks 47th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes men aged 0-4.