Sex ratio at sixty years old in Malawi
Malawi: Sex ratio at sixty years old was 73.28 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
73.28
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
227th
of 236 countries
All-time high
90.45
in 2015
All-time low
73.28
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio at sixty years old in Malawi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 73.28 for sex ratio at sixty years old in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at sixty years old in Malawi peaked at 90.45 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 73.28, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 227th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 85.07 | 84.37 | 85.9 | 10 |
| 1960s | 84.88 | 84.23 | 85.23 | 10 |
| 1970s | 83.7 | 81.68 | 85.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.36 | 84.19 | 87.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.44 | 87.73 | 88.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.85 | 83.36 | 88.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.27 | 83.97 | 90.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.02 | 73.28 | 81.09 | 4 |
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More gender data for Malawi
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 330,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 332,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 322,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 324,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 316,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 318,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 310,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 312,186 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 305,842 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 307,019 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio at sixty years old in Malawi?
- Sex ratio at sixty years old in Malawi was 73.28 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 90.45 in 2015.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.28 in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for sex ratio at sixty years old?
- Malawi ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio at sixty years old rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio at sixty years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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