Share of the population that is female in Malawi
Malawi: Share of the population that is female was 51.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
51.2%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
52nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
51.9%
in 1960
All-time low
51.2%
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Share of the population that is female in Malawi, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 51.2% for share of the population that is female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Malawi peaked at 51.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2025.
That places Malawi 52nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.8% | 51.8% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.6% | 51.6% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.5% | 51.5% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 51.3% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 51.3% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 51.3% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 51.2% | 51.3% | 6 |
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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 share of the population that is female in Malawi?
- Share of the population that is female in Malawi was 51.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for share of the population that is female?
- Malawi ranks 52nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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