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Malawi - Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios 2.56

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

2.56 (2025)

Global rank

##23 of 217 economies

vs global median

2.9×

Growth since 1961

1.08×

Ranking Race — Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#37#73#109#145#181#21719611971198119912001201120212025#102#232021 overtook Cameroon2025 overtook Burundi
MalawiUnited Arab EmiratesSaudi ArabiaOmanQatar

Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2025. Malawi climbed from #102 to #23 (overtook Cameroon). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Malawi ↓

Key Events — Malawi

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1987
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
1991
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
1993
Fell 82 places in global rank auto
1994
Fell 85 places in global rank auto
1996
Climbed 115 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Cameroon in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Burundi in global rank auto

Population Growth Rate Median Age and Dependency Ratios, 1961-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
196119761991200620212025-1.171.023.215.4

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