Sub-Saharan Africa
Malawi in numbers Malawi is in Sub-Saharan Africa and is classed by the World Bank as low income. Its capital is Lilongwe. Its population was 22.22 million in 2025, ranking 60 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$672 in 2025.
Population 22.22 million 2025
GDP US$14.9 billion 2025
GDP per person US$672 2025
Life expectancy 67.6 2024
Area 118,484 2024
Urban share 17.6% 2025
People 22.22 million
2025 · +96% since 2000 · Rank 60 of 217
2.56%
2025 · 2.40% in 2000 · Rank 23 of 217
229.7
2024 · +91% since 2000 · Rank 61 of 216
17.6%
2025 · 14.7% in 2000 · Rank 214 of 217
40.1%
2025 · 46.2% in 2000 · Rank 25 of 217
2.6%
2025 · 3.3% in 2000 · Rank 207 of 217
3.59
2024 · -40% since 2000 · Rank 41 of 217
Health and living standards 67.6
2024 · +46% since 2000 · Rank 171 of 217
48.8
2024 · -71% since 2000 · Rank 30 of 196
US$41
2023 · +366% since 2000 · Rank 178 of 193
15.6%
2024 · 4.8% in 2000 · Rank 213 of 215
19.0%
2024 · 0.1% in 2000 · Rank 177 of 186
139.0%
2024 · 139.2% in 2000 · Rank 3 of 190
Economy US$14.9 billion
2025 · +488% since 2000 · Rank 147 of 210
US$672
2025 · +199% since 2000 · Rank 204 of 210
Int$1,899
2025 · +95% since 2000 · Rank 195 of 199
1.89%
2025 · 1.58% in 2000 · Rank 148 of 210
28.37%
2025 · 29.58% in 2000 · Rank 9 of 180
5.1%
2025 · 5.0% in 2000 · Rank 99 of 187
10.6%
2025 · 12.7% in 2017 · Rank 174 of 183
2.0%
2025 · 0.0% in 2000 · Rank 95 of 176
Land and environment 118,484
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 101 of 216
22.0%
2024 · 32.7% in 2000 · Rank 127 of 214
0.22
2024 · -19% since 2000 · Rank 179 of 203
Elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Malawi. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.