Country

Malawi in charts

The figure for Malawi on 10 Chartly charts that compare the countries, each next to the world figure and linked to its chart, where you'll find its source, its date and every country's numbers.

Key numbers

  • GDP per person

    GDP per person, US dollars · 2024

    $522

    World: $13,717
    197th highest of 200

  • Population

    People · 2025

    22.2M

    World: 8.22B
    60th highest of 217

  • Life expectancy

    Life expectancy at birth, years · 2024

    67.6

    World: 73.5
    Tied for 170th highest of 217

  • Internet use

    People using the internet, % of population · 2024

    19%

    World: 71.2%
    173rd highest of 182

  • Access to electricity

    People with access to electricity, % of population · 2024

    15.6%

    World: 91.9%
    213th highest of 215

  • Unemployment

    Unemployment rate, % of labor force · 2025

    5.1%

    World: 4.8%
    Tied for 90th highest of 182

  • Inflation

    Inflation, % change in consumer prices over the year · 2024

    32.2%

    World: 3%
    8th highest of 176

  • Carbon emissions per person

    Carbon dioxide emissions, tonnes per person · 2024

    0.2

    World: 4.7
    Tied for 179th highest of 203

  • Health spending per person

    Health spending per person, US dollars · 2023

    $41.00

    World: $1,317
    176th highest of 191

  • College enrollment

    College and university students, % of young adults · 2022

    2.7%

    World: 42%
    Lowest of 126

Each year's figure from the World Bank, next to the world's (dashed) where a world figure means something.

Internet use in Malawi and the world, 1990 to 2024

Malawi: Up from 0% in 1990 to 19% in 2024. The world: 71.2% in 2024.

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Every country's internet use · Source: World Bank, IT.NET.USER.ZS (CC BY 4.0)

Life expectancy in Malawi and the world, 1990 to 2024

Malawi: Up from 43.6 years in 1990 to 67.6 years in 2024. The world: 73.5 years in 2024.

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Every country's life expectancy · Source: World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN (CC BY 4.0)

GDP per person in Malawi and the world, 1990 to 2025

Malawi: Up from $287 in 1990 to $672 in 2025. The world: $14,406 in 2025.

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Every country's gdp per person · Source: World Bank, NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (CC BY 4.0)

Population in Malawi, 1990 to 2025

Malawi: Up from 9.5 million people in 1990 to 22.2 million people in 2025.

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Every country's population · Source: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (CC BY 4.0)

Compare Malawi with other countries

Figures are from the World Bank's World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), for the newest year most countries have reported; many are estimates, and they are revised as new data comes in. GDP per person is in US dollars at each year's exchange rates, not adjusted for differences in prices, and so is health spending. Ranks count every country and territory on the chart.