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Malawi

Values and evidence for Malawi. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	9,545,852 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20448 · revision 1 Value 9545852.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9545852.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
1991	9,844,227 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20447 · revision 1 Value 9844227.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9844227.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
1992	10,135,079 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20446 · revision 1 Value 10135079.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10135079.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
1993	10,284,024 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20445 · revision 1 Value 10284024.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10284024.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
1994	10,164,894 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20444 · revision 1 Value 10164894.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10164894.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
1995	10,150,117 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20443 · revision 1 Value 10150117.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10150117.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
1996	10,352,228 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20442 · revision 1 Value 10352228.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10352228.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
1997	10,562,035 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20441 · revision 1 Value 10562035.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10562035.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
1998	10,792,876 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20440 · revision 1 Value 10792876.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 10792876.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
1999	11,047,804 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20439 · revision 1 Value 11047804.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11047804.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2000	11,315,942 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20438 · revision 1 Value 11315942.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11315942.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2001	11,593,058 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20437 · revision 1 Value 11593058.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11593058.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2002	11,880,440 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20436 · revision 1 Value 11880440.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 11880440.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2003	12,181,574 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20435 · revision 1 Value 12181574.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12181574.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2004	12,500,737 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20434 · revision 1 Value 12500737.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12500737.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2005	12,840,031 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20433 · revision 1 Value 12840031.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12840031.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2006	13,198,701 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20432 · revision 1 Value 13198701.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13198701.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2007	13,576,343 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20431 · revision 1 Value 13576343.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13576343.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2008	13,976,417 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20430 · revision 1 Value 13976417.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 13976417.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2009	14,395,788 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20429 · revision 1 Value 14395788.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14395788.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2010	14,826,463 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20428 · revision 1 Value 14826463.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 14826463.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2011	15,265,022 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20427 · revision 1 Value 15265022.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15265022.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2012	15,709,577 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20426 · revision 1 Value 15709577.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15709577.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2013	16,161,816 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20425 · revision 1 Value 16161816.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16161816.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2014	16,621,538 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20424 · revision 1 Value 16621538.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16621538.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2015	17,085,587 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20423 · revision 1 Value 17085587.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 17085587.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2016	17,557,739 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20422 · revision 1 Value 17557739.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 17557739.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2017	18,039,715 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20421 · revision 1 Value 18039715.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 18039715.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2018	18,528,081 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20420 · revision 1 Value 18528081.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 18528081.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2019	19,025,752 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20419 · revision 1 Value 19025752.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 19025752.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2020	19,533,888 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20418 · revision 1 Value 19533888.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 19533888.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2021	20,047,258 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20417 · revision 1 Value 20047258.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 20047258.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2022	20,568,728 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20416 · revision 1 Value 20568728.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 20568728.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2023	21,104,482 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20415 · revision 1 Value 21104482.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 21104482.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2024	21,655,286 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20414 · revision 1 Value 21655286.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 21655286.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified
2025	22,216,120 people	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #20413 · revision 1 Value 22216120.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-14 Source reference Annual mid-year population estimates published by World Bank; geographic coverage and estimate revisions follow the provider. Provider world_bank · indicator SP.POP.TOTL · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 22216120.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-14 13:16:42 · source revision unspecified

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