Demographics (v2.1)

Demographic window
Dependency ratio
Subnational regions
Malawi
All years

Dependency ratio

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Malawi (Africa)  
Total 102 102 101 101 101 100 100 99.8 99.5 101 103 105 107 107 108 108 109 109 110 109 109 108 108 107 107 104 102 100 97.8 95.6 93.4 91.1
Blantyre 86.7 86.7 86.7 86.7 86.7
Blantyre 74.1 74.1 74.1 74.1 74.1 74.1 74.1 74.1 74.1
Blantyre 90.8 89.4 88.1 86.7 85.3 84.0 82.6 81.2 79.9 78.5 79.4 80.2 81.1 81.9 82.8 83.6 81.1 78.7 76.2 73.7 71.2 68.8 66.3
Kasungu 88.8 88.8 88.8 88.8 88.8
Kasungu 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102
Kasungu 110 110 110 110 110 110 109 109 109 109 108 107 106 105 104 103 99.4 96.1 92.7 89.4 86.1 82.8 79.4
Lilongwe 101 101 101 101 101
Lilongwe 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101
Lilongwe 99.3 99.2 99.2 99.1 99.0 99.0 98.9 98.8 98.8 98.7 96.8 94.9 93.0 91.0 89.1 87.2 87.9 88.5 89.2 89.8 90.5 91.1 91.8
Machinga 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9
Machinga 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101
Machinga 112 114 116 118 120 122 124 126 128 130 131 133 134 135 136 137 134 130 127 124 120 117 114
Mangochi 113 113 113 113 113
Mangochi 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 111
Mangochi 121 121 122 123 123 124 125 126 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 133 133 133 133 133 133 133
Mulanje 109 109 109 109 109
Mulanje 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.1 98.1
Mulanje 100 102 103 104 105 106 107 109 110 111 112 114 116 117 119 121 115 109 103 97.8 92.1 86.5 80.8
Mzimba 96.9 96.9 96.9 96.9 96.9
Mzimba 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 105
Mzimba 101 103 105 107 109 111 113 115 117 119 117 115 113 111 109 107 105 102 99.9 97.6 95.3 93.0 90.6
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 111 111 111 111 111
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 107 107
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 112 110 109 108 107 106 105 103 101 99.2 97.3 95.4 93.5 91.6
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 109 109 109 109 109
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103 103
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 103 105 106 107 109 110 111 113 114 115 115 114 114 113 112 112 107 103 98.1 93.6 89.1 84.6 80.0
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje) 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) 114 113 113 112 111 110 110 109 108 107 107 106 105 107 108 110 112 113 115 115 115 115 116 116 116 113 111 108 105 102 99.3 96.5
Salima 90.3 90.3 90.3 90.3 90.3
Salima 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.5 98.5
Salima 124 123 122 122 121 120 119 119 118 117 119 121 122 124 126 128 123 119 114 110 105 101 96.0
Thyolo 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0 90.0
Thyolo 95.4 95.4 95.4 95.4 95.4 95.4 95.4 95.4 95.4
Thyolo 111 111 112 112 112 113 113 114 114 114 113 111 109 108 106 104 102 101 98.7 96.8 94.9 93.1 91.2
Zomba 83.3 83.3 83.3 83.3 83.3
Zomba 92.3 92.3 92.3 92.3 92.3 92.3 92.3 92.3 92.3
Zomba 103 104 104 105 106 106 107 107 108 109 109 110 111 111 112 113 110 107 104 102 98.8 96.0 93.3
Lighter numbers are estimates