# Population density in Malawi

Population density in Malawi was 229.7 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `mw`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/malawi
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/malawi.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=mw

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 229.7 |
| 2023 | 223.8 |
| 2022 | 218.2 |
| 2021 | 212.6 |
| 2020 | 207.2 |
| 2019 | 201.8 |
| 2018 | 196.5 |
| 2017 | 191.3 |
| 2016 | 186.2 |
| 2015 | 181.2 |
| 2014 | 176.3 |
| 2013 | 171.4 |
| 2012 | 166.6 |
| 2011 | 161.9 |
| 2010 | 157.3 |
| 2009 | 152.7 |
| 2008 | 148.2 |
| 2007 | 144 |
| 2006 | 140 |
| 2005 | 136.2 |
| 2004 | 132.6 |
| 2003 | 129.2 |
| 2002 | 126 |
| 2001 | 123 |
| 2000 | 120 |
| 1999 | 117.2 |
| 1998 | 114.5 |
| 1997 | 112 |
| 1996 | 109.8 |
| 1995 | 107.7 |
| 1994 | 107.8 |
| 1993 | 109.1 |
| 1992 | 107.5 |
| 1991 | 104.4 |
| 1990 | 101.3 |
| 1989 | 97.3 |
| 1988 | 92.8 |
| 1987 | 88 |
| 1986 | 83.9 |
| 1985 | 80.8 |
| 1984 | 77.8 |
| 1983 | 74.8 |
| 1982 | 71.9 |
| 1981 | 69.1 |
| 1980 | 66.5 |
| 1979 | 63.9 |
| 1978 | 61.6 |
| 1977 | 59.6 |
| 1976 | 57.7 |
| 1975 | 56.1 |
| 1974 | 54.5 |
| 1973 | 53.1 |
| 1972 | 51.7 |
| 1971 | 50.4 |
| 1970 | 49.2 |
| 1969 | 48 |
| 1968 | 46.8 |
| 1967 | 45.6 |
| 1966 | 44.5 |
| 1965 | 43.4 |
| 1964 | 42.4 |
| 1963 | 41.4 |
| 1962 | 40.4 |
| 1961 | 39.4 |