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Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$ 244 (2025)
Inflation rate
32.2% (2024)
Unemployment rate
5% (2024)
Below the poverty line
50.7% (2019)
Gini coefficient
38.5 (2019)
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
2.04
Beer
0.08
Wine
0
Spirits
0.25
Other alcohol
1.7
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
21 763 309 (2024)
Male population
10 674 594
Female population
11 088 715
Population growth rate
2.22% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
26.6 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
4.5 (2024)
Urbanization
18.3% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
B-
Current as of
2007
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
94.2%
iOS
3.73%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+265
Internet domain
.mw
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
1
Internet user penetration
18%
Fixed internet penetration
1%
Current as of
2023
General information
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+2
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
MI
Capital
Lilongwe
Official language
English
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
6.3%
Smoking men
1.4%
Smoking women
11.7%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
118 484
Land area
94 080
Water area
24 404
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- Visa
- Mastercard
Popular social networks and messengers
- Facebook
- Instagram
- TikTok
Age structure
0-14 years
37.7%
15-64 years
58.4%
65+ years
3.9%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Protestantism
Non-religious
2.1%
Not specified
5,6%
Current as of
2018
Last update: 2025-08-11