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Malawi
Malawi Geographical location
Malawi 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)
Malawi 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
Malawi 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)
Malawi Credit ratings
Fitch
B-
Current as of
2007
Malawi Age-sex pyramid
Malawi Phone operating systems
Android
94.2%
iOS
3.73%
Current as of
2025
Malawi 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
Malawi General Info
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+2
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
MW
Capital
Lilongwe
Official language
English
Malawi Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
6.3%
Smoking men
1.4%
Smoking women
11.7%
Current as of
2025
Malawi Area (sq. km)
Total area
118 484
Land area
94 080
Water area
24 404
Malawi Popular payment systems
Malawi Age structure
0-14 years
37.7%
15-64 years
58.4%
65+ years
3.9%
Current as of
2024
Malawi Religion
Main religion
Protestantism
Non-religious
2.1%
Not specified
5,6%
Current as of
2018
Last update: 2026-04-03