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Malawi: area, population and density
Malawi has 94,280 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 22,216,120; calculated population density is 236 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Malawi ranks 107th of 196 by land area, 61st by population and 48th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 94,280 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 22,216,120World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 236 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Malawi in the country comparison set
Malawi has 94,280 sq km of land area and a population value of 22,216,120 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 107th by land area, 61st by population, and 48th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Malawi first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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