๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Zambiavs๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ Malawi

Total Population
22,521,912
22,785,535
About the same
Median age
19.2 years
19.4 years
0.2 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
2.06%
2.60%
0.5 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
2.77%
2.56%
0.21 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Zambia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ Malawi
Zambia Malawi
Young Population 40.50%9,121,144 39.58%9,018,061
Working Age Population 57.44%12,937,365 57.82%13,175,178
Elderly Population 2.06%463,403 2.60%592,296

In 2026, the median age is 19.2 years in Zambia and 19.4 years in Malawi.

The total population of Zambia is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 64,473,919.The total population of Malawi is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 59,141,254.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Zambia will be 58.2%, and 4.80% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Malawi will be 54.7%, and 4.88% of the population will be elderly.

Zambia Malawi
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) None between 1950 and 2100 None between 1950 and 2100
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2066 4 years later 2062
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) 2099 8 years later 2091
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) Not reached by 2100 Not reached by 2100