Net migration, annual growth rate in Malawi
Malawi: Net migration, annual growth rate was -273.46 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Malawi, 1969β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, net migration, annual growth rate in Malawi stood at -273.46 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 469.2% on the previous year and down 833.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Malawi peaked at 333.91 % change on previous year in 1987 and was at its lowest, -866.97 % change on previous year, in 1993.
Malawi ranks 215th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -145.24 % change on previous year | -145.24 % change on previous year | -145.24 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1970s | 73.4 % change on previous year | 5.25 % change on previous year | 139.31 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 33.11 % change on previous year | -26.02 % change on previous year | 333.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -79.08 % change on previous year | -866.97 % change on previous year | 142.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.55 % change on previous year | -5.72 % change on previous year | 59.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -29.51 % change on previous year | -432.69 % change on previous year | 154.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -58.61 % change on previous year | -273.46 % change on previous year | 74.07 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 212 Hungary -200.67 % change on previous year compare
- 213 St. Lucia -228.57 % change on previous year compare
- 214 Latvia, Republic of -229.44 % change on previous year compare
- 216 Montenegro -450.36 % change on previous year compare
- 217 Bulgaria -665.08 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Malawi
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 7.7% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.91 (2020)
- Net domestic credit 7.84 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets -1.65 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 7.9% (2024)
- Broad money 27.2% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 27.9% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 7.9% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 1,161 LCU per US$, period average (2023)
- Net migration -5,628 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Malawi?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Malawi was -273.46 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 333.91 % change on previous year in 1987.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -866.97 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does Malawi rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 215th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 833.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.