Number of poultry birds in Malawi
Malawi: Number of poultry birds was 20.04 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of poultry birds in Malawi, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of poultry birds in Malawi is 20.04 million animals, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of poultry birds in Malawi peaked at 20.04 million animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.80 million animals, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 103rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.79 million animals | 2.80 million animals | 6.70 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.55 million animals | 6.70 million animals | 8.30 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.59 million animals | 8.60 million animals | 11.00 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.09 million animals | 11.00 million animals | 14.70 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.07 million animals | 14.60 million animals | 15.70 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.76 million animals | 16.00 million animals | 19.15 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.69 million animals | 19.45 million animals | 20.04 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 100 Niger 21.02 million animals compare
- 101 Denmark 20.92 million animals compare
- 102 Syria 20.55 million animals compare
- 104 North Korea 19.64 million animals compare
- 105 El Salvador 19.09 million animals compare
- 106 Democratic Republic of Congo 19.09 million animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 30.0% (2025)
- Rural population 18.31 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 82.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.04 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of poultry birds in Malawi?
- Number of poultry birds in Malawi was 20.04 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of poultry birds recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 20.04 million animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of poultry birds recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.80 million animals in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for number of poultry birds?
- Malawi ranks 103rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of poultry birds rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of poultry birds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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