Years colonized in Malawi

Malawi: Years colonized was 74 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
74
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 159 countries
All-time high
74
in 1964
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Malawi, 1462–2022

020406080146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in Malawi is 74, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Malawi peaked at 74 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Malawi 79th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Malawi, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 0 —
1886 0 —
1887 0 —
1888 0 —
1889 0 —
1890 0 —
1891 1 —
1892 2 +100.0%
1893 3 +50.0%
1894 4 +33.3%
1895 5 +25.0%
1896 6 +20.0%
1897 7 +16.7%
1898 8 +14.3%
1899 9 +12.5%
1900 10 +11.1%
1901 11 +10.0%
1902 12 +9.1%
1903 13 +8.3%
1904 14 +7.7%
1905 15 +7.1%
1906 16 +6.7%
1907 17 +6.2%
1908 18 +5.9%
1909 19 +5.6%
1910 20 +5.3%
1911 21 +5.0%
1912 22 +4.8%
1913 23 +4.5%
1914 24 +4.3%
1915 25 +4.2%
1916 26 +4.0%
1917 27 +3.8%
1918 28 +3.7%
1919 29 +3.6%
1920 30 +3.4%
1921 31 +3.3%
1922 32 +3.2%
1923 33 +3.1%
1924 34 +3.0%
1925 35 +2.9%
1926 36 +2.9%
1927 37 +2.8%
1928 38 +2.7%
1929 39 +2.6%
1930 40 +2.6%
1931 41 +2.5%
1932 42 +2.4%
1933 43 +2.4%
1934 44 +2.3%
1935 45 +2.3%
1936 46 +2.2%
1937 47 +2.2%
1938 48 +2.1%
1939 49 +2.1%
1940 50 +2.0%
1941 51 +2.0%
1942 52 +2.0%
1943 53 +1.9%
1944 54 +1.9%
1945 55 +1.9%
1946 56 +1.8%
1947 57 +1.8%
1948 58 +1.8%
1949 59 +1.7%
1950 60 +1.7%
1951 61 +1.7%
1952 62 +1.6%
1953 63 +1.6%
1954 64 +1.6%
1955 65 +1.6%
1956 66 +1.5%
1957 67 +1.5%
1958 68 +1.5%
1959 69 +1.5%
1960 70 +1.4%
1961 71 +1.4%
1962 72 +1.4%
1963 73 +1.4%
1964 74 +1.4%
1965 74 +0.0%
1966 74 +0.0%
1967 74 +0.0%
1968 74 +0.0%
1969 74 +0.0%
1970 74 +0.0%
1971 74 +0.0%
1972 74 +0.0%
1973 74 +0.0%
1974 74 +0.0%
1975 74 +0.0%
1976 74 +0.0%
1977 74 +0.0%
1978 74 +0.0%
1979 74 +0.0%
1980 74 +0.0%
1981 74 +0.0%
1982 74 +0.0%
1983 74 +0.0%
1984 74 +0.0%
1985 74 +0.0%
1986 74 +0.0%
1987 74 +0.0%
1988 74 +0.0%
1989 74 +0.0%
1990 74 +0.0%
1991 74 +0.0%
1992 74 +0.0%
1993 74 +0.0%
1994 74 +0.0%
1995 74 +0.0%
1996 74 +0.0%
1997 74 +0.0%
1998 74 +0.0%
1999 74 +0.0%
2000 74 +0.0%
2001 74 +0.0%
2002 74 +0.0%
2003 74 +0.0%
2004 74 +0.0%
2005 74 +0.0%
2006 74 +0.0%
2007 74 +0.0%
2008 74 +0.0%
2009 74 +0.0%
2010 74 +0.0%
2011 74 +0.0%
2012 74 +0.0%
2013 74 +0.0%
2014 74 +0.0%
2015 74 +0.0%
2016 74 +0.0%
2017 74 +0.0%
2018 74 +0.0%
2019 74 +0.0%
2020 74 +0.0%
2021 74 +0.0%
2022 74 +0.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 74 is above the median for low income countries, which is 59, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 74 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1892 +100.0% 1 2
1893 +50.0% 2 3
1894 +33.3% 3 4
1895 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 4.5 0 9 10
1900s 14.5 10 19 10
1910s 24.5 20 29 10
1920s 34.5 30 39 10
1930s 44.5 40 49 10
1940s 54.5 50 59 10
1950s 64.5 60 69 10
1960s 73 70 74 10
1970s 74 74 74 10
1980s 74 74 74 10
1990s 74 74 74 10
2000s 74 74 74 10
2010s 74 74 74 10
2020s 74 74 74 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Malawi?
Years colonized in Malawi was 74 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 74 in 1964.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Malawi rank for years colonized?
Malawi ranks 79th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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