Country Profile - Malawi      IFs Version 6.69
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     Forecast Categories for Malawi
     Population
     Health
     Education
     Social/Human Needs
     Economy
     Energy
     Environment
     International Politics
     Domestic Government

Population Forecast for Malawi -
Population - Million People - -
     2013: 16.30
     2030: 26.39
     2060: 48.60
Population growth rate - Annual Percent - -
     2013: 3.057
     2030: 2.636
     2060: 1.410
Crude birthrate - per Thousand - -
     2013: 42.69
     2030: 34.27
     2060: 20.24
Crude death rate - per Thousand - -
     2013: 11.49
     2030: 7.367
     2060: 5.597
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births - Deaths per Thousand Infants - -
     2013: 80.86
     2030: 48.68
     2060: 22.95
Life expectancy - Total - Years - -
     2013: 56.63
     2030: 64.61
     2060: 72.37
Life expectancy - Male - Years - -
     2013: 56.42
     2030: 64.10
     2060: 71.55
Life expectancy - Female - Years - -
     2013: 56.84
     2030: 65.13
     2060: 73.24
Total fertility rate (births per woman over lifetime) - Births per Woman - -
     2013: 5.730
     2030: 4.367
     2060: 2.520
HIV infection, rate, percentage of adult population - Percent - -
     2013: 6.185
     2030: 4.951
     2060: 1.621
Population, aged 0 to 5 - Million People - -
     2013: 3.538
     2030: 4.847
     2060: 5.805
Population, aged 15 years or less - Million People - -
     2013: 7.432
     2030: 10.96
     2060: 14.32
Population, aged 15 to 65 - Million People - -
     2013: 8.348
     2030: 14.61
     2060: 31.53
Population, aged more than 65 years - Million People - -
     2013: 0.524
     2030: 0.815
     2060: 2.754
Population in urban areas - Million People - -
     2013: 3.413
     2030: 7.519
     2060: 22.62
Labor participation rate - Ratio - -
     2013: 0.411
     2030: 0.444
     2060: 0.521
Female share of the labor force - Percent of Labor Force - -
     2013: 49.90
     2030: 49.90
     2060: 49.90

Health Forecast for Malawi -
Obesity Rate - Total - Percent of Adults 30 Years and Older - -
     2013: 2.197
     2030: 2.682
     2060: 4.230
Smoking Rate - Total - Percent of Adults - -
     2013: 11.81
     2030: 12.11
     2060: 12.78
Malnourished children as percent - Percent of All Children - -
     2013: 13.04
     2030: 8.657
     2060: 5.354
Malnourished children as percent, Smith and Haddad Formulation - Percent of Population - -
     2013: 12.81
     2030: 9.547
     2060: 0.000
Malnourished population as percent - Percent of Population - -
     2013: 22.79
     2030: 19.25
     2060: 11.21

Education Forecast for Malawi -
Education, primary, enrollment rate, gross - Total - Enrollment Rate - -
     2013: 116.5
     2030: 99.95
     2060: 101.2
Education, primary, enrollment rate, net - Total - Percent of Children Enrolled - -
     2013: 89.17
     2030: 90.59
     2060: 99.98
Education, Lower Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 54.20
     2030: 55.90
     2060: 87.68
Education, Upper Secondary, gross enrollment (% of age group) - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 15.56
     2030: 21.48
     2060: 57.57
Education, tertiary, gross enrolment rate - Total - Percent - -
     2013: 1.214
     2030: 6.424
     2060: 18.36
Education, years obtained by population 25+ - Total - Years Completed - -
     2013: 4.682
     2030: 6.507
     2060: 8.521
Literacy, percentage of population, 15 and older - Percent of Population 15 and Older - -
     2013: 78.53
     2030: 90.82
     2060: 100.0

Social/Human Needs Forecast for Malawi
Population with income less than $1.25 per day, log normal computation - Million People - -
     2013: 11.68
     2030: 15.92
     2060: 12.63
Population with income less than $2 per day, log normal computation - Million People - -
     2013: 14.16
     2030: 20.61
     2060: 21.37
Human development index, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2013: 0.548
     2030: 0.657
     2060: 0.786
Human poverty index 1, UN Development Program's measure - Index - -
     2013: 25.67
     2030: 14.15
     2060: 5.080
Calories per capita available - Available per Person per Day - -
     2013: 2,331
     2030: 2,440
     2060: 2,707
Traditional/Secular-Rational index - Total - Index - -
     2013: 0.183
     2030: 0.011
     2060: -0.452
Survival/self-expression index - Total - Index - -
     2013: 1.114
     2030: 0.864
     2060: 0.186

Economy Forecast for Malawi
Gross domestic product at PPP - Billion 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 12.00
     2030: 29.62
     2060: 147.2
Gross domestic product - Billion 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 4.479
     2030: 11.42
     2060: 69.24
GDP per capita at PPP - Thousand 2005 Dollars - -
     2013: 0.736
     2030: 1.123
     2060: 3.028
Domestic GINI index of inequality (larger is more unequal, from 0 to 1) - Index - -
     2013: 0.393
     2030: 0.416
     2060: 0.433
Globalization level index, base years values from 0-100 (highest) - Index - -
     2013: 37.17
     2030: 46.67
     2060: 48.44
Knowledge society index; base year 0-100 (better) - Index - -
     2013: 1.318
     2030: 5.294
     2060: 15.61

Energy Forecast for Malawi
Energy production - Oil - Billion Barrels Oil Equivalent - -
     2013: 0.000
     2030: 0.001
     2060: 0.001

Environment Forecast for Malawi
Annual carbon emissions from fossil fuels - Billion Tons - -
     2013: 0.000
     2030: 0.002
     2060: 0.006

International Politics Forecast for Malawi
Power index (percent of global total) - Index - -
     2013: 0.066
     2030: 0.092
     2060: 0.157

Domestic Government Forecast for Malawi
Freedom House freedom indicator (higher is more democratic;2-14;reversed from Freedom House) - Index - -
     2013: 9.162
     2030: 10.38
     2060: 13.07
Democracy, Polity index (Range: 0-20; higher is better) - Index - -
     2013: 15.83
     2030: 15.76
     2060: 16.84
Government corruption perception, based on TI (higher is less corrupt) - Index - -
     2013: 3.368
     2030: 3.312
     2060: 3.454
Government effectiveness (quality), factor score; higher is better - Index - -
     2013: 2.070
     2030: 2.228
     2060: 2.672
Economic freedom, Fraser Institute/Econ Freedom Network freedom indicator (higher more free) - Index - -
     2013: 5.956
     2030: 6.206
     2060: 6.793