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Malawi

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Malawi passport

Malawi (MW) ranks #125 with mobility 67 / 198. 67 destinations need no prior visa.

Snapshot 2026-10 · This week · Passport-index source

Rank

#125

199

Mobility

67

/ 198

Visa free

41

Visa required

88

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Country profile

Capital

Lilongwe

Population

20.7 million

Area

118,480 km²

Currency

Malawian kwacha MWK

Languages

English, Chewa

Time zone

UTC+02:00

Foreign-born

186,719 · 2024

Migrant share

0.9%

Ethnic groups · 2018

  • Chewa34.3%
  • Lomwe18.8%
  • Yao13.2%
  • Ngoni10.4%
  • Tumbuka9.2%
  • Sena3.8%
  • Other10.3%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type G

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Left

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+265

Airports

LLW · BLZ · DWA · KGJ

Highlights

  • Lake Malawi
  • Mulanje
  • National Monument

Policy · MalawiOpen interactive atlas

FVisa free41

AngolaAntigua and BarbudaBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelizeBeninBotswanaDominicaEcuadorEswatiniFijiGambiaGhanaGrenadaHaitiHong KongJamaicaKenyaKiribatiKosovoLesothoMalaysiaMauritiusMicronesiaMozambiqueNamibiaPalestinePhilippinesRwandaSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSeychellesSingaporeSouth AfricaTanzaniaTrinidad and TobagoUgandaVanuatuZambiaZimbabwe

AOn arrival22

BurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaComorosDjiboutiEthiopiaGuinea-BissauIranJordanLaosMacaoMadagascarMaldivesNepalNicaraguaPalauSamoaSenegalSierra LeoneSri LankaTimor-LesteTuvalu

TeTA4

Côte d'IvoireIsraelSaint Kitts and NevisSuriname

EeVisa43

AlbaniaAustraliaBahrainBhutanBoliviaBurkina FasoCameroonChadColombiaCubaDR CongoEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaGabonGeorgiaGuineaGuyanaIndiaIndonesiaIraqKazakhstanKyrgyzstanLiberiaLibyaMauritaniaMoldovaMongoliaNigeriaOmanPakistanPapua New GuineaQatarSão Tomé and PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSomaliaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSyriaTajikistanThailandTogoUnited Arab EmiratesVietnam

RVisa required88

AfghanistanAlgeriaAndorraArgentinaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiBulgariaCanadaCentral African RepublicChileChinaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican Republic

+64

Nearby in the ranking

EswatiniArmeniaDominican RepublicKenyaTanzaniaGambia

FAQ

How many visa-free countries for Malawi?

Visa-free 41, on arrival 22, eTA 4, eVisa 43, visa required 88.

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