Malawi Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Malawi urban population for 2021 was 3,519,490, a 4.22% increase from 2020.
  • Malawi urban population for 2020 was 3,376,840, a 4.21% increase from 2019.
  • Malawi urban population for 2019 was 3,240,276, a 4.16% increase from 2018.
  • Malawi urban population for 2018 was 3,110,968, a 4.09% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
Democratic Republic of Congo 44,336,645
Ethiopia 26,671,558
Tanzania 22,862,550
North Korea 16,269,323
Yemen 12,713,103
Mozambique 12,069,961
Syrian Arab Republic 11,968,088
Uganda 11,717,016
Madagascar 11,336,960
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Mali 9,786,489
Senegal 8,202,086
Somalia 7,974,917
Burkina Faso 6,904,253
Haiti 6,635,469
Benin 6,364,839
Nepal 6,309,750
Zimbabwe 5,166,388
Guinea 5,042,529
Niger 4,230,083
Chad 4,085,514
Togo 3,748,225
Sierra Leone 3,652,200
Malawi 3,519,490
Liberia 2,730,335
Tajikistan 2,703,303
Rwanda 2,364,984
Central African Republic 2,327,367
South Sudan 2,204,901
Burundi 1,764,450
Gambia 1,669,008
Eritrea 1,519,988
Guinea-Bissau 919,432
Comoros 243,308
Malawi Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 3,519,490 17.70 4.14%
2020 3,376,840 17.43 4.13%
2019 3,240,276 17.17 4.07%
2018 3,110,968 16.94 4.01%
2017 2,988,658 16.71 3.95%
2016 2,872,972 16.51 3.89%
2015 2,763,250 16.31 3.87%
2014 2,658,225 16.13 3.82%
2013 2,558,516 15.97 3.78%
2012 2,463,707 15.81 3.72%
2011 2,373,696 15.67 3.68%
2010 2,287,832 15.54 3.63%
2009 2,206,182 15.43 3.58%
2008 2,128,693 15.33 3.47%
2007 2,056,034 15.24 3.43%
2006 1,986,636 15.14 3.40%
2005 1,920,235 15.05 3.34%
2004 1,857,233 14.96 3.24%
2003 1,798,085 14.88 3.14%
2002 1,742,456 14.79 3.05%
2001 1,690,096 14.70 2.97%
2000 1,640,613 14.61 2.91%
1999 1,593,638 14.52 3.18%
1998 1,543,756 14.38 4.76%
1997 1,471,985 14.00 4.64%
1996 1,405,222 13.63 4.66%
1995 1,341,263 13.26 2.53%
1994 1,307,711 12.91 1.51%
1993 1,288,103 12.56 4.14%
1992 1,235,902 12.22 5.61%
1991 1,168,484 11.89 5.79%
1990 1,102,785 11.56 6.68%
1989 1,031,533 11.24 7.47%
1988 957,248 10.93 8.10%
1987 882,777 10.64 7.06%
1986 822,621 10.40 5.97%
1985 774,937 10.16 6.13%
1984 728,836 9.93 6.21%
1983 684,939 9.70 6.28%
1982 643,224 9.48 6.30%
1981 603,938 9.26 6.28%
1980 567,197 9.05 6.21%
1979 533,036 8.84 6.07%
1978 501,649 8.64 6.29%
1977 471,047 8.39 7.76%
1976 435,874 8.02 7.57%
1975 404,099 7.65 7.47%
1974 375,002 7.30 7.40%
1973 348,238 6.97 7.33%
1972 323,636 6.65 7.28%
1971 300,910 6.35 7.22%
1970 279,960 6.05 7.19%
1969 260,527 5.77 7.21%
1968 242,409 5.51 7.24%
1967 225,485 5.25 6.98%
1966 210,293 5.02 4.67%
1965 200,693 4.91 4.67%
1964 191,537 4.80 4.69%
1963 182,767 4.69 4.70%
1962 174,381 4.59 4.65%
1961 166,461 4.49 4.61%
1960 158,965 4.39 %