Rural population in Malawi in 2025 — 18,307,197 people. Ranked 29 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 425.9%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.31M | +391,455 | +2.18% |
| 2024 | 17.92M | +393,719 | +2.25% |
| 2023 | 17.52M | +391,276 | +2.28% |
| 2022 | 17.13M | +388,920 | +2.32% |
| 2021 | 16.74M | +391,210 | +2.39% |
| 2020 | 16.35M | +395,312 | +2.48% |
| 2019 | 15.96M | +395,821 | +2.54% |
| 2018 | 15.56M | +399,526 | +2.64% |
| 2017 | 15.16M | +393,835 | +2.67% |
| 2016 | 14.77M | +385,842 | +2.68% |
| 2015 | 14.38M | +379,320 | +2.71% |
| 2014 | 14M | +376,003 | +2.76% |
| 2013 | 13.62M | +370,052 | +2.79% |
| 2012 | 13.25M | +363,948 | +2.82% |
| 2011 | 12.89M | +359,290 | +2.87% |
| 2010 | 12.53M | +353,052 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 12.18M | +343,918 | +2.91% |
| 2008 | 11.83M | +328,448 | +2.85% |
| 2007 | 11.51M | +310,505 | +2.77% |
| 2006 | 11.2M | +295,095 | +2.71% |
| 2005 | 10.9M | +278,974 | +2.63% |
| 2004 | 10.62M | +261,873 | +2.53% |
| 2003 | 10.36M | +246,252 | +2.43% |
| 2002 | 10.11M | +233,993 | +2.37% |
| 2001 | 9.88M | +224,464 | +2.32% |
| 2000 | 9.66M | +215,816 | +2.29% |
| 1999 | 9.44M | +203,031 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 9.24M | +177,104 | +1.95% |
| 1997 | 9.06M | +152,231 | +1.71% |
| 1996 | 8.91M | +140,808 | +1.61% |
| 1995 | 8.77M | −50,380 | −0.57% |
| 1994 | 8.82M | −144,479 | −1.61% |
| 1993 | 8.96M | +87,606 | +0.99% |
| 1992 | 8.87M | +213,483 | +2.47% |
| 1991 | 8.66M | +223,720 | +2.65% |
| 1990 | 8.44M | +291,805 | +3.58% |
| 1989 | 8.14M | +345,665 | +4.43% |
| 1988 | 7.8M | +386,133 | +5.21% |
| 1987 | 7.41M | +326,013 | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 7.09M | +239,009 | +3.49% |
| 1985 | 6.85M | +243,033 | +3.68% |
| 1984 | 6.6M | +239,017 | +3.75% |
| 1983 | 6.37M | +232,975 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 6.13M | +224,543 | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 5.91M | +214,708 | +3.77% |
| 1980 | 5.69M | +202,101 | +3.68% |
| 1979 | 5.49M | +185,493 | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 5.31M | +163,556 | +3.18% |
| 1977 | 5.14M | +140,406 | +2.81% |
| 1976 | 5M | +124,431 | +2.55% |
| 1975 | 4.88M | +114,525 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 4.76M | +106,626 | +2.29% |
| 1973 | 4.66M | +100,046 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 4.56M | +95,489 | +2.14% |
| 1971 | 4.46M | +92,301 | +2.11% |
| 1970 | 4.37M | +90,391 | +2.11% |
| 1969 | 4.28M | +90,928 | +2.17% |
| 1968 | 4.19M | +92,401 | +2.26% |
| 1967 | 4.09M | +93,340 | +2.33% |
| 1966 | 4M | +92,159 | +2.36% |
| 1965 | 3.91M | +89,733 | +2.35% |
| 1964 | 3.82M | +88,184 | +2.36% |
| 1963 | 3.73M | +86,107 | +2.36% |
| 1962 | 3.65M | +83,229 | +2.34% |
| 1961 | 3.56M | +80,391 | +2.31% |
| 1960 | 3.48M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
