Urban population in Malawi in 2025 — 3,908,923 people. Ranked 114 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,564.2%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.91M | +169,379 | +4.53% |
| 2024 | 3.74M | +157,085 | +4.38% |
| 2023 | 3.58M | +144,478 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 3.44M | +132,550 | +4.01% |
| 2021 | 3.31M | +122,160 | +3.84% |
| 2020 | 3.18M | +112,824 | +3.67% |
| 2019 | 3.07M | +101,850 | +3.43% |
| 2018 | 2.97M | +88,840 | +3.08% |
| 2017 | 2.88M | +88,141 | +3.16% |
| 2016 | 2.79M | +86,310 | +3.19% |
| 2015 | 2.71M | +84,729 | +3.23% |
| 2014 | 2.62M | +83,719 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 2.54M | +82,187 | +3.35% |
| 2012 | 2.45M | +80,607 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.37M | +79,269 | +3.45% |
| 2010 | 2.29M | +77,623 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 2.22M | +75,453 | +3.52% |
| 2008 | 2.14M | +71,626 | +3.46% |
| 2007 | 2.07M | +67,137 | +3.35% |
| 2006 | 2M | +63,575 | +3.28% |
| 2005 | 1.94M | +60,320 | +3.21% |
| 2004 | 1.88M | +57,290 | +3.14% |
| 2003 | 1.82M | +54,882 | +3.11% |
| 2002 | 1.77M | +53,389 | +3.12% |
| 2001 | 1.71M | +52,652 | +3.17% |
| 2000 | 1.66M | +52,322 | +3.25% |
| 1999 | 1.61M | +51,897 | +3.33% |
| 1998 | 1.56M | +53,737 | +3.58% |
| 1997 | 1.5M | +57,576 | +3.98% |
| 1996 | 1.45M | +61,303 | +4.43% |
| 1995 | 1.38M | +35,603 | +2.64% |
| 1994 | 1.35M | +25,349 | +1.92% |
| 1993 | 1.32M | +61,339 | +4.86% |
| 1992 | 1.26M | +77,369 | +6.53% |
| 1991 | 1.18M | +74,655 | +6.73% |
| 1990 | 1.11M | +77,827 | +7.54% |
| 1989 | 1.03M | +77,293 | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 954,578 | +73,955 | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 880,623 | +60,681 | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 819,942 | +46,963 | +6.08% |
| 1985 | 772,979 | +44,665 | +6.13% |
| 1984 | 728,314 | +42,084 | +6.13% |
| 1983 | 686,230 | +39,855 | +6.17% |
| 1982 | 646,375 | +37,882 | +6.23% |
| 1981 | 608,493 | +36,217 | +6.33% |
| 1980 | 572,276 | +34,679 | +6.45% |
| 1979 | 537,597 | +33,124 | +6.57% |
| 1978 | 504,473 | +31,593 | +6.68% |
| 1977 | 472,880 | +31,193 | +7.06% |
| 1976 | 441,687 | +31,586 | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 410,101 | +31,505 | +8.32% |
| 1974 | 378,596 | +30,773 | +8.85% |
| 1973 | 347,823 | +29,417 | +9.24% |
| 1972 | 318,406 | +27,552 | +9.47% |
| 1971 | 290,854 | +25,189 | +9.48% |
| 1970 | 265,665 | +22,369 | +9.19% |
| 1969 | 243,296 | +19,202 | +8.57% |
| 1968 | 224,094 | +15,641 | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 208,453 | +11,746 | +5.97% |
| 1966 | 196,707 | +9,610 | +5.14% |
| 1965 | 187,097 | +9,119 | +5.12% |
| 1964 | 177,978 | +8,615 | +5.09% |
| 1963 | 169,363 | +8,092 | +5.02% |
| 1962 | 161,271 | +7,544 | +4.91% |
| 1961 | 153,727 | +7,009 | +4.78% |
| 1960 | 146,718 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
