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Malawi
Urban population

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.

Global rank#114out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

3.9 M3.0 M2.0 M1.1 M147 K196019932025Malawi · 2025: 3.91MMalawi

Analytical takeaways

  • Malawi records 3.91M for Urban population in 2025, ranking #114 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population increased from 146,718 in 1960 to 3.91M in 2025, a gain of 3.76M.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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