Urban population growth in Malawi
The urban population of Malawi changed by 4.43% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 1993.
Malawi, 2025
4.43%
Change from 2024
+0.14percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
13th of 217
Urban population growth in Malawi over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.43% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 4.29% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 4.12% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 3.93% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 3.77% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 3.61% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 3.37% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 3.04% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 3.11% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 3.14% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 3.18% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 3.25% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 3.29% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 3.34% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 3.40% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 3.44% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 3.46% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 3.40% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 3.30% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 3.23% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 3.16% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 3.10% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 3.06% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 3.07% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 3.12% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.14 percentage points from 4.29% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.18%, the figure has changed by +1.25 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Malawi has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Malawi
All statistics for Malawi
Urban population share
17.6%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.56%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
21,104,482 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
17.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.65 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.57%
2023 · UN Population Division