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Urban population share in Malawi

Urban population share in Malawi was 17.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 212th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202517.6%
Change on 2024+0.3 pts
Rank212th of 215Countries ranked
Series high17.62025
Series low41960

Urban population share in Malawi, 1960 to 2025

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05101520196019701980199020002010202020251960: 4 %1961: 4.1 %1962: 4.2 %1963: 4.3 %1964: 4.5 %1965: 4.6 %1966: 4.7 %1967: 4.8 %1968: 5.1 %1969: 5.4 %1970: 5.7 %1971: 6.1 %1972: 6.5 %1973: 7 %1974: 7.4 %1975: 7.8 %1976: 8.1 %1977: 8.4 %1978: 8.7 %1979: 8.9 %1980: 9.1 %1981: 9.3 %1982: 9.5 %1983: 9.7 %1984: 9.9 %1985: 10.1 %1986: 10.4 %1987: 10.6 %1988: 10.9 %1989: 11.2 %1990: 11.6 %1991: 12 %1992: 12.4 %1993: 12.9 %1994: 13.3 %1995: 13.6 %1996: 14 %1997: 14.2 %1998: 14.4 %1999: 14.6 %2000: 14.7 %2001: 14.8 %2002: 14.9 %2003: 15 %2004: 15 %2005: 15.1 %2006: 15.2 %2007: 15.2 %2008: 15.3 %2009: 15.4 %2010: 15.5 %2011: 15.6 %2012: 15.6 %2013: 15.7 %2014: 15.8 %2015: 15.8 %2016: 15.9 %2017: 16 %2018: 16 %2019: 16.1 %2020: 16.3 %2021: 16.5 %2022: 16.7 %2023: 17 %2024: 17.3 %2025: 17.6 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202517.6
202417.3
202317
202216.7
202116.5
202016.3
201916.1
201816
201716
201615.9
201515.8
201415.8
201315.7
201215.6
201115.6
201015.5
200915.4
200815.3
200715.2
200615.2
200515.1
200415
200315
200214.9
200114.8
200014.7
199914.6
199814.4
199714.2
199614
199513.6
199413.3
199312.9
199212.4
199112
199011.6
198911.2
198810.9
198710.6
198610.4
198510.1
19849.9
19839.7
19829.5
19819.3
19809.1
19798.9
19788.7
19778.4
19768.1
19757.8
19747.4
19737
19726.5
19716.1
19705.7
19695.4
19685.1
19674.8
19664.7
19654.6
19644.5
19634.3
19624.2
19614.1
19604

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Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Malawi?

Urban population share in Malawi was 17.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.3 pts from 2024. That is the 212th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

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World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Malawi?

17.6% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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