Laos vs Malawi: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Laos
1.9%
in 2025
Malawi
1.9%
in 2025
Laos rank
14th
Malawi rank
13th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Laos
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.9% against 1.9% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 14th and Malawi ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.8% | Malawi |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 3.3% | 1.5% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 4.9% | 2.1% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.5% | 1.1% | Laos |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 0.5% | 2.9% | Laos |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | Laos |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Laos or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.9% against 1.9% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Laos and Malawi?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Malawi?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Malawi rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Laos ranks 14th and Malawi ranks 13th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.