Malawi vs Niger: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Malawi
1.95
in 2025
Niger
1.83
in 2025
Malawi rank
13th
Niger rank
16th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Malawi
- Niger
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.95 against 1.83 in Niger, a difference of 0.12.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Niger ahead.
Malawi ranks 13th and Niger ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.25 | 0.9575 | 0.2913 | Malawi |
| 1960s | 3.28 | 4.4 | 1.13 | Niger |
| 1970s | 4.86 | 4.36 | 0.5063 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 2.36 | 1.28 | 1.08 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 2.46 | 0.4311 | 2.03 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.5454 | 0.0978 | 0.4476 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.4885 | 0.3986 | 0.0899 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.53 | 1.54 | 0.0127 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Malawi or Niger?
- Malawi, at 1.95 against 1.83 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Malawi and Niger?
- 0.12, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Malawi ranks 13th and Niger ranks 16th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.