Malawi vs Tanzania: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Malawi
1.95
in 2025
Tanzania
1.97
in 2025
Malawi rank
13th
Tanzania rank
12th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Malawi
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.97 against 1.95 in Malawi, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Malawi ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.25 | 3.12 | 1.87 | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 3.28 | 1.92 | 1.36 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 4.86 | 8.98 | 4.12 | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 2.36 | 2.56 | 0.2041 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 2.46 | 1.6 | 0.8619 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.5454 | 2.36 | 1.81 | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.4885 | 1.88 | 1.39 | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 1.53 | 1.72 | 0.1884 | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Malawi or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.97 against 1.95 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Malawi and Tanzania?
- 0.02, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Malawi ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 12th 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.