Guinea vs Malawi: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Guinea
6.21 million people
in 2020
Malawi
6.96 million people
in 2020
Guinea rank
52nd
Malawi rank
49th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Guinea
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 6.96 million people against 6.21 million people in Guinea, a difference of 748,570 people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 52nd and Malawi ranks 49th of 236 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.07 million people | 2.86 million people | 790,355 people | Malawi |
| 1960s | 2.38 million people | 3.46 million people | 1.08 million people | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.74 million people | 4.27 million people | 1.53 million people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 3.26 million people | 5.38 million people | 2.12 million people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 4.07 million people | 6.41 million people | 2.34 million people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 4.73 million people | 6.84 million people | 2.10 million people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 5.42 million people | 7.00 million people | 1.59 million people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 6.21 million people | 6.96 million people | 748,570 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Guinea or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 6.96 million people against 6.21 million people in Guinea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Guinea and Malawi?
- 748,570 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Malawi?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Guinea and Malawi rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Guinea ranks 52nd and Malawi ranks 49th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.