Malawi vs Nepal: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Malawi
6.96 million people
in 2020
Nepal
7.94 million people
in 2020
Malawi rank
49th
Nepal rank
47th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Malawi
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 7.94 million people against 6.96 million people in Malawi, a difference of 981,930 people.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 49th and Nepal ranks 47th of 236 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.86 million people | 5.92 million people | 3.07 million people | Nepal |
| 1960s | 3.46 million people | 6.67 million people | 3.21 million people | Nepal |
| 1970s | 4.27 million people | 7.55 million people | 3.28 million people | Nepal |
| 1980s | 5.38 million people | 7.97 million people | 2.59 million people | Nepal |
| 1990s | 6.41 million people | 8.15 million people | 1.75 million people | Nepal |
| 2000s | 6.84 million people | 8.13 million people | 1.29 million people | Nepal |
| 2010s | 7.00 million people | 8.07 million people | 1.07 million people | Nepal |
| 2020s | 6.96 million people | 7.94 million people | 981,930 people | Nepal |
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, Malawi or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 7.94 million people against 6.96 million people in Malawi as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Malawi and Nepal?
- 981,930 people, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nepal?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Nepal rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Malawi ranks 49th and Nepal ranks 47th 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.