Cameroon vs Malawi: Urban and rural population 2050

Cameroon
20.85 million
in 2050
Malawi
24.30 million
in 2050
Cameroon rank
27th
Malawi rank
24th

Urban and rural population 2050 over time

  • Cameroon
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 24.30 million against 20.85 million in Cameroon, a difference of 3.44 million.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 24th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 35 and Malawi in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Malawi Difference Ahead
1000s 706,735 178,500 528,235 Cameroon
1100s 807,690 214,199 593,491 Cameroon
1200s 923,049 249,896 673,153 Cameroon
1300s 1.05 million 285,588 769,242 Cameroon
1400s 1.21 million 321,259 883,971 Cameroon
1500s 1.38 million 356,864 1.02 million Cameroon
1600s 1.57 million 386,904 1.18 million Cameroon
1700s 1.78 million 416,262 1.37 million Cameroon
1710s 1.70 million 433,419 1.27 million Cameroon
1720s 1.72 million 441,538 1.28 million Cameroon
1730s 1.73 million 450,168 1.28 million Cameroon
1740s 1.75 million 459,365 1.29 million Cameroon
1750s 1.77 million 469,196 1.30 million Cameroon
1760s 1.78 million 479,741 1.30 million Cameroon
1770s 1.80 million 491,094 1.31 million Cameroon
1780s 1.82 million 503,365 1.32 million Cameroon
1790s 1.84 million 516,690 1.33 million Cameroon
1800s 1.87 million 531,235 1.34 million Cameroon
1810s 1.89 million 547,206 1.34 million Cameroon
1820s 1.92 million 564,858 1.35 million Cameroon
1830s 1.95 million 584,522 1.36 million Cameroon
1840s 1.98 million 606,624 1.37 million Cameroon
1850s 2.01 million 631,732 1.38 million Cameroon
1860s 2.05 million 660,620 1.39 million Cameroon
1870s 2.10 million 694,376 1.40 million Cameroon
1880s 2.15 million 734,586 1.42 million Cameroon
1890s 2.21 million 783,677 1.43 million Cameroon
1900s 2.29 million 845,588 1.44 million Cameroon
1910s 2.38 million 927,254 1.46 million Cameroon
1920s 2.51 million 1.04 million 1.47 million Cameroon
1930s 2.70 million 1.22 million 1.48 million Cameroon
1940s 3.02 million 1.57 million 1.45 million Cameroon
1950s 4.11 million 3.11 million 1.01 million Cameroon
1960s 4.75 million 3.87 million 878,887 Cameroon
1970s 5.38 million 4.86 million 518,550 Cameroon
1980s 6.18 million 6.80 million 615,376 Malawi
1990s 7.33 million 8.92 million 1.58 million Malawi
2000s 8.70 million 10.82 million 2.12 million Malawi
2010s 10.67 million 14.21 million 3.54 million Malawi
2020s 13.13 million 18.10 million 4.98 million Malawi
2030s 15.85 million 21.64 million 5.79 million Malawi
2040s 18.97 million 23.82 million 4.85 million Malawi
2050s 20.85 million 24.30 million 3.44 million Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, Cameroon or Malawi?
Malawi, at 24.30 million against 20.85 million in Cameroon as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050 between Cameroon and Malawi?
3.44 million, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for urban and rural population 2050?
Cameroon ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 24th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban and rural population 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed