Malawi vs Mali: Urban and rural population 2050

Malawi
24.30 million
in 2050
Mali
24.16 million
in 2050
Malawi rank
24th
Mali rank
25th

Urban and rural population 2050 over time

  • Malawi
  • Mali
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M100015252050

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 24.30 million against 24.16 million in Mali, a difference of 136,700.

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

Malawi ranks 24th and Mali ranks 25th of 231 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 7 and Mali in 36.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mali Difference Ahead
1000s 178,500 721,997 543,497 Mali
1100s 214,199 776,142 561,943 Mali
1200s 249,896 830,274 580,378 Mali
1300s 285,588 899,915 614,327 Mali
1400s 321,259 999,716 678,457 Mali
1500s 356,864 1.08 million 725,216 Mali
1600s 386,904 1.26 million 873,366 Mali
1700s 416,262 1.43 million 1.02 million Mali
1710s 433,419 1.61 million 1.17 million Mali
1720s 441,538 1.62 million 1.18 million Mali
1730s 450,168 1.64 million 1.19 million Mali
1740s 459,365 1.66 million 1.20 million Mali
1750s 469,196 1.68 million 1.21 million Mali
1760s 479,741 1.70 million 1.22 million Mali
1770s 491,094 1.72 million 1.23 million Mali
1780s 503,365 1.74 million 1.24 million Mali
1790s 516,690 1.77 million 1.25 million Mali
1800s 531,235 1.80 million 1.26 million Mali
1810s 547,206 1.82 million 1.28 million Mali
1820s 564,858 1.86 million 1.29 million Mali
1830s 584,522 1.89 million 1.31 million Mali
1840s 606,624 1.93 million 1.32 million Mali
1850s 631,732 1.97 million 1.34 million Mali
1860s 660,620 2.02 million 1.36 million Mali
1870s 694,376 2.07 million 1.38 million Mali
1880s 734,586 2.14 million 1.40 million Mali
1890s 783,677 2.21 million 1.43 million Mali
1900s 845,588 2.30 million 1.46 million Mali
1910s 927,254 2.42 million 1.49 million Mali
1920s 1.04 million 2.58 million 1.53 million Mali
1930s 1.22 million 2.81 million 1.59 million Mali
1940s 1.57 million 3.22 million 1.64 million Mali
1950s 3.11 million 4.74 million 1.63 million Mali
1960s 3.87 million 5.28 million 1.40 million Mali
1970s 4.86 million 5.95 million 1.09 million Mali
1980s 6.80 million 7.01 million 205,903 Mali
1990s 8.92 million 8.34 million 577,315 Malawi
2000s 10.82 million 10.60 million 223,506 Malawi
2010s 14.21 million 13.65 million 559,020 Malawi
2020s 18.10 million 16.92 million 1.19 million Malawi
2030s 21.64 million 20.25 million 1.40 million Malawi
2040s 23.82 million 23.02 million 793,560 Malawi
2050s 24.30 million 24.16 million 136,700 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, Malawi or Mali?
Malawi, at 24.30 million against 24.16 million in Mali as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050 between Malawi and Mali?
136,700, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for urban and rural population 2050?
Malawi ranks 24th and Mali ranks 25th of 231 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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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
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