Liechtenstein vs Malawi: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Liechtenstein
14.6%
in 2025
Malawi
17.6%
in 2025
Liechtenstein rank
235th
Malawi rank
232nd
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Liechtenstein
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 17.6% against 14.6% in Liechtenstein, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Liechtenstein's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malawi ahead.
Liechtenstein ranks 235th and Malawi ranks 232nd of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Liechtenstein averaged higher in 18 and Malawi in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liechtenstein | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1700s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1710s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1720s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1730s | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1740s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1750s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1760s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1770s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1780s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1790s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 1800s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 1810s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 1820s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Liechtenstein |
| 1830s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Liechtenstein |
| 1840s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Liechtenstein |
| 1850s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 0.8% | Liechtenstein |
| 1860s | 2.7% | 1.5% | 1.2% | Liechtenstein |
| 1870s | 3.3% | 1.7% | 1.7% | Liechtenstein |
| 1880s | 4.2% | 1.8% | 2.4% | Liechtenstein |
| 1890s | 5.2% | 2.0% | 3.2% | Liechtenstein |
| 1900s | 6.5% | 2.2% | 4.3% | Liechtenstein |
| 1910s | 8.1% | 2.4% | 5.8% | Liechtenstein |
| 1920s | 10.2% | 2.6% | 7.6% | Liechtenstein |
| 1930s | 12.7% | 2.9% | 9.9% | Liechtenstein |
| 1940s | 15.9% | 3.1% | 12.8% | Liechtenstein |
| 1950s | 20.2% | 3.7% | 16.5% | Liechtenstein |
| 1960s | 19.6% | 4.6% | 15.0% | Liechtenstein |
| 1970s | 18.3% | 7.5% | 10.9% | Liechtenstein |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 10.1% | 7.7% | Liechtenstein |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 13.3% | 3.0% | Liechtenstein |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 15.1% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 15.8% | 1.3% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 16.9% | 2.2% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Liechtenstein or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 17.6% against 14.6% in Liechtenstein as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Liechtenstein and Malawi?
- 3.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liechtenstein and Malawi?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Liechtenstein and Malawi rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Liechtenstein ranks 235th and Malawi ranks 232nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.