Malawi vs Niger: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Malawi
17.6%
in 2025
Niger
18.4%
in 2025
Malawi rank
232nd
Niger rank
231st
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Malawi
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 18.4% against 17.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 232nd and Niger ranks 231st of 238 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Niger |
| 1700s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 1710s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 1720s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1730s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1740s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1750s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1760s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1770s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1780s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Niger |
| 1790s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Niger |
| 1800s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Niger |
| 1810s | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Niger |
| 1820s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Niger |
| 1830s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Niger |
| 1840s | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Niger |
| 1850s | 1.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Niger |
| 1860s | 1.5% | 2.1% | 0.6% | Niger |
| 1870s | 1.7% | 2.3% | 0.6% | Niger |
| 1880s | 1.8% | 2.5% | 0.7% | Niger |
| 1890s | 2.0% | 2.7% | 0.7% | Niger |
| 1900s | 2.2% | 3.0% | 0.8% | Niger |
| 1910s | 2.4% | 3.2% | 0.9% | Niger |
| 1920s | 2.6% | 3.6% | 1.0% | Niger |
| 1930s | 2.9% | 3.9% | 1.0% | Niger |
| 1940s | 3.1% | 4.3% | 1.1% | Niger |
| 1950s | 3.7% | 5.3% | 1.6% | Niger |
| 1960s | 4.6% | 6.8% | 2.2% | Niger |
| 1970s | 7.5% | 11.5% | 4.0% | Niger |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 14.6% | 4.6% | Niger |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 15.7% | 2.4% | Niger |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 16.3% | 1.2% | Niger |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 16.4% | 0.6% | Niger |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 17.6% | 0.8% | Niger |
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, Malawi or Niger?
- Niger, at 18.4% against 17.6% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Malawi and Niger?
- 0.8%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Malawi ranks 232nd and Niger ranks 231st 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.