Malawi vs Niger: Urban population share 2050

Malawi
17.59
in 2025
Niger
18.37
in 2025
Malawi rank
232nd
Niger rank
231st

Urban population share 2050 over time

  • Malawi
  • Niger
05101520100015122025

How they compare

Niger currently reports 18.37 against 17.59 in Malawi, a difference of 0.78.

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 0.0002 0.0002 0.0001 Niger
1100s 0.0005 0.0006 0.0002 Niger
1200s 0.0014 0.0019 0.0005 Niger
1300s 0.0042 0.0058 0.0015 Niger
1400s 0.0127 0.0173 0.0046 Niger
1500s 0.038 0.0519 0.0139 Niger
1600s 0.114 0.1557 0.0417 Niger
1700s 0.3419 0.4671 0.1252 Niger
1710s 0.3852 0.5263 0.1411 Niger
1720s 0.4219 0.5764 0.1545 Niger
1730s 0.4621 0.6313 0.1692 Niger
1740s 0.5061 0.6914 0.1853 Niger
1750s 0.5543 0.7573 0.203 Niger
1760s 0.6071 0.8294 0.2223 Niger
1770s 0.6649 0.9084 0.2435 Niger
1780s 0.7282 0.9949 0.2667 Niger
1790s 0.7976 1.09 0.292 Niger
1800s 0.8736 1.19 0.3199 Niger
1810s 0.9567 1.31 0.3503 Niger
1820s 1.05 1.43 0.3837 Niger
1830s 1.15 1.57 0.4202 Niger
1840s 1.26 1.72 0.4602 Niger
1850s 1.38 1.88 0.5041 Niger
1860s 1.51 2.06 0.5521 Niger
1870s 1.65 2.26 0.6047 Niger
1880s 1.81 2.47 0.6623 Niger
1890s 1.98 2.71 0.7253 Niger
1900s 2.17 2.96 0.7944 Niger
1910s 2.38 3.25 0.8701 Niger
1920s 2.6 3.56 0.9529 Niger
1930s 2.85 3.89 1.04 Niger
1940s 3.12 4.26 1.14 Niger
1950s 3.69 5.33 1.63 Niger
1960s 4.58 6.8 2.22 Niger
1970s 7.46 11.51 4.05 Niger
1980s 10.1 14.65 4.55 Niger
1990s 13.3 15.75 2.44 Niger
2000s 15.06 16.25 1.19 Niger
2010s 15.8 16.38 0.5827 Niger
2020s 16.89 17.65 0.7587 Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population share 2050, Malawi or Niger?
Niger, at 18.37 against 17.59 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Malawi and Niger?
0.78, 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 urban population share 2050?
Malawi ranks 232nd and Niger ranks 231st of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population share 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed