How does Malawi rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?

Malawi ranks 31st out of 211 countries with data for 2025.

Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Malawi

Name: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Malawi
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Malawi: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP was 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0003 people per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 20.7%

World rank

31st

of 211 countries

All-time high

0.0008 people per US$ of GDP

in 1994

All-time low

0.0002 people per US$ of GDP

in 2011

Years of data

1980–2025

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of down 20.7% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP, in 2011.

That places Malawi 31st out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980 to 2025.
Year	people per US$ of GDP	Change
1980	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	—
1981	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1982	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
1983	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1984	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
1985	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	+13.3%
1986	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1987	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
1988	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1989	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1990	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
1991	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1992	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	+30.4%
1993	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1994	0.0008 people per US$ of GDP	+78.6%
1995	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
1996	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-36.0%
1997	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-10.9%
1998	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	+57.6%
1999	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2000	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2001	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2002	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-49.4%
2003	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
2004	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2005	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2006	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2007	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2008	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
2009	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
2010	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
2011	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2012	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	+37.3%
2013	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	+12.9%
2014	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2015	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2016	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	+20.3%
2017	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
2018	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2019	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2020	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2021	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2022	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
2023	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2024	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	+23.3%
2025	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	-20.7%

Malawi compared with similar countries

Malawi's 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP, 50% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Malawi's 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1994	+78.6%	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	0.0008 people per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	0.0008 people per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0007 people per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Malawi

28 Mali 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP compare
29 Chad 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP compare
30 Uganda 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP compare
32 Ethiopia 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP compare
33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP compare
34 Congo 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

More population data for Malawi

Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4293 % change on previous year (2100)
Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.1183 % change on previous year (2050)
Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4293 % change on previous year (2100)
Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.3622 % change on previous year (2100)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 37,159 Persons (2050)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.45 Percent per annum (2030)
Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2289 % change on previous year (2100)
World population growth 0.4% (2100)
Population density 627.29 people per km² (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 3.85 million people (2100)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Malawi?: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP in 1994.
What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP in 2011.
How does Malawi rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?: Malawi ranks 31st out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Unit: people per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.