Urban population share 2050 in Malawi
Malawi: Urban population share 2050 was 17.59 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
17.59
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
232nd
of 238 countries
All-time high
17.59
in 2025
All-time low
0.0002
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Malawi, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 17.59 for urban population share 2050 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Malawi peaked at 17.59 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0002, in 1000.
That places Malawi 232nd out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population share 2050 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0002 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0005 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0014 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0042 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0127 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.038 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.114 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 0.3419 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 0.3852 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 0.4219 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 0.4621 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 0.5061 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 0.5543 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 0.6071 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 0.6649 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 0.7282 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 0.7976 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 0.8736 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 0.9567 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 1.05 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 1.15 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 1.26 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 1.38 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 1.51 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 1.65 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 1.81 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 1.98 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 2.17 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 2.38 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 2.6 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 2.85 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 3.12 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 3.53 | +13.1% |
| 1951 | 3.54 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 3.56 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 3.59 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 3.63 | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 3.68 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 3.74 | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 3.8 | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 3.88 | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 3.96 | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 4.04 | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 4.14 | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 4.24 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 4.34 | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 4.45 | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 4.57 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 4.69 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 4.84 | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 5.08 | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 5.38 | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 5.73 | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 6.12 | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 6.53 | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 6.95 | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 7.36 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 7.76 | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 8.11 | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 8.42 | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 8.68 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 8.92 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 9.13 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 9.34 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 9.54 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 9.73 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 9.93 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 10.14 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 10.37 | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 10.62 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 10.91 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 11.25 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 11.62 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 12.03 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 12.45 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 12.87 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 13.27 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 13.64 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 13.96 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 14.23 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 14.42 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 14.56 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 14.68 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 14.78 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.87 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 14.96 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.03 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 15.1 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 15.18 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 15.25 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.32 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 15.4 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 15.48 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 15.55 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.63 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.7 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 15.77 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.83 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 15.9 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 15.96 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.02 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 16.14 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 16.3 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 16.49 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 16.71 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 16.97 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 17.27 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 17.59 | +1.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 17.59 is below the median for low income countries, which is 34.54, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 17.59 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.89, 39% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0002 | 0.0005 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0005 | 0.0014 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0014 | 0.0042 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0042 | 0.0127 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0127 | 0.038 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.038 | 0.114 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 0.0014 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0042 | 0.0042 | 0.0042 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0127 | 0.0127 | 0.0127 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.038 | 0.038 | 0.038 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.114 | 0.114 | 0.114 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.3419 | 0.3419 | 0.3419 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.3852 | 0.3852 | 0.3852 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.4219 | 0.4219 | 0.4219 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.4621 | 0.4621 | 0.4621 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.5061 | 0.5061 | 0.5061 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.5543 | 0.5543 | 0.5543 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.6071 | 0.6071 | 0.6071 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.6649 | 0.6649 | 0.6649 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.7282 | 0.7282 | 0.7282 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.7976 | 0.7976 | 0.7976 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.8736 | 0.8736 | 0.8736 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.9567 | 0.9567 | 0.9567 | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.38 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 1 |
| 1920s | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.85 | 2.85 | 2.85 | 1 |
| 1940s | 3.12 | 3.12 | 3.12 | 1 |
| 1950s | 3.69 | 3.53 | 3.96 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.58 | 4.04 | 5.38 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.46 | 5.73 | 8.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.1 | 9.13 | 11.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.3 | 11.62 | 14.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.06 | 14.68 | 15.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8 | 15.48 | 16.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.89 | 16.3 | 17.59 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Malawi?
- Urban population share 2050 in Malawi was 17.59 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 17.59 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 in 1000.
- How does Malawi rank for urban population share 2050?
- Malawi ranks 232nd out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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