Malawi vs Nepal: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Malawi
6.3%
in 2025
Nepal
5.6%
in 2025
Malawi rank
117th
Nepal rank
118th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Malawi
- Nepal
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 6.3% against 5.6% in Nepal, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nepal ahead.
Malawi ranks 117th and Nepal ranks 118th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Nepal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.7% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 0.7% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1.2% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.0% | 1.6% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.2% | 1.1% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 0.8% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Malawi or Nepal?
- Malawi, at 6.3% against 5.6% in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Malawi and Nepal?
- 0.7%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nepal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Nepal rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Malawi ranks 117th and Nepal ranks 118th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.