Malawi vs Mali: Urban population, annual growth rate
Malawi
4.53 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mali
4.91 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi rank
13th
Mali rank
10th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 4.91 % change on previous year against 4.53 % change on previous year in Malawi, a difference of 0.38 % change on previous year.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mali ahead.
Malawi ranks 13th and Mali ranks 10th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.79 % change on previous year | 6.01 % change on previous year | 0.2187 % change on previous year | Mali |
| 1970s | 8.26 % change on previous year | 4.69 % change on previous year | 3.57 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1980s | 6.74 % change on previous year | 3.84 % change on previous year | 2.9 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1990s | 4.55 % change on previous year | 3.55 % change on previous year | 1.01 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3.26 % change on previous year | 5.26 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | Mali |
| 2010s | 3.31 % change on previous year | 5.5 % change on previous year | 2.19 % change on previous year | Mali |
| 2020s | 4.11 % change on previous year | 5.24 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Malawi or Mali?
- Mali, at 4.91 % change on previous year against 4.53 % change on previous year in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Malawi and Mali?
- 0.38 % change on previous year, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 13th and Mali ranks 10th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.