Lower middle income vs Malawi: Urban population growth (annual %)
Urban population growth (annual %) over time
- Lower middle income
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4.4% against 2.3% in Lower middle income, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.9 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 14th and Malawi ranks 13th of 47 groups.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | 5.6% | 1.7% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 7.9% | 3.6% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 6.5% | 2.8% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 4.4% | 1.2% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.2% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 3.3% | 0.7% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 4.0% | 1.8% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population growth, Lower middle income or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 4.4% against 2.3% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population growth between Lower middle income and Malawi?
- 2.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Malawi?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Malawi rank globally for urban population growth?
- Lower middle income ranks 14th and Malawi ranks 13th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.