What is urban population, per capita in Malawi?

Urban population, per capita in Malawi was 0.1759 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Malawi?

The highest recorded value was 0.1759 units per person in 2025.

What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Malawi?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0404 units per person in 1960.

How does Malawi rank for urban population, per capita?

Malawi ranks 215th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Malawi data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population, per capita in Malawi

Name: Urban population, per capita in Malawi
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Malawi: Urban population, per capita was 0.1759 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.1759 units per person

Change on year

up 1.9%

World rank

215th

of 218 countries

All-time high

0.1759 units per person

in 2025

All-time low

0.0404 units per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in Malawi, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

In 2025, urban population, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.1759 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.1759 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0404 units per person, in 1960.

That places Malawi 215th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Urban population, per capita in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in Malawi, 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per person	Change
1960	0.0404 units per person	—
1961	0.0414 units per person	+2.3%
1962	0.0424 units per person	+2.4%
1963	0.0434 units per person	+2.5%
1964	0.0445 units per person	+2.5%
1965	0.0457 units per person	+2.6%
1966	0.0469 units per person	+2.6%
1967	0.0484 units per person	+3.4%
1968	0.0508 units per person	+4.9%
1969	0.0538 units per person	+5.9%
1970	0.0573 units per person	+6.5%
1971	0.0612 units per person	+6.8%
1972	0.0653 units per person	+6.7%
1973	0.0695 units per person	+6.4%
1974	0.0736 units per person	+5.9%
1975	0.0776 units per person	+5.3%
1976	0.0811 units per person	+4.6%
1977	0.0842 units per person	+3.8%
1978	0.0868 units per person	+3.1%
1979	0.0892 units per person	+2.7%
1980	0.0913 units per person	+2.4%
1981	0.0934 units per person	+2.2%
1982	0.0954 units per person	+2.1%
1983	0.0973 units per person	+2.1%
1984	0.0993 units per person	+2.1%
1985	0.1014 units per person	+2.1%
1986	0.1037 units per person	+2.2%
1987	0.1062 units per person	+2.4%
1988	0.1091 units per person	+2.7%
1989	0.1124 units per person	+3.1%
1990	0.1162 units per person	+3.4%
1991	0.1203 units per person	+3.5%
1992	0.1245 units per person	+3.5%
1993	0.1287 units per person	+3.3%
1994	0.1327 units per person	+3.1%
1995	0.1364 units per person	+2.8%
1996	0.1396 units per person	+2.4%
1997	0.1423 units per person	+1.9%
1998	0.1442 units per person	+1.4%
1999	0.1456 units per person	+0.9%
2000	0.1468 units per person	+0.8%
2001	0.1478 units per person	+0.7%
2002	0.1487 units per person	+0.6%
2003	0.1496 units per person	+0.6%
2004	0.1503 units per person	+0.5%
2005	0.151 units per person	+0.5%
2006	0.1518 units per person	+0.5%
2007	0.1525 units per person	+0.5%
2008	0.1532 units per person	+0.5%
2009	0.154 units per person	+0.5%
2010	0.1548 units per person	+0.5%
2011	0.1555 units per person	+0.5%
2012	0.1563 units per person	+0.5%
2013	0.157 units per person	+0.5%
2014	0.1577 units per person	+0.4%
2015	0.1583 units per person	+0.4%
2016	0.159 units per person	+0.4%
2017	0.1596 units per person	+0.4%
2018	0.1602 units per person	+0.4%
2019	0.1614 units per person	+0.7%
2020	0.163 units per person	+1.0%
2021	0.1649 units per person	+1.2%
2022	0.1671 units per person	+1.4%
2023	0.1697 units per person	+1.6%
2024	0.1727 units per person	+1.7%
2025	0.1759 units per person	+1.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0458 units per person	0.0404 units per person	0.0538 units per person	10
1970s	0.0746 units per person	0.0573 units per person	0.0892 units per person	10
1980s	0.101 units per person	0.0913 units per person	0.1124 units per person	10
1990s	0.133 units per person	0.1162 units per person	0.1456 units per person	10
2000s	0.1506 units per person	0.1468 units per person	0.154 units per person	10
2010s	0.158 units per person	0.1548 units per person	0.1614 units per person	10
2020s	0.1689 units per person	0.163 units per person	0.1759 units per person	6

Countries ranked near Malawi

212 Tonga 0.2116 units per person compare
213 Sri Lanka 0.2045 units per person compare
214 Niger 0.1837 units per person compare
216 Samoa 0.1751 units per person compare
217 Papua New Guinea 0.1578 units per person compare
218 Liechtenstein 0.1463 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

More climate change data for Malawi

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 415.04 million kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,106 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,185 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,819 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in Malawi?: Urban population, per capita in Malawi was 0.1759 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 0.1759 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0404 units per person in 1960.
How does Malawi rank for urban population, per capita?: Malawi ranks 215th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Urban population ÷ Population, total

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Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.