Malawi - Population in largest city

Population in largest city

The value for Population in largest city in Malawi was 1,170,870 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,170,870 in 2021 and a minimum value of 50,199 in 1960.

Definition: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 50,199
1961 57,026
1962 64,792
1963 73,617
1964 83,658
1965 95,035
1966 107,978
1967 115,735
1968 123,197
1969 131,118
1970 139,560
1971 148,545
1972 158,123
1973 168,289
1974 179,125
1975 190,658
1976 202,951
1977 215,999
1978 226,314
1979 236,059
1980 246,238
1981 256,825
1982 267,884
1983 279,419
1984 291,467
1985 304,000
1986 317,090
1987 330,743
1988 343,611
1989 356,649
1990 370,199
1991 384,265
1992 398,886
1993 414,020
1994 429,751
1995 446,080
1996 463,052
1997 480,622
1998 498,883
1999 513,955
2000 528,689
2001 543,802
2002 559,370
2003 575,383
2004 591,877
2005 608,797
2006 626,225
2007 644,152
2008 670,822
2009 700,189
2010 730,841
2011 762,835
2012 796,230
2013 831,086
2014 867,469
2015 905,444
2016 945,082
2017 986,455
2018 1,029,639
2019 1,074,695
2020 1,121,720
2021 1,170,870

Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Malawi was 33.67 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 50.75 in 1966, while its lowest value was 31.24 in 1960.

Definition: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 31.24
1961 33.90
1962 36.77
1963 39.87
1964 43.22
1965 46.83
1966 50.75
1967 50.68
1968 50.13
1969 49.57
1970 49.02
1971 48.48
1972 47.95
1973 47.40
1974 46.85
1975 46.27
1976 45.66
1977 45.00
1978 44.44
1979 43.95
1980 43.53
1981 43.24
1982 43.03
1983 42.73
1984 42.14
1985 41.15
1986 39.77
1987 38.18
1988 36.39
1989 34.95
1990 34.05
1991 33.68
1992 33.71
1993 33.95
1994 34.16
1995 34.16
1996 33.90
1997 33.44
1998 32.87
1999 32.61
2000 32.46
2001 32.36
2002 32.30
2003 32.23
2004 32.15
2005 32.03
2006 31.87
2007 31.69
2008 31.88
2009 32.12
2010 32.34
2011 32.53
2012 32.71
2013 32.86
2014 33.01
2015 33.15
2016 33.28
2017 33.40
2018 33.51
2019 33.59
2020 33.65
2021 33.67

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization