How does Malawi rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita?

Malawi ranks 8th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.

Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Malawi data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita in Malawi

Name: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita in Malawi
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Malawi: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita was 0.0008 1000 No per person in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0008 1000 No per person

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

8th

of 190 countries

All-time high

0.001 1000 No per person

in 1960

All-time low

0.0008 1000 No per person

in 1993

Years of data

1960–2025

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita in Malawi, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per person.

Analysis

In 2025, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.0008 1000 No per person.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.001 1000 No per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 1000 No per person, in 1993.

Malawi ranks 8th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita in Malawi, 1960 to 2025.
Year	1000 No per person	Change
1960	0.001 1000 No per person	—
1961	0.001 1000 No per person	-0.3%
1962	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.3%
1963	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.3%
1964	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.2%
1965	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.2%
1966	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.1%
1967	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.2%
1968	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.2%
1969	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.2%
1970	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.1%
1971	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.1%
1972	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.2%
1973	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.2%
1974	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.2%
1975	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.3%
1976	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.3%
1977	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.4%
1978	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.5%
1979	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.9%
1980	0.0009 1000 No per person	-1.2%
1981	0.0009 1000 No per person	-1.5%
1982	0.0009 1000 No per person	-1.7%
1983	0.0009 1000 No per person	-1.5%
1984	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.7%
1985	0.0009 1000 No per person	+0.4%
1986	0.0009 1000 No per person	+1.7%
1987	0.0009 1000 No per person	+1.2%
1988	0.0009 1000 No per person	+0.4%
1989	0.0009 1000 No per person	+0.1%
1990	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.6%
1991	0.0009 1000 No per person	-1.3%
1992	0.0008 1000 No per person	-2.3%
1993	0.0008 1000 No per person	-1.6%
1994	0.0008 1000 No per person	+1.2%
1995	0.0008 1000 No per person	+0.9%
1996	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.4%
1997	0.0008 1000 No per person	+0.2%
1998	0.0008 1000 No per person	+0.5%
1999	0.0009 1000 No per person	+0.6%
2000	0.0009 1000 No per person	+0.5%
2001	0.0009 1000 No per person	+0.2%
2002	0.0009 1000 No per person	+0.1%
2003	0.0009 1000 No per person	+0.0%
2004	0.0009 1000 No per person	+0.0%
2005	0.0009 1000 No per person	+0.0%
2006	0.0009 1000 No per person	+0.1%
2007	0.0009 1000 No per person	+0.1%
2008	0.0009 1000 No per person	+0.0%
2009	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.0%
2010	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.1%
2011	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.1%
2012	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.1%
2013	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.1%
2014	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.1%
2015	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.1%
2016	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.1%
2017	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.1%
2018	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.1%
2019	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.1%
2020	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.1%
2021	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.1%
2022	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.1%
2023	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.2%
2024	0.0009 1000 No per person	-0.2%
2025	0.0008 1000 No per person	-0.3%

Malawi compared with similar countries

Malawi's 0.0008 1000 No per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0006 1000 No per person, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Malawi's 0.0008 1000 No per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 1000 No per person, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0009 1000 No per person	0.0009 1000 No per person	0.001 1000 No per person	10
1970s	0.0009 1000 No per person	0.0009 1000 No per person	0.0009 1000 No per person	10
1980s	0.0009 1000 No per person	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0009 1000 No per person	10
1990s	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0009 1000 No per person	10
2000s	0.0009 1000 No per person	0.0009 1000 No per person	0.0009 1000 No per person	10
2010s	0.0009 1000 No per person	0.0009 1000 No per person	0.0009 1000 No per person	10
2020s	0.0009 1000 No per person	0.0008 1000 No per person	0.0009 1000 No per person	6

Countries ranked near Malawi

5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0009 1000 No per person compare
6 Niger 0.0009 1000 No per person compare
7 Tonga 0.0009 1000 No per person compare
9 Nepal 0.0008 1000 No per person compare
10 Liechtenstein 0.0008 1000 No per person compare
11 Saint Lucia 0.0008 1000 No per person compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More work & labour data for Malawi

Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4293 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4409 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4183 % change on previous year (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,360 1000 No (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 28,345 1000 No (2050)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 30,321 1000 No (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 28,820 1000 No (2100)
Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 59,141 1000 No (2100)

All data for Malawi →

Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita in Malawi?: Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita in Malawi was 0.0008 1000 No per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 0.001 1000 No per person in 1960.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 1000 No per person in 1993.
How does Malawi rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita?: Malawi ranks 8th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Population, total

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita
Unit: 1000 No per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 192 places, 11,544 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.