Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP in Malawi

Malawi: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0 1000 No per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 22.4%
World rank
4th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0 1000 No per US$ of GDP
in 1994
All-time low
0 1000 No per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Years of data
46
1980–2025

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980–2025

00000198020022025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp in Malawi is 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.4% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp in Malawi peaked at 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP, in 2011.

That places Malawi 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP in Malawi, 1980 to 2025.
Year 1000 No per US$ of GDP Change
1980 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP
1981 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +2.4%
1982 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +7.2%
1983 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -1.1%
1984 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +4.6%
1985 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +11.4%
1986 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +0.8%
1987 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +6.3%
1988 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -9.1%
1989 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -8.9%
1990 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -12.6%
1991 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -13.1%
1992 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +23.1%
1993 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -13.2%
1994 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +75.2%
1995 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -14.8%
1996 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -37.8%
1997 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -12.4%
1998 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +56.2%
1999 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +1.5%
2000 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +4.8%
2001 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +4.3%
2002 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -49.6%
2003 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +11.8%
2004 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -5.2%
2005 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -2.3%
2006 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -5.9%
2007 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -7.1%
2008 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -14.2%
2009 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -11.5%
2010 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -8.4%
2011 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -10.5%
2012 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +36.5%
2013 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +12.3%
2014 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -6.2%
2015 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -1.9%
2016 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +19.7%
2017 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -9.2%
2018 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -7.1%
2019 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -8.3%
2020 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -3.7%
2021 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -2.5%
2022 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +2.0%
2023 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -4.8%
2024 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP +20.9%
2025 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP -22.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 1 Burundi 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 2 Afghanistan 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 3 Eritrea 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 5 Niger 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 6 Mozambique 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 7 Central African Republic 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp in Malawi?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp in Malawi was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 1994.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP in 2011.
How does Malawi rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP
Unit
1000 No per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
189 places, 10,242 data points, 1960–2025
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.