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Malawi: Rural population growth

2.16percent · 2025-19.1% since 2015

Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Annual figures for Malawi from 1961 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20252.161
20242.222
20232.258
20222.296
20212.364
20202.447
20192.512
20182.601
20172.632
20162.648
20152.673
20142.722
20132.754
20122.784
20112.827
20102.858
20092.865
20082.815
20072.736
20062.671
20052.593
20042.496
20032.406
20022.341
20012.298
20002.261
19992.174
19981.936
19971.695
19961.594
1995-0.573
1994-1.625
19930.982
19922.435
19912.617
19903.52
19894.337
19885.078
19874.498
19863.431
19853.614
19843.686
19833.729
19823.73
19813.702
19803.614
19793.436
19783.131
19772.768
19762.519
19752.376
19742.264
19732.172
19722.118
19712.091
19702.091
19692.148
19682.232
19672.306
19662.33
19652.322
19642.336
19632.335
19622.31
19612.283

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Rural population growth. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-rural-population-growth (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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