Malawi vs Mali: Rural population, annual growth rate
Malawi
2.19 % change on previous year
in 2025
Mali
2.03 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi rank
16th
Mali rank
17th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- Mali
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.19 % change on previous year against 2.03 % change on previous year in Mali, a difference of 0.16 % change on previous year.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 16th and Mali ranks 17th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.32 % change on previous year | 1.09 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.53 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1980s | 4.02 % change on previous year | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2.33 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.5 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | 0.4628 % change on previous year | Mali |
| 2000s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2.72 % change on previous year | 0.1346 % change on previous year | Mali |
| 2010s | 2.74 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | 0.3641 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | 0.2363 % change on previous year | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Malawi or Mali?
- Malawi, at 2.19 % change on previous year against 2.03 % change on previous year in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Malawi and Mali?
- 0.16 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 16th and Mali ranks 17th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.