Italy vs Malawi: Rural population
Italy
17.86 million
in 2025
Malawi
18.31 million
in 2025
Italy rank
31st
Malawi rank
29th
Rural population over time
- Italy
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 18.31 million against 17.86 million in Italy, a difference of 444,500.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 31st and Malawi ranks 29th of 215 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.86 million | 3.87 million | 15.99 million | Italy |
| 1970s | 18.90 million | 4.86 million | 14.04 million | Italy |
| 1980s | 18.76 million | 6.80 million | 11.97 million | Italy |
| 1990s | 18.85 million | 8.92 million | 9.93 million | Italy |
| 2000s | 18.81 million | 10.82 million | 7.99 million | Italy |
| 2010s | 18.50 million | 14.21 million | 4.29 million | Italy |
| 2020s | 17.99 million | 17.33 million | 659,033 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, Italy or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 18.31 million against 17.86 million in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population between Italy and Malawi?
- 444,500, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malawi?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Malawi rank globally for rural population?
- Italy ranks 31st and Malawi ranks 29th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.