Rural population, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Rural population, per capita was 0.8241 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Malawi, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Malawi stood at 0.8241 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.9596 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.8241 units per person, in 2025.
That places Malawi 4th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9542 units per person | 0.9462 units per person | 0.9596 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9254 units per person | 0.9108 units per person | 0.9427 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.899 units per person | 0.8875 units per person | 0.9087 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.867 units per person | 0.8544 units per person | 0.8838 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8494 units per person | 0.846 units per person | 0.8532 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.842 units per person | 0.8386 units per person | 0.8452 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8311 units per person | 0.8241 units per person | 0.837 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 24.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 201.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 30.03 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 30.03 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
- Rural population 82.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Malawi?
- Rural population, per capita in Malawi was 0.8241 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9596 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8241 units per person in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for rural population, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 4th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.