Rural population, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Rural population, per square kilometre was 185.85 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, rural population, per square kilometre in Malawi stood at 185.85 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 185.85 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.78 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Malawi ranks 18th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.52 units per square kilometre | 37.78 units per square kilometre | 45.37 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.57 units per square kilometre | 46.33 units per square kilometre | 58.24 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.12 units per square kilometre | 60.39 units per square kilometre | 86.38 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.56 units per square kilometre | 89.48 units per square kilometre | 100.12 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.81 units per square kilometre | 102.41 units per square kilometre | 129.18 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 150.75 units per square kilometre | 132.92 units per square kilometre | 169.23 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 179.64 units per square kilometre | 173.43 units per square kilometre | 185.85 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 15 Vietnam 198.09 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Pakistan 196.43 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Haiti 192.34 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 Philippines 172.92 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Uganda 168.39 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Antigua and Barbuda 160.23 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8241 units per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Malawi?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Malawi was 185.85 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 185.85 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.78 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Malawi rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 18th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.