Malawi vs Niger: Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate
Malawi
1.89 % change on previous year
in 2025
Niger
1.8 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi rank
15th
Niger rank
16th
Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- Niger
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.89 % change on previous year against 1.8 % change on previous year in Niger, a difference of 0.09 % change on previous year.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Niger ahead.
Malawi ranks 15th and Niger ranks 16th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.27 % change on previous year | 0.9361 % change on previous year | 0.3362 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1960s | 3.13 % change on previous year | 4.28 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | Niger |
| 1970s | 5.19 % change on previous year | 4.7 % change on previous year | 0.4922 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1980s | 2.35 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | 0.9781 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1990s | 2.62 % change on previous year | 0.4365 % change on previous year | 2.18 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.5637 % change on previous year | 0.1241 % change on previous year | 0.4396 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.4685 % change on previous year | 0.3413 % change on previous year | 0.1272 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.45 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | 0.0398 % change on previous year | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate, Malawi or Niger?
- Malawi, at 1.89 % change on previous year against 1.8 % change on previous year in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate between Malawi and Niger?
- 0.09 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 15th and Niger ranks 16th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban vs rural majority, 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 Urban vs rural majority. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.