Number of people living in the capital city in Malawi
Malawi: Number of people living in the capital city was 2.93 million people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in the capital city in Malawi, 2020–2100
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2.93 million people for number of people living in the capital city in 2100. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in the capital city in Malawi peaked at 2.93 million people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 837,370 people, in 2020.
That places Malawi 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of people living in the capital city in Malawi, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 837,370 people | — |
| 2025 | 961,399 people | +14.8% |
| 2030 | 1.18 million people | +22.5% |
| 2035 | 1.38 million people | +17.5% |
| 2040 | 1.54 million people | +11.6% |
| 2045 | 1.68 million people | +9.0% |
| 2050 | 1.85 million people | +9.8% |
| 2055 | 1.99 million people | +7.6% |
| 2060 | 2.09 million people | +4.9% |
| 2065 | 2.20 million people | +5.5% |
| 2070 | 2.34 million people | +6.5% |
| 2075 | 2.47 million people | +5.3% |
| 2080 | 2.55 million people | +3.6% |
| 2085 | 2.69 million people | +5.2% |
| 2090 | 2.75 million people | +2.3% |
| 2095 | 2.84 million people | +3.1% |
| 2100 | 2.93 million people | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 899,384 people | 837,370 people | 961,399 people | 2 |
| 2030s | 1.28 million people | 1.18 million people | 1.38 million people | 2 |
| 2040s | 1.61 million people | 1.54 million people | 1.68 million people | 2 |
| 2050s | 1.92 million people | 1.85 million people | 1.99 million people | 2 |
| 2060s | 2.14 million people | 2.09 million people | 2.20 million people | 2 |
| 2070s | 2.40 million people | 2.34 million people | 2.47 million people | 2 |
| 2080s | 2.62 million people | 2.55 million people | 2.69 million people | 2 |
| 2090s | 2.79 million people | 2.75 million people | 2.84 million people | 2 |
| 2100s | 2.93 million people | 2.93 million people | 2.93 million people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 63 Sierra Leone 3.04 million people compare
- 64 Bahrain 3.01 million people compare
- 65 Liberia 2.96 million people compare
- 67 South Africa 2.76 million people compare
- 68 Ecuador 2.68 million people compare
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More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in the capital city in Malawi?
- Number of people living in the capital city in Malawi was 2.93 million people in 2100, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 million people in 2100.
- What is the lowest number of people living in the capital city recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 837,370 people in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for number of people living in the capital city?
- Malawi ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2100.
- Is number of people living in the capital city rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in the capital city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Projected total number of people living in the country's capital city. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.