Burundi vs Malawi: Urban population

Burundi
3.70 million
in 2025
Malawi
3.91 million
in 2025
Burundi rank
116th
Malawi rank
114th

Urban population over time

  • Burundi
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 3.91 million against 3.70 million in Burundi, a difference of 212,560.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Globally, Burundi ranks 116th and Malawi ranks 114th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.