Area Database (v4.2.1)
% population in urban areas
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
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| Total | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 15.7 |
| Blantyre | 65.6 | 65.5 | 65.3 | 65.2 | 65.0 | 64.9 | 64.7 | 64.6 | 64.5 | 62.2 | 60.0 | 57.7 | 55.5 | 58.5 | 61.5 | 64.5 | 67.5 | 70.5 | 73.5 | 71.8 | 70.1 | 68.4 | 66.7 | 65.1 | 63.4 | 62.9 | 62.5 | 62.0 | 61.5 | 61.1 |
| Kasungu | 0.00 | 0.70 | 1.40 | 2.10 | 2.80 | 3.50 | 4.20 | 4.90 | 5.60 | 5.63 | 5.65 | 5.68 | 5.70 | 6.38 | 7.06 | 7.75 | 8.43 | 9.11 | 9.79 | 9.44 | 9.10 | 8.75 | 8.40 | 8.06 | 7.71 | 9.40 | 11.1 | 12.8 | 14.5 | 16.1 |
| Lilongwe | 26.6 | 26.9 | 27.2 | 27.4 | 27.7 | 28.0 | 28.2 | 28.5 | 28.8 | 31.5 | 34.2 | 36.9 | 39.6 | 39.9 | 40.1 | 40.4 | 40.6 | 40.9 | 41.2 | 39.8 | 38.5 | 37.2 | 35.9 | 34.6 | 33.3 | 33.6 | 33.9 | 34.2 | 34.4 | 34.7 |
| Machinga | 4.64 | 4.64 | 4.63 | 4.63 | 4.63 | 4.62 | 4.62 | 4.61 | 4.61 | 5.43 | 6.24 | 7.06 | 7.87 | 8.34 | 8.80 | 9.27 | 9.73 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 9.64 | 8.62 | 7.60 | 6.57 | 5.55 | 4.53 | 3.91 | 3.29 | 2.67 | 2.05 | 1.43 |
| Mangochi | 5.41 | 5.56 | 5.71 | 5.86 | 6.01 | 6.15 | 6.30 | 6.45 | 6.60 | 6.55 | 6.49 | 6.44 | 6.38 | 6.56 | 6.73 | 6.91 | 7.08 | 7.26 | 7.43 | 6.90 | 6.37 | 5.85 | 5.32 | 4.79 | 4.26 | 4.33 | 4.39 | 4.46 | 4.52 | 4.59 |
| Mulanje | 0.00 | 0.38 | 0.75 | 1.13 | 1.50 | 1.88 | 2.25 | 2.63 | 3.00 | 3.77 | 4.54 | 5.30 | 6.07 | 5.46 | 4.86 | 4.25 | 3.64 | 3.04 | 2.43 | 2.36 | 2.29 | 2.22 | 2.14 | 2.07 | 2.00 | 1.98 | 1.95 | 1.93 | 1.90 | 1.88 |
| Mzimba | 14.0 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 16.1 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 17.6 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 16.9 | 14.6 | 12.4 | 10.1 | 7.90 | 5.65 | 3.40 | 6.01 | 8.62 | 11.2 | 13.8 | 16.5 | 19.1 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 20.6 | 21.0 |
| Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) | 4.40 | 4.07 | 3.73 | 3.40 | 3.06 | 2.73 | 2.39 | 2.06 | 1.72 | 1.41 | 1.10 | 0.79 | 0.48 | 1.24 | 1.99 | 2.75 | 3.51 | 4.26 | 5.02 | 4.81 | 4.59 | 4.38 | 4.17 | 3.95 | 3.74 | 3.78 | 3.83 | 3.87 | 3.91 | 3.95 |
| Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) | 8.46 | 10.0 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 14.8 | 16.3 | 17.9 | 19.5 | 21.1 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 17.3 | 16.0 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) | 1.89 | 1.69 | 1.50 | 1.30 | 1.11 | 0.91 | 0.71 | 0.52 | 0.32 | 2.58 | 4.84 | 7.09 | 9.35 | 8.56 | 7.76 | 6.97 | 6.18 | 5.38 | 4.59 | 4.51 | 4.43 | 4.35 | 4.26 | 4.18 | 4.10 | 4.24 | 4.38 | 4.51 | 4.65 | 4.79 |
| Salima | 17.0 | 15.9 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 9.60 | 8.55 | 9.18 | 9.81 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 9.99 | 9.11 | 8.23 | 7.34 | 6.46 | 7.22 | 7.98 | 8.73 | 9.49 | 10.2 |
| Thyolo | 6.68 | 6.18 | 5.68 | 5.17 | 4.67 | 4.17 | 3.67 | 3.16 | 2.66 | 2.81 | 2.97 | 3.12 | 3.27 | 3.01 | 2.74 | 2.48 | 2.22 | 1.95 | 1.69 | 1.85 | 2.00 | 2.16 | 2.32 | 2.47 | 2.63 | 2.56 | 2.50 | 2.43 | 2.36 | 2.29 |
| Zomba | 11.9 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.91 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 10.6 | 9.54 |
Lighter numbers are estimates