Chad vs Malawi

Chad vs Malawi: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 27.6% in Chad and 17.6% in Malawi, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chad, by 10 percentage points, or 1.57 times that in Malawi.

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% of people · UN

Chad vs Malawi: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 27.6% in Chad and 17.6% in Malawi, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chad, by 10 percentage points, or 1.57 times that in Malawi.
ChadMalawiUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Chad has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2025, Chad ranked 210 and Malawi ranked 224 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Chad at 52.4% and Malawi at 35% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearChadMalawi
202527.617.6
202426.917.3
202326.317
202225.816.7
202125.216.5
202024.716.3
201924.316.1
201823.916
201723.516
201623.115.9
201522.815.8
201422.515.8
201322.315.7
201222.115.6
20112215.6
201021.915.5
200921.815.4
200821.815.3
200721.815.3
200621.815.2
200521.815.1
200421.715
200321.715
200221.714.9
200121.714.8
200021.714.7
199921.614.6
199821.614.4
199721.614.2
199621.514
199521.513.6
199421.513.3
199321.412.9
199221.412.5
199121.312
199021.211.6
198921.111.3
19882110.9
198720.810.6
198620.610.4
198520.410.1
198420.29.9
1983209.7
198219.79.5
198119.49.3
198019.19.1
197918.88.9
197818.48.7
197717.88.4
197616.88.1
197515.77.8
197414.57.4
197313.37
197212.56.5
197111.96.1
197011.35.7
196910.75.4
196810.15.1
19679.54.8
19668.94.7
19658.44.6
196484.5
19637.64.3
19627.34.2
19616.94.1
19606.64
19596.34
195863.9
19575.73.8
19565.43.7
19555.23.7
195453.6
19534.83.6
19524.73.6
19514.63.5
19504.53.5
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearChadMalawi
202628.218
202728.918.3
202829.718.8
202930.419.2
203031.219.7
20313220.2
203232.920.8
203333.821.3
203434.721.9
203535.622.6
203636.623.2
203737.523.9
203838.624.6
203939.625.3
204040.626.1
204141.726.9
204242.827.7
20434428.5
204445.129.4
204546.330.3
204647.531.2
204748.732.1
204849.933
204951.134
205052.435

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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