Congo - Kinshasa vs Malawi
Congo - Kinshasa vs Malawi: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 45.1% in Congo - Kinshasa and 17.6% in Malawi, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 27.5 percentage points, or 2.56 times that in Malawi.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 168 and Malawi ranked 224 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Congo - Kinshasa at 53.5% and Malawi at 35% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.1 | 17.6 |
| 2024 | 44.8 | 17.3 |
| 2023 | 44.4 | 17 |
| 2022 | 44 | 16.7 |
| 2021 | 43.6 | 16.5 |
| 2020 | 43.3 | 16.3 |
| 2019 | 42.9 | 16.1 |
| 2018 | 42.5 | 16 |
| 2017 | 42.1 | 16 |
| 2016 | 41.7 | 15.9 |
| 2015 | 41.3 | 15.8 |
| 2014 | 41 | 15.8 |
| 2013 | 40.6 | 15.7 |
| 2012 | 40.2 | 15.6 |
| 2011 | 39.8 | 15.6 |
| 2010 | 39.4 | 15.5 |
| 2009 | 39 | 15.4 |
| 2008 | 38.6 | 15.3 |
| 2007 | 38.2 | 15.3 |
| 2006 | 37.8 | 15.2 |
| 2005 | 37.4 | 15.1 |
| 2004 | 37 | 15 |
| 2003 | 36.5 | 15 |
| 2002 | 35.9 | 14.9 |
| 2001 | 35.4 | 14.8 |
| 2000 | 34.9 | 14.7 |
| 1999 | 34.4 | 14.6 |
| 1998 | 33.9 | 14.4 |
| 1997 | 33.4 | 14.2 |
| 1996 | 32.9 | 14 |
| 1995 | 32.5 | 13.6 |
| 1994 | 32 | 13.3 |
| 1993 | 31.6 | 12.9 |
| 1992 | 31.1 | 12.5 |
| 1991 | 30.7 | 12 |
| 1990 | 30.3 | 11.6 |
| 1989 | 29.9 | 11.3 |
| 1988 | 29.5 | 10.9 |
| 1987 | 29.1 | 10.6 |
| 1986 | 28.8 | 10.4 |
| 1985 | 28.4 | 10.1 |
| 1984 | 28.1 | 9.9 |
| 1983 | 27.8 | 9.7 |
| 1982 | 27.5 | 9.5 |
| 1981 | 27.2 | 9.3 |
| 1980 | 26.9 | 9.1 |
| 1979 | 26.5 | 8.9 |
| 1978 | 26.2 | 8.7 |
| 1977 | 25.9 | 8.4 |
| 1976 | 25.6 | 8.1 |
| 1975 | 25.4 | 7.8 |
| 1974 | 25.1 | 7.4 |
| 1973 | 24.8 | 7 |
| 1972 | 24.5 | 6.5 |
| 1971 | 24.3 | 6.1 |
| 1970 | 24 | 5.7 |
| 1969 | 23.8 | 5.4 |
| 1968 | 23.6 | 5.1 |
| 1967 | 23.4 | 4.8 |
| 1966 | 23.2 | 4.7 |
| 1965 | 23 | 4.6 |
| 1964 | 22.8 | 4.5 |
| 1963 | 22.7 | 4.3 |
| 1962 | 22.5 | 4.2 |
| 1961 | 22.4 | 4.1 |
| 1960 | 22.3 | 4 |
| 1959 | 22.2 | 4 |
| 1958 | 22.2 | 3.9 |
| 1957 | 22.1 | 3.8 |
| 1956 | 22.1 | 3.7 |
| 1955 | 22 | 3.7 |
| 1954 | 21.7 | 3.6 |
| 1953 | 21.3 | 3.6 |
| 1952 | 20.6 | 3.6 |
| 1951 | 19.8 | 3.5 |
| 1950 | 18.8 | 3.5 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45.5 | 18 |
| 2027 | 45.8 | 18.3 |
| 2028 | 46.2 | 18.8 |
| 2029 | 46.6 | 19.2 |
| 2030 | 46.9 | 19.7 |
| 2031 | 47.3 | 20.2 |
| 2032 | 47.6 | 20.8 |
| 2033 | 48 | 21.3 |
| 2034 | 48.3 | 21.9 |
| 2035 | 48.7 | 22.6 |
| 2036 | 49 | 23.2 |
| 2037 | 49.4 | 23.9 |
| 2038 | 49.7 | 24.6 |
| 2039 | 50 | 25.3 |
| 2040 | 50.4 | 26.1 |
| 2041 | 50.7 | 26.9 |
| 2042 | 51 | 27.7 |
| 2043 | 51.3 | 28.5 |
| 2044 | 51.6 | 29.4 |
| 2045 | 52 | 30.3 |
| 2046 | 52.3 | 31.2 |
| 2047 | 52.6 | 32.1 |
| 2048 | 52.9 | 33 |
| 2049 | 53.2 | 34 |
| 2050 | 53.5 | 35 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Congo - Kinshasa vs Malawi
Health
- Life expectancyCongo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023Malawi: 67.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Malawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6% in 2022Malawi: 17.8% in 2022
- DepressionCongo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017Malawi: 3.45% in 2017
- Suicide rateCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Malawi: 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCongo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023Malawi: 21.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthCongo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023Malawi: 2.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCongo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023Malawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageCongo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023Malawi: 17.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCongo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023Malawi: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCongo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Malawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025Malawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCongo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025Malawi: $128M in 2025
- Military spending per personCongo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025Malawi: $7 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025Malawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCongo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020Malawi: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerCongo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022Malawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCongo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Malawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCongo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025Malawi: 2 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsCongo - Kinshasa: 22 million TIV in 1997Malawi: 1 million TIV in 2000