Angola vs Malawi: Population in the largest city
Angola
35.9%
in 2025
Malawi
35.6%
in 2025
Angola rank
54th
Malawi rank
56th
Population in the largest city over time
- Angola
- Malawi
How they compare
Angola currently reports 35.9% against 35.6% in Malawi, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 54th and Malawi ranks 56th of 153 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.9% | 47.2% | 1.3% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 48.3% | 47.6% | 0.7% | Angola |
| 1980s | 35.2% | 39.4% | 4.1% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 34.0% | 32.1% | 1.9% | Angola |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 31.5% | 4.3% | Angola |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 33.4% | 5.2% | Angola |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 35.5% | 0.8% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Angola or Malawi?
- Angola, at 35.9% against 35.6% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Angola and Malawi?
- 0.3%, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Malawi?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Malawi rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Angola ranks 54th and Malawi ranks 56th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.