Malawi vs Syria: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million … annual
Malawi
4.49 % change on previous year
in 2025
Syria
4.6 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi rank
5th
Syria rank
4th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million … annual over time
- Malawi
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 4.6 % change on previous year against 4.49 % change on previous year in Malawi, a difference of 0.11 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 5th and Syria ranks 4th of 121 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.16 % change on previous year | 4.44 % change on previous year | 7.73 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1970s | 14.47 % change on previous year | 4.19 % change on previous year | 10.28 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1980s | 8.15 % change on previous year | 3.13 % change on previous year | 5.02 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1990s | 6.2 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | 3.3 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2000s | 4.37 % change on previous year | 2.99 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.38 % change on previous year | -1.32 % change on previous year | 5.7 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2020s | 4.42 % change on previous year | 3.6 % change on previous year | 0.8178 % change on previous year | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual, Malawi or Syria?
- Syria, at 4.6 % change on previous year against 4.49 % change on previous year in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual between Malawi and Syria?
- 0.11 % change on previous year, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Syria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Syria rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual?
- Malawi ranks 5th and Syria ranks 4th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.