Finland vs Malawi: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Finland
1.35 million
in 2025
Malawi
1.39 million
in 2025
Finland rank
111th
Malawi rank
109th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Finland
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.39 million against 1.35 million in Finland, a difference of 38,120.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 111th and Malawi ranks 109th of 121 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 475,071 17,922 457,149 Finland
1970s 576,151 70,385 505,766 Finland
1980s 735,544 183,063 552,481 Finland
1990s 938,373 355,987 582,386 Finland
2000s 1.06 million 581,879 481,846 Finland
2010s 1.21 million 892,978 319,320 Finland
2020s 1.33 million 1.25 million 78,587 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Finland or Malawi?
Malawi, at 1.39 million against 1.35 million in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Finland and Malawi?
38,120, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Malawi?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Finland and Malawi rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Finland ranks 111th and Malawi ranks 109th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.