Rural population, male in Malawi
Malawi: Rural population, male was 41.7% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
41.7%
World rank
6th
of 192 countries
All-time high
43.7%
in 1980
All-time low
41.7%
in 2015
Years of data
8
1980–2015
Rural population, male in Malawi, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, rural population, male in Malawi stood at 41.7%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Malawi peaked at 43.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 2015.
That places Malawi 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Rural population, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43.7% | — |
| 1985 | 43.4% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 43.0% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 42.3% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 42.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.5% | 43.4% | 43.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 42.6% | 42.3% | 43.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 41.7% | 41.9% | 2 |
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More gender data for Malawi
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,494 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.4 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 330,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 332,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 322,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 324,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 316,113 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 318,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 310,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 312,186 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Malawi?
- Rural population, male in Malawi was 41.7% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for rural population, male?
- Malawi ranks 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.