Population of Malawi

19,129,955

2020

Yearly change:

2.69%

5-year change:

2.85%

20-year change:

3.58%

Most populated cities in Malawi

Malawi has an estimated population of 19.1 million. Around 10% of the population lives in the 10 major cities.

# City Population
1 Lilongwe, Central Region 646,750
2 Blantyre, Southern Region 584,877
3 Mzuzu, Northern Region 175,345
4 Zomba, Southern Region 80,932
5 Kasungu, Central Region 42,555
6 Mangochi, Southern Region 40,236
7 Karonga, Northern Region 34,207
8 Salima, Central Region 30,052
9 Nkhotakota, Central Region 24,865
10 Liwonde, Southern Region 22,469
# City Population
11 Nsanje, Southern Region 21,774
12 Rumphi, Northern Region 20,727
13 Mzimba, Northern Region 19,308
14 Balaka, Southern Region 18,902
15 Mchinji, Central Region 18,305
16 Mulanje, Southern Region 16,483
17 Dedza, Central Region 15,608
18 Luchenza, Southern Region 11,939
19 Nkhata Bay, Northern Region 11,721
20 Monkey Bay, Southern Region 11,619