Largest cities in Malawi

The largest cities in Malawi, ranked by population.

The total population of Malawi is 17,563,749 as of 3-Sep-18 , which represents 0.23% of global population and ranks Malawi # 65 worldwide.

Numbers generally reflect the city population, rather than the urban areas, municipality, or urban agglomeration. Note that double listings may reflect different spellings or definitions of urban agglomerations.

List: the biggest cities in Malawi

CityCountryPopulationLast updateTime zone
  • Lilongwe
  • Malawi 646,750 1/18/12Africa/Blantyre
  • Blantyre
  • Malawi 584,877 7/21/14Africa/Blantyre
  • Mzuzu
  • Malawi 175,345 8/5/13Africa/Blantyre
  • Zomba
  • Malawi 80,932 4/25/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Kasungu
  • Malawi 42,555 4/25/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Mangochi
  • Malawi 40,236 4/25/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Karonga
  • Malawi 34,207 4/25/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Salima
  • Malawi 30,052 4/25/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Nkhotakota
  • Malawi 24,865 11/8/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Liwonde
  • Malawi 22,469 4/27/13Africa/Blantyre
  • Nsanje
  • Malawi 21,774 11/8/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Rumphi
  • Malawi 20,727 11/8/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Mzimba
  • Malawi 19,308 4/25/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Balaka
  • Malawi 18,902 11/8/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Mchinji
  • Malawi 18,305 11/8/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Mulanje
  • Malawi 16,483 11/8/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Dedza
  • Malawi 15,608 4/25/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Luchenza
  • Malawi 11,939 1/18/12Africa/Blantyre
  • Nkhata Bay
  • Malawi 11,721 11/8/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Monkey Bay
  • Malawi 11,619 12/13/15Africa/Blantyre
  • Mwanza
  • Malawi 11,379 11/8/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Mponela
  • Malawi 11,222 1/18/12Africa/Blantyre
  • Ntcheu
  • Malawi 10,445 11/8/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Chitipa
  • Malawi 8,824 4/25/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Ntchisi
  • Malawi 7,918 6/2/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Chikwawa
  • Malawi 6,987 11/9/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Thyolo
  • Malawi 5,775 11/8/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Dowa
  • Malawi 5,565 4/25/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Livingstonia
  • Malawi 5,552 1/18/12Africa/Blantyre
  • Chipoka
  • Malawi 4,346 1/18/12Africa/Blantyre
  • Phalombe
  • Malawi 2,663 4/25/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Chiradzulu
  • Malawi 1,580 11/8/11Africa/Blantyre
  • Machinga
  • Malawi 1,418 11/8/11Africa/Blantyre

     

     



    Country codes for Malawi

    • 2 digit ISO country code (A2) for Malawi : MW
    • 3 digit UN country code (A3) for Malawi : MWI
    • Numeric U.N. country code for Malawi : 454

    DIALING CODE for Malawi : 265

    Flag of Malawi (when applicable):

     

    The population data for this list of cities and towns in Malawi was derived from several sources, including GeoNames and Wikipedia.