Below are the urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Malawi ranked by population.
Urban Area (or urban agglomeration) population refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, typically comprising a city and its surrounding suburban fringe.
| Rank | Urban Area | Population Estimate (2025) | 1 Year Change (over 2024) | Land Area (Km²) | Density (P/Km²) | Global Rank | Projections (2030) | Projections (2050) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilongwe | 961,399 | 2.65% | 142 | 6,770 | 540 | 1,177,663 | 1,847,638 |
| 2 | Blantyre | 909,289 | 1.58% | 190 | 4,786 | 567 | 998,688 | 1,312,414 |
| 3 | Mzuzu | 221,840 | 4.27% | 47 | 4,720 | 2,663 | 267,513 | 430,245 |
| 4 | Likuni | 151,695 | 3% | 22 | 6,895 | 3,995 | 176,520 | 306,571 |
| 5 | Zomba | 78,271 | 1.99% | 17 | 4,604 | 7,961 | 87,144 | 142,134 |
| 6 | Mangochi | 63,227 | 0.98% | 13 | 4,864 | 9,795 | 67,561 | 101,634 |
| 7 | Kasungu | 62,065 | – | 16 | 3,879 | 10,006 | 72,440 | 142,277 |
| 8 | Salima | 60,611 | – | 19 | 3,190 | 10,228 | 80,145 | 136,878 |
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.