Lilongwe — UN urban centre population
Lilongwe has a recorded base population of 961,399 for the UN urban centre definition (2025 annual estimate). UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; the moving counter uses UN 2025–2026 annual growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Lilongwe UN urban centre: 961,399 people (2025), equal to the displayed UN urban centre figure of 961,399. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 1,115,815; the UN value is smaller (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Comparable database records
Same definition label: UN urban centre. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 961,399 as denominator.
| Place | Population | vs Lilongwe |
|---|---|---|
| San Miguel de Tucumán | 959,565 | −0.2% |
| Samara | 955,599 | −0.6% |
| Mwanza | 954,104 | −0.8% |
| Xiangyang | 969,011 | +0.8% |
| Baoding | 970,162 | +0.9% |
About these numbers
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025. Reference: 2025 annual estimate. Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-01-01 using UN 2025–2026 annual growth (+4.50% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 961,399, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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