| no. | name | census 1998 | census 2008 | calculation 2013 | annual growth | latitude | longitude | parent division | name variants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilongwe | 435 964 | 669 021 | 811 732 | 3.94 | 13.97°S | 33.80°E | Lilongwe City | |
| 2 | Blantyre | 478 155 | 661 444 | 745 373 | 2.42 | 15.79°S | 34.99°E | Blantyre City | Blantyre-Limbe |
| 3 | Mzuzu | 87 030 | 128 432 | 154 151 | 3.72 | 11.46°S | 34.02°E | Mzuzu City | |
| 4 | Zomba | 64 115 | 87 366 | 98 788 | 2.49 | 15.39°S | 35.31°E | Zomba Municipality | |
| 5 | Kasungu | 26 137 | 42 351 | 53 436 | 4.76 | 13.02°S | 33.48°E | Kasungu | |
| 6 | Karonga | 27 816 | 41 074 | 48 577 | 3.41 | 9.94°S | 33.95°E | Karonga | |
| 7 | Mangochi | 27 055 | 39 369 | 46 953 | 3.59 | 14.46°S | 35.27°E | Mangochi | Fort Johnston |
| 8 | Salima | 20 332 | 27 083 | 31 267 | 2.91 | 13.77°S | 34.43°E | Salima | |
| 9 | Liwonde | 15 698 | 23 274 | 27 950 | 3.73 | 15.05°S | 35.22°E | Machinga | |
| 10 | Nkhotakota | 19 421 | 24 707 | 27 700 | 2.31 | 12.91°S | 34.30°E | Nkhotakota | Nkhota, Nkhotakhota, Kota Kota |
| 11 | Balaka | 14 347 | 22 103 | 26 706 | 3.86 | 14.98°S | 34.96°E | Balaka | |
| 12 | Mzimba | 13 869 | 20 756 | 25 061 | 3.84 | 11.89°S | 33.60°E | Mzimba | |
| 13 | Dedza | 15 259 | 20 375 | 22 484 | 1.99 | 14.36°S | 34.33°E | Dedza | |
| 14 | Nsanje | 16 941 | 19 720 | 21 175 | 1.43 | 16.91°S | 35.27°E | Nsanje | Port Herald |
| 15 | Chitipa | 7 136 | 14 732 | 19 975 | 6.28 | 9.69°S | 33.27°E | Chitipa | |
| 16 | Mchinji | 11 479 | 16 452 | 19 817 | 3.79 | 13.80°S | 32.88°E | Mchinji | Mchingi, Fort Manning |
| 17 | Rumphi | 13 977 | 17 369 | 19 504 | 2.35 | 11.01°S | 33.87°E | Rumphi | |
| 18 | Ntcheu | 8 118 | 14 680 | 18 795 | 5.07 | 14.81°S | 34.63°E | Ntcheu | |
| 19 | Mwanza | 8 118 | 14 551 | 18 772 | 5.23 | 15.60°S | 34.52°E | Mwanza | |
| 20 | Mulanje | 12 569 | 15 781 | 17 639 | 2.25 | 16.02°S | 35.50°E | Mulanje | Mlanje, Mlange |
| 21 | Mponela | 9 921 | 14 322 | 16 775 | 3.21 | 13.51°S | 33.72°E | Dowa | |
| 22 | Nkhata Bay | 9 424 | 11 260 | 12 219 | 1.65 | 11.59°S | 34.30°E | Nkhata Bay | |
| 23 | Luchenza | 8 825 | 10 751 | 11 922 | 2.09 | 16.01°S | 35.30°E | Thyolo | |
| 24 | Ntchisi | 5 323 | 7 812 | 9 334 | 3.62 | 13.33°S | 34.08°E | Ntchisi | |
| 25 | Thyolo | 5 337 | 7 496 | 8 582 | 2.74 | 16.06°S | 35.13°E | Thyolo | Cholo |
| 26 | Ngabu | 7 511 | 8 088 | 16.46°S | 34.90°E | Chikwawa | |||
| 27 | Livingstonia | 7 601 | 10.59°S | 34.12°E | Karonga | Kondowe | |||
| 28 | Chikwawa | 6 765 | 6 998 | 7 175 | 0.50 | 16.02°S | 34.79°E | Chikwawa | |
| 29 | Dowa | 4 482 | 6 041 | 6 852 | 2.55 | 13.65°S | 33.93°E | Dowa | |
| 30 | Chipoka | 3 986 | 5 476 | 6 247 | 2.67 | 13.99°S | 34.50°E | Dedza | |
| 31 | Phalombe | 2 592 | 4 741 | 6 126 | 5.26 | 15.79°S | 35.65°E | Phalombe | |
| 32 | Monkey Bay | 8 793 | 5 939 | 5 118 | -2.93 | 14.07°S | 34.92°E | Mangochi | |
| 33 | Chiradzulu | 1 507 | 2 327 | 2 798 | 3.76 | 15.69°S | 35.18°E | Chiradzulu | |
| 34 | Neno | 1 668 | 1 935 | 15.40°S | 34.65°E | Neno | |||
| 35 | Likoma | 1 357 | 1 480 | 12.07°S | 34.73°E | Likoma | |||
| 36 | Machinga | 1 265 | 1 228 | 1 273 | 0.72 | 14.96°S | 35.52°E | Machinga |
