| no. | name | calculation 2013 | parent division |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilongwe | 811 732 | Lilongwe City |
| 2 | Blantyre | 745 373 | Blantyre City |
| 3 | Mzuzu | 154 151 | Mzuzu City |
| 4 | Zomba | 98 788 | Zomba Municipality |
| 5 | Kasungu | 53 436 | Kasungu |
| 6 | Karonga | 48 577 | Karonga |
| 7 | Mangochi | 46 953 | Mangochi |
| 8 | Salima | 31 267 | Salima |
| 9 | Liwonde | 27 950 | Machinga |
| 10 | Nkhotakota | 27 700 | Nkhotakota |
| 11 | Balaka | 26 706 | Balaka |
| 12 | Mzimba | 25 061 | Mzimba |
| 13 | Dedza | 22 484 | Dedza |
| 14 | Nsanje | 21 175 | Nsanje |
| 15 | Chitipa | 19 975 | Chitipa |
| 16 | Mchinji | 19 817 | Mchinji |
| 17 | Rumphi | 19 504 | Rumphi |
| 18 | Ntcheu | 18 795 | Ntcheu |
| 19 | Mwanza | 18 772 | Mwanza |
| 20 | Mulanje | 17 639 | Mulanje |
| 21 | Mponela | 16 775 | Dowa |
| 22 | Nkhata Bay | 12 219 | Nkhata Bay |
| 23 | Luchenza | 11 922 | Thyolo |
| 24 | Ntchisi | 9 334 | Ntchisi |
| 25 | Thyolo | 8 582 | Thyolo |
| 26 | Ngabu | 8 088 | Chikwawa |
| 27 | Livingstonia | 7 601 | Karonga |
| 28 | Chikwawa | 7 175 | Chikwawa |
| 29 | Dowa | 6 852 | Dowa |
| 30 | Chipoka | 6 247 | Dedza |
| 31 | Phalombe | 6 126 | Phalombe |
| 32 | Monkey Bay | 5 118 | Mangochi |
| 33 | Chiradzulu | 2 798 | Chiradzulu |
| 34 | Neno | 1 935 | Neno |
| 35 | Likoma | 1 480 | Likoma |
| 36 | Machinga | 1 273 | Machinga |
