TABLE 3.31: POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
				BALAKA DISTRICT
DATA FOR THE YEAR 1999						DATA FOR THE YEAR 2000
		MID YEAR POPULATION						MID YEAR POPULATION
AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE			AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
ALL AGES	256,630	122,604	134,026			ALL AGES	263,188	125,905	137,283
0- 4	45,044	22,357	22,687			0- 4	48,742	24,243	24,499
5- 9	36,271	17,953	18,318			5- 9	36,846	18,232	18,614
10- 14	33,169	16,711	16,458			10- 14	33,597	16,875	16,722
15-19	29,312	14,268	15,044			15-19	30,115	14,854	15,261
20-24	22,950	9,818	13,132			20-24	24,104	10,591	13,513
25-29	18,323	8,153	10,170			25-29	18,881	8,176	10,705
30-34	15,072	7,154	7,918			30-34	15,513	7,326	8,187
35-39	12,468	5,710	6,758			35-39	12,846	5,946	6,900
40-44	9,204	4,298	4,906			40-44	9,640	4,442	5,198
45-49	9,264	4,358	4,906			45-49	8,962	4,215	4,747
50-54	7,216	3,430	3,786			50-54	7,794	3,684	4,110
55+	18,337	8,394	9,943			55+	16,148	7,321	8,827
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	12,144	6,122	6,022			Less than 1	12,469	6,277	6,192
1- 4	32,900	16,235	16,665			1- 4	36,273	17,966	18,307
0-14	114,484	57,021	57,463			0-14	119,185	59,350	59,835
15-24	52,262	24,086	28,176			15-24	54,219	25,445	28,774
15-44	107,329	49,401	57,928			15-44	111,099	51,335	59,764
15-49	116,593	53,759	62,834			15-49	120,061	55,550	64,511
15+	142,146	65,583	76,563			15+	144,003	66,555	77,448
50+	25,553	11,824	13,729			50+	23,942	11,005	12,937
55+	18,337	8,394	9,943			55+	16,148	7,321	8,827
6- 13	55,485	27,696	27,789			6- 13	56,225	27,986	28,239
14-17	24,578	12,201	12,377			14-17	25,102	12,567	12,535
18+	123,964	56,605	67,359			18+	125,415	57,285	68,130
MEDIAN AGE	17	16	18			MEDIAN AGE	17	16	18
DATA FOR THE YEAR 2001						DATA FOR THE YEAR 2002
		MID YEAR POPULATION						MID YEAR POPULATION
AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE			AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
ALL AGES	270,441	129,557	140,884			ALL AGES	278,310	133,519	144,791
0- 4	52,519	26,169	26,350			0- 4	56,408	28,176	28,232
5- 9	37,517	18,575	18,942			5- 9	38,279	18,947	19,332
10- 14	34,008	16,999	17,009			10- 14	34,440	17,130	17,310
15-19	30,814	15,346	15,468			15-19	31,423	15,750	15,673
20-24	25,309	11,462	13,847			20-24	26,474	12,326	14,148
25-29	19,498	8,240	11,258			25-29	20,220	8,429	11,791
30-34	15,985	7,480	8,505			30-34	16,473	7,602	8,871
35-39	13,185	6,173	7,012			35-39	13,531	6,389	7,142
40-44	10,214	4,653	5,561			40-44	10,796	4,885	5,911
45-49	8,618	4,053	4,565			45-49	8,381	3,936	4,445
50-54	8,254	3,874	4,380			50-54	8,538	3,981	4,557
55+	14,520	6,533	7,987			55+	13,347	5,968	7,379
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	12,802	6,446	6,356			Less than 1	13,134	6,615	6,519
1- 4	39,717	19,723	19,994			1- 4	43,274	21,561	21,713
0-14	124,044	61,743	62,301			0-14	129,127	64,253	64,874
15-24	56,123	26,808	29,315			15-24	57,897	28,076	29,821
15-44	115,005	53,354	61,651			15-44	118,917	55,381	63,536
15-49	123,623	57,407	66,216			15-49	127,298	59,317	67,981
15+	146,397	67,814	78,583			15+	149,183	69,266	79,917
50+	22,774	10,407	12,367			50+	21,885	9,949	11,936
55+	14,520	6,533	7,987			55+	13,347	5,968	7,379
6- 13	57,027	28,317	28,710			6- 13	57,957	28,728	29,229
14-17	25,580	12,878	12,702			14-17	25,996	13,111	12,885
18+	127,415	58,272	69,143			18+	129,858	59,511	70,347
MEDIAN AGE	17	16	18			MEDIAN AGE	17	16	17
Source:National Statistics Office, Projected Population Based on 1998 Malawi Population and Housing Cencus
TABLE 3.31: POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
				BALAKA DISTRICT
DATA FOR THE YEAR 2003						DATA FOR THE YEAR 2004
		MID YEAR POPULATION						MID YEAR POPULATION
AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE			AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
ALL AGES	286,723	137,755	148,968			ALL AGES	295,623	142,237	153,386
0- 4	60,374	30,290	30,084			0- 4	62,035	31,126	30,909
5- 9	39,166	19,314	19,852			5- 9	42,560	21,056	21,504
10- 14	34,912	17,299	17,613			10- 14	35,442	17,526	17,916
15-19	31,975	16,080	15,895			15-19	32,455	16,323	16,132
20-24	27,517	13,098	14,419			20-24	28,424	13,761	14,663
25-29	21,073	8,796	12,277			25-29	22,076	9,370	12,706
30-34	16,990	7,702	9,288			30-34	17,525	7,761	9,764
35-39	13,904	6,586	7,318			35-39	14,312	6,768	7,544
40-44	11,310	5,117	6,193			40-44	11,737	5,344	6,393
45-49	8,354	3,900	4,454			45-49	8,571	3,961	4,610
50-54	8,611	3,999	4,612			50-54	8,484	3,932	4,552
55+	12,537	5,574	6,963			55+	12,002	5,309	6,693
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	13,463	6,782	6,681			Less than 1	13,789	6,947	6,842
1- 4	46,911	23,508	23,403			1- 4	48,246	24,179	24,067
0-14	134,452	66,903	67,549			0-14	140,037	69,708	70,329
15-24	59,492	29,178	30,314			15-24	60,879	30,084	30,795
15-44	122,769	57,379	65,390			15-44	126,529	59,327	67,202
15-49	131,123	61,279	69,844			15-49	135,100	63,288	71,812
15+	152,271	70,852	81,419			15+	155,586	72,529	83,057
50+	21,148	9,573	11,575			50+	20,486	9,241	11,245
55+	12,537	5,574	6,963			55+	12,002	5,309	6,693
6- 13	59,020	29,205	29,815			6- 13	60,225	29,709	30,516
14-17	26,334	13,253	13,081			14-17	26,649	13,346	13,303
18+	132,669	60,963	71,706			18+	135,765	62,572	73,193
MEDIAN AGE	16	16	17			MEDIAN AGE	16	15	17
DATA FOR THE YEAR 2005						DATA FOR THE YEAR 2006
		MID YEAR POPULATION						MID YEAR POPULATION
AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE			AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
ALL AGES	304,969	146,945	158,024			ALL AGES	314,733	151,865	162,868
0- 4	63,700	31,974	31,726			0- 4	65,362	32,821	32,541
5- 9	46,123	22,868	23,255			5- 9	49,819	24,752	25,067
10- 14	36,026	17,811	18,215			10- 14	36,705	18,156	18,549
15-19	32,892	16,492	16,400			15-19	33,310	16,622	16,688
20-24	29,221	14,336	14,885			20-24	29,919	14,822	15,097
25-29	23,204	10,119	13,085			25-29	24,384	10,964	13,420
30-34	18,080	7,791	10,289			30-34	18,690	7,860	10,830
35-39	14,749	6,939	7,810			35-39	15,214	7,093	8,121
40-44	12,104	5,573	6,531			40-44	12,440