TABLE 3.24: POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
					BLANTYRE CITY
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	525,799	274,524	251,275			ALL AGES	554,578	288,856	265,722
0- 4	81,858	41,047	40,811			0- 4	93,926	47,255	46,671
5- 9	62,531	30,795	31,736			5- 9	64,230	31,766	32,464
10-14	61,881	29,127	32,754			10-14	62,171	29,493	32,678
15-19	63,016	30,492	32,524			15-19	63,289	30,342	32,947
20-24	67,366	32,271	35,095			20-24	67,298	32,201	35,097
25-29	59,641	33,184	26,457			25-29	62,956	33,663	29,293
30-34	42,077	24,764	17,313			30-34	46,206	27,243	18,963
35-39	29,018	16,768	12,250			35-39	31,432	18,207	13,225
40-44	19,422	11,740	7,682			40-44	21,293	12,662	8,631
45-49	14,753	9,041	5,712			45-49	15,542	9,543	5,999
50-54	9,919	6,387	3,532			50-54	11,132	7,033	4,099
55+	14,317	8,908	5,409			55+	15,103	9,448	5,655
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	24,865	12,583	12,282			Less than 1	25,952	13,132	12,820
1- 4	56,993	28,464	28,529			1- 4	67,974	34,123	33,851
0-14	206,270	100,969	105,301			0-14	220,327	108,514	111,813
15-24	130,382	62,763	67,619			15-24	130,587	62,543	68,044
15-44	280,540	149,219	131,321			15-44	292,474	154,318	138,156
15-49	295,293	158,260	137,033			15-49	308,016	163,861	144,155
15+	319,529	173,555	145,974			15+	334,251	180,342	153,909
50+	24,236	15,295	8,941			50+	26,235	16,481	9,754
55+	14,317	8,908	5,409			55+	15,103	9,448	5,655
6-13	98,948	47,643	51,305			6-13	100,428	48,751	51,677
14-17	50,089	23,892	26,197			14-17	50,538	23,824	26,714
18+	281,970	155,523	126,447			18+	296,324	162,389	133,935
MEDIAN AGE	20	21	18			MEDIAN AGE	20	21	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	584,277	303,644	280,633			ALL AGES	614,849	318,865	295,984
0- 4	106,472	53,696	52,776			0- 4	119,374	60,288	59,086
5- 9	66,240	32,849	33,391			5- 9	68,570	34,090	34,480
10-14	62,597	30,012	32,585			10-14	63,281	30,666	32,615
15-19	63,756	30,237	33,519			15-19	64,236	30,214	34,022
20-24	66,784	32,132	34,652			20-24	66,209	32,037	34,172
25-29	65,793	33,749	32,044			25-29	67,994	33,663	34,331
30-34	50,481	29,684	20,797			30-34	54,666	31,800	22,866
35-39	34,016	19,778	14,238			35-39	36,926	21,553	15,373
40-44	23,390	13,700	9,690			40-44	25,619	14,847	10,772
45-49	16,368	10,067	6,301			45-49	17,351	10,652	6,699
50-54	12,286	7,636	4,650			50-54	13,338	8,194	5,144
55+	16,094	10,104	5,990			55+	17,285	10,861	6,424
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	27,052	13,690	13,362			Less than 1	28,076	14,209	13,867
1- 4	79,420	40,006	39,414			1- 4	91,298	46,079	45,219
0-14	235,309	116,557	118,752			0-14	251,225	125,044	126,181
15-24	130,540	62,369	68,171			15-24	130,445	62,251	68,194
15-44	304,220	159,280	144,940			15-44	315,650	164,114	151,536
15-49	320,588	169,347	151,241			15-49	333,001	174,766	158,235
15+	348,968	187,087	161,881			15+	363,624	193,821	169,803
50+	28,380	17,740	10,640			50+	30,623	19,055	11,568
55+	16,094	10,104	5,990			55+	17,285	10,861	6,424
6-13	102,307	50,034	52,273			6-13	104,710	51,522	53,188
14-17	50,907	23,839	27,068			14-17	51,136	23,953	27,183
18+	310,701	169,162	141,539			18+	325,132	175,852	149,280
MEDIAN AGE	20	21	18			MEDIAN AGE	19	21	18
Source:National Statistics Office, Projected Population Based on 1998 Malawi Population and Housing Cencus
TABLE 3.24: POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
					BLANTYRE CITY
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	646,235	334,490	311,745			ALL AGES	678,381	350,493	327,888
0- 4	132,456	66,949	65,507			0- 4	137,485	69,499	67,986
5- 9	71,258	35,520	35,738			5- 9	82,471	41,296	41,175
10-14	64,338	31,456	32,882			10-14	65,755	32,351	33,404
15-19	64,612	30,301	34,311			15-19	64,877	30,516	34,361
20-24	65,855	31,902	33,953			20-24	65,851	31,746	34,105
25-29	69,460	33,562	35,898			25-29	70,119	33,496	36,623
30-34	58,583	33,403	25,180			30-34	62,192	34,407	27,785
35-39	40,246	23,552	16,694			35-39	43,992	25,812	18,180
40-44	27,910	16,099	11,811			40-44	30,215	17,429	12,786
45-49	18,589	11,329	7,260			45-49	20,133	12,114	8,019
50-54	14,267	8,713	5,554			50-54	15,085	9,204	5,881
55+	18,661	11,704	6,957			55+	20,206	12,623	7,583
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	29,035	14,696	14,339			Less than 1	29,937	15,154	14,783
1- 4	103,421	52,253	51,168			1- 4	107,548	54,345	53,203
0-14	268,052	133,925	134,127			0-14	285,711	143,146	142,565
15-24	130,467	62,203	68,264			15-24	130,728	62,262	68,466
15-44	326,666	168,819	157,847			15-44	337,246	173,406	163,840
15-49	345,255	180,148	165,107			15-49	357,379	185,520	171,859
15+	378,183	200,565	177,618			15+	392,670	207,347	185,323
50+	32,928	20,417	12,511			50+	35,291	21,827	13,464
55+	18,661	11,704	6,957			55+	20,206	12,623	7,583
6-13	107,685	53,246	54,439			6-13	111,246	55,221	56,025
14-17	51,284	24,177	27,107			14-17	51,502	24,535	26,967
18+	339,577	182,472	157,105			18+	353,994	189,040	164,954
MEDIAN AGE	19	21	18			MEDIAN AGE	19	20	18
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	711,233	366,847	344,386			ALL AGES	744,734	383,523	361,211
0- 4	142,281	71,936	70,345			0- 4	146,776	74,219	72,557
5- 9	94,313	47,384	46,929			5- 9	106,689	53,740	52,949
10-14	67,444	33,318	34,126			10-14	69,452	34,399	35,053
15-19	65,176	30,884	34,292			15-19	65,608	31,402	34,206
20-24	66,134	31,605	34,529			20-24	66,610	31,509	35,101
25-29	70,072	33,437	36,635			25-29	69,580	33,378	36,202
30-34	65,473	34,886	30,587			30-34	68,285	34,980	33,305
35-39	48,053	28,248	19,805			35-39	52,263	30,647	21,616
40-44	32,585	18,839	13,746			40-44	35,121	20,379	14,742
45-49	21,957	13,011	8,946			45-49	24,001	14,020	9,981
50-54	15,847	9,687	6,160			50-54	16,649	10,194	6,455
55+	21,898	13,612	8,286			55+	23,700	14,656	9,044
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	30,782	15,583	15,199			Less than 1	31,571	15,984	15,587
1- 4	111,499	56,353	55,146			1- 4	115,205	58,235	56,970
0-14	304,038	152,638	151,400			0-14	322,917	162,358	160,559
15-24	131,310	62,489	68,821			15-24	132,218	62,911	69,307
15-44	347,493	177,899	169,594			15-44	357,467	182,295	175,172
15-49	369,450	190,910	178,540			15-49	381,468	196,315	185,153
15+	407,195	214,209	192,986			15+	421,817	221,165	200,652
50+	37,745	23,299	14,446			50+	40,349	24,850	15,499
55+	21,898	13,612	8,286			55+	23,700	14,656	9,044
6-13	123,496	61,577	61,919			6-13	136,509	68,281	68,228
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