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
14-17	51,902	25,009	26,893			14-17	52,583	25,593	26,990
18+	368,330	195,588	172,742			18+	382,558	202,140	180,418
MEDIAN AGE	19	20	18			MEDIAN AGE	19	20	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 2007						DATA FOR THE YEAR 2008
		MID YEAR POPULATION						MID YEAR POPULATION
AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE			AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
ALL AGES	778,827	400,493	378,334			ALL AGES	813,457	417,729	395,728
0- 4	150,987	76,361	74,626			0- 4	154,921	78,363	76,558
5- 9	119,458	60,264	59,194			5- 9	132,422	66,866	65,556
10-14	71,772	35,634	36,138			10-14	74,454	37,061	37,393
15-19	66,298	32,057	34,241			15-19	67,351	32,842	34,509
20-24	67,096	31,492	35,604			20-24	67,482	31,587	35,895
25-29	69,026	33,292	35,734			25-29	68,696	33,169	35,527
30-34	70,475	34,906	35,569			30-34	71,940	34,816	37,124
35-39	56,390	32,732	23,658			35-39	60,252	34,311	25,941
40-44	37,974	22,116	15,858			40-44	41,230	24,074	17,156
45-49	26,176	15,137	11,039			45-49	28,415	16,359	12,056
50-54	17,602	10,759	6,843			50-54	18,801	11,411	7,390
55+	25,573	15,743	9,830			55+	27,493	16,870	10,623
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	32,301	16,355	15,946			Less than 1	32,972	16,696	16,276
1- 4	118,686	60,006	58,680			1- 4	121,949	61,667	60,282
0-14	342,217	172,259	169,958			0-14	361,797	182,290	179,507
15-24	133,394	63,549	69,845			15-24	134,833	64,429	70,404
15-44	367,259	186,595	180,664			15-44	376,951	190,799	186,152
15-49	393,435	201,732	191,703			15-49	405,366	207,158	198,208
15+	436,610	228,234	208,376			15+	451,660	235,439	216,221
50+	43,175	26,502	16,673			50+	46,294	28,281	18,013
55+	25,573	15,743	9,830			55+	27,493	16,870	10,623
6-13	150,213	75,325	74,888			6-13	164,511	82,663	81,848
14-17	53,604	26,279	27,325			14-17	54,871	27,029	27,842
18+	396,703	208,726	187,977			18+	410,883	215,388	195,495
MEDIAN AGE	19	19	18			MEDIAN AGE	18	19	18
DATA FOR THE YEAR 2009						DATA FOR THE YEAR 2010
		MID YEAR POPULATION						MID YEAR POPULATION
AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE			AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
ALL AGES	848,571	435,204	413,367			ALL AGES	884,124	452,895	431,229
0- 4	158,576	80,224	78,352			0- 4	161,961	81,949	80,012
5- 9	137,429	69,408	68,021			5- 9	142,213	71,844	70,369
10-14	85,577	42,790	42,787			10-14	97,332	48,830	48,502
15-19	68,767	33,734	35,033			15-19	70,451	34,698	35,753
20-24	67,757	31,804	35,953			20-24	68,064	32,174	35,890
25-29	68,706	33,025	35,681			25-29	69,005	32,896	36,109
30-34	72,609	34,762	37,847			30-34	72,580	34,712	37,868
35-39	63,814	35,305	28,509			35-39	67,060	35,785	31,275
40-44	44,912	26,291	18,621			40-44	48,898	28,678	20,220
45-49	30,664	17,653	13,011			45-49	32,982	19,028	13,954
50-54	20,299	12,169	8,130			50-54	22,066	13,038	9,028
55+	29,461	18,039	11,422			55+	31,512	19,263	12,249
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	33,585	17,008	16,577			Less than 1	34,150	17,296	16,854
1- 4	124,991	63,216	61,775			1- 4	127,811	64,653	63,158
0-14	381,582	192,422	189,160			0-14	401,506	202,623	198,883
15-24	136,524	65,538	70,986			15-24	138,515	66,872	71,643
15-44	386,565	194,921	191,644			15-44	396,058	198,943	197,115
15-49	417,229	212,574	204,655			15-49	429,040	217,971	211,069
15+	466,989	242,782	224,207			15+	482,618	250,272	232,346
50+	49,760	30,208	19,552			50+	53,578	32,301	21,277
55+	29,461	18,039	11,422			55+	31,512	19,263	12,249
6-13	179,325	90,261	89,064			6-13	194,492	98,035	96,457
14-17	56,345	27,834	28,511			14-17	58,062	28,732	29,330
18+	425,157	222,142	203,015			18+	439,599	229,007	210,592
MEDIAN AGE	18	19	18			MEDIAN AGE	18	18	17
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 2011						DATA FOR THE YEAR 2012
		MID YEAR POPULATION						MID YEAR POPULATION
AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE			AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
ALL AGES	920,082	470,784	449,298			ALL AGES	956,426	488,862	467,564
0- 4	165,097	83,550	81,547			0- 4	168,019	85,043	82,976
5- 9	146,702	74,126	72,576			5- 9	150,924	76,276	74,648
10-14	109,628	55,145	54,483			10-14	122,317	61,627	60,690
15-19	72,454	35,775	36,679			15-19	74,770	37,007	37,763
20-24	68,505	32,693	35,812			20-24	69,198	33,346	35,852
25-29	69,491	32,809	36,682			25-29	69,989	32,800	37,189
30-34	72,114	34,667	37,447			30-34	71,581	34,591	36,990
35-39	69,846	35,885	33,961			35-39	72,027	35,827	36,200
40-44	53,034	31,031	22,003			40-44	57,088	33,076	24,012
45-49	35,459	20,530	14,929			45-49	38,251	22,224	16,027
50-54	24,048	14,011	10,037			50-54	26,154	15,089	11,065
55+	33,704	20,562	13,142			55+	36,108	21,956	14,152
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	34,682	17,567	17,115			Less than 1	35,194	17,828	17,366
1- 4	130,415	65,983	64,432			1- 4	132,825	67,215	65,610
0-14	421,427	212,821	208,606			0-14	441,260	222,946	218,314
15-24	140,959	68,468	72,491			15-24	143,968	70,353	73,615
15-44	405,444	202,860	202,584			15-44	414,653	206,647	208,006
15-49	440,903	223,390	217,513			15-49	452,904	228,871	224,033
15+	498,655	257,963	240,692			15+	515,166	265,916	249,250
50+	57,752	34,573	23,179			50+	62,262	37,045	25,217
55+	33,704	20,562	13,142			55+	36,108	21,956	14,152
6-13	209,886	105,895	103,991			6-13	225,327	113,757	111,570
14-17	60,008	29,762	30,246			14-17	62,285	30,978	31,307
18+	454,291	236,004	218,287			18+	469,255	243,133	226,122
MEDIAN AGE	18	18	17			MEDIAN AGE	17	18	17
DATA FOR THE YEAR 2013						DATA FOR THE YEAR 2014
		MID YEAR POPULATION						MID YEAR POPULATION
AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE			AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
ALL AGES	993,150	507,127	486,023			ALL AGES	1,030,488	525,698	504,790
				AGE
0- 4	170,788	86,458	84,330			0- 4	173,706	87,950	85,756
5- 9	154,874	78,291	76,583			5- 9	158,548	80,165	78,383
10-14	135,215	68,194	67,021			10-14	140,218	70,735	69,483
15-19	77,440	38,425	39,015			15-19	88,494	44,115	44,379
20-24	70,254	34,129	36,125			20-24	71,668	35,017	36,651
25-29	70,386	32,905	37,481			25-29	70,672	33,127	37,545
30-34	71,275	34,478	36,797			30-34	71,308	34,347	36,961
35-39	73,487	35,748	37,739			35-39	74,163	35,705	38,458
40-44	60,894	34,631	26,263			40-44	64,402	35,612	28,790
45-49	41,430	24,133	17,297			45-49	45,034	26,298	18,736
50-54	28,324	16,270	12,054			50-54	30,504	17,519	12,985
55+	38,783	23,465	15,318			55+	41,771	25,108	16,663
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	35,705	18,089	17,616			Less than 1	36,460	18,473	17,987
1- 4	135,083	68,369	66,714			1- 4	137,246	69,477	67,769
0-14	460,877	232,943	227,934			0-14	472,472	238,850	233,622
15-24	147,694	72,554	75,140			15-24	160,162	79,132	81,030
15-44	423,736	210,316	213,420			15-44	440,707	217,923	222,784
15-49	465,166	234,449	230,717			15-49	485,741	244,221	241,520
15+	532,273	274,184	258,089			15+	558,016	286,848	271,168
50+	67,107	39,735	27,372			50+	72,275	42,627	29,648
55+	38,783	23,465	15,318			55+	41,771	25,108	16,663
6-13	232,704	117,508	115,196			6-13	239,694	121,072	118,622
14-17	72,935	36,460	36,475			14-17	84,109	42,196	41,913
18+	484,505	250,403	234,102			18+	500,139	257,865	242,274
MEDIAN AGE	17	18	17			MEDIAN AGE	17	17	17
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 2015						DATA FOR THE YEAR 2016
		MID YEAR POPULATION						MID YEAR POPULATION
AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE			AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
ALL AGES	1,068,681	544,697	523,984			ALL AGES	1,107,751	564,136	543,615
0- 4	177,066	89,665	87,401			0- 4	180,928	91,637	89,291
5- 9	161,963	81,911	80,052			5- 9	165,137	83,535	81,602
10-14	144,994	73,168	71,826			10-14	149,480	75,447	74,033
15-19	100,179	50,113	50,066			15-19	112,401	56,386	56,015
20-24	73,350	35,979	37,371			20-24	75,343	37,049	38,294
25-29	70,988	33,497	37,491			25-29	71,443	34,020	37,423
30-34	71,621	34,231	37,390			30-34	72,118	34,154	37,964
35-39	74,156	35,666	38,490			35-39	73,716	35,632	38,084
40-44	67,607	36,092	31,515			40-44	70,365	36,204	34,161
45-49	48,931	28,629	20,302			45-49	52,978	30,924	22,054
50-54	32,756	18,850	13,906			50-54	35,158	20,302	14,856
55+	45,070	26,896	18,174			55+	48,684	28,846	19,838
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	37,468	18,986	18,482			Less than 1	38,507	19,514	18,993
1- 4	139,598	70,679	68,919			1- 4	142,421	72,123	70,298
0-14	484,023	244,744	239,279			0-14	495,545	250,619	244,926
15-24	173,529	86,092	87,437			15-24	187,744	93,435	94,309
15-44	457,901	225,578	232,323			15-44	475,386	233,445	241,941
15-49	506,832	254,207	252,625			15-49	528,364	264,369	263,995
15+	584,658	299,953	284,705			15+	612,206	313,517	298,689
50+	77,826	45,746	32,080			50+	83,842	49,148	34,694
55+	45,070	26,896	18,174			55+	48,684	28,846	19,838
6-13	246,225	124,397	121,828			6-13	252,334	127,516	124,818
14-17	95,749	48,146	47,603			14-17	107,646	54,199	53,447
18+	516,222	265,576	250,646			18+	532,876	273,592	259,284
MEDIAN AGE	17	17	17			MEDIAN AGE	17	17	17
DATA FOR THE YEAR 2017						DATA FOR THE YEAR 2018
		MID YEAR POPULATION						MID YEAR POPULATION
AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE			AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
ALL AGES	1,147,731	584,031	563,700			ALL AGES	1,188,658	604,400	584,258
0- 4	185,349	93,892	91,457			0- 4	190,371	96,451	93,920
5- 9	168,101	85,053	83,048			5- 9	170,918	86,498	84,420
10-14	153,706	77,602	76,104			10-14	157,659	79,619	78,040
15-19	125,010	62,820	62,190			15-19	137,828	69,339	68,489
20-24	77,652	38,273	39,379			20-24	80,311	39,684	40,627
25-29	72,139	34,671	37,468			25-29	73,202	35,454	37,748
30-34	72,630	34,156	38,474			30-34	73,038	34,267	38,771
35-39	73,210	35,569	37,641			35-39	72,926	35,468	37,458
40-44	72,527	36,157	36,370			40-44	73,985	36,093	37,892
45-49	56,949	32,923	24,026			45-49	60,681	34,445	26,236
50-54	37,873	21,943	15,930			50-54	40,960	23,790	17,170
55+	52,585	30,972	21,613			55+	56,779	33,292	23,487
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	39,586	20,063	19,523			Less than 1	40,706	20,633	20,073
1- 4	145,763	73,829	71,934			1- 4	149,665	75,818	73,847
0-14	507,156	256,547	250,609			0-14	518,948	262,568	256,380
15-24	202,662	101,093	101,569			15-24	218,139	109,023	109,116
15-44	493,168	241,646	251,522			15-44	511,290	250,305	260,985
15-49	550,117	274,569	275,548			15-49	571,971	284,750	287,221
15+	640,575	327,484	313,091			15+	669,710	341,832	327,878
50+	90,458	52,915	37543			50+	97,739	57,082	40,657
55+	52,585	30,972	21,613			55+	56,779	33,292	23,487
6-13	258,044	130,431	127,613			6-13	263,389	133,164	130,225
14-17	111,743	56,277	55,466			14-17	115,672	58,277	57,395
18+	558,100	285,967	272,133			18+	584,202	298,771	285,431
MEDIAN AGE	17	18	17			MEDIAN AGE	18	18	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 2019						DATA FOR THE YEAR 2020
		MID YEAR POPULATION						MID YEAR POPULATION
AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE			AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
ALL AGES	1,230,834	625,395	605,439			ALL AGES	1,274,564	647,169	627,395
0- 4	196,068	99,354	96,714			0- 4	202,498	102,629	99,869
5- 9	173,877	88,016	85,861			5- 9	177,274	89,756	87,518
10-14	161,344	81,500	79,844			10-14	164,769	83,252	81,517
15-19	142,814	71,869	70,945			15-19	147,582	74,295	73,287
20-24	91,283	45,323	45,960			20-24	102,881	51,266	51,615
25-29	74,616	36,338	38,278			25-29	76,295	37,298	38,997
30-34	73,341	34,498	38,843			30-34	73,671	34,872	38,799
35-39	72,979	35,349	37,630			35-39	73,309	35,246	38,063
40-44	74,669	36,062	38,607			40-44	74,680	36,033	38,647
45-49	64,130	35,412	28,718			45-49	67,285	35,890	31,395
50-54	44,458	25,884	18,574			50-54	48,245	28,143	20,102
55+	61,255	35,790	25,465			55+	66,075	38,489	27,586
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	42,137	21,360	20,777			Less than 1	43,881	22,247	21,634
1- 4	153,931	77,994	75,937			1- 4	158,617	80,382	78,235
0-14	531,289	268,870	262,419			0-14	544,541	275,637	268,904
15-24	234,097	117,192	116,905			15-24	250,463	125,561	124,902
15-44	529,702	259,439	270,263			15-44	548,418	269,010	279,408
15-49	593,832	294,851	298,981			15-49	615,703	304,900	310,803
15+	699,545	356,525	343,020			15+	730,023	371,532	358,491
50+	105,713	61,674	44,039			50+	114,320	66,632	47,688
55+	61,255	35,790	25,465			55+	66,075	38,489	27,586
6-13	268,425	135,744	132,681			6-13	273,443	138,316	135,127
14-17	119,362	60,150	59,212			14-17	122,841	61,922	60,919
18+	611,191	312,021	299,170			18+	638,978	325,657	313,321
MEDIAN AGE	18	18	18			MEDIAN AGE	18	18	18
DATA FOR THE YEAR 2021						DATA FOR THE YEAR 2022
		MID YEAR POPULATION						MID YEAR POPULATION
AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE			AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
ALL AGES	1,319,893	669,745	650,148			ALL AGES	1,366,862	693,143	673,719
0- 4	209,683	106,288	103,395			0- 4	217,630	110,335	107,295
5- 9	181,169	91,750	89,419			5- 9	185,623	94,027	91,596
10-14	167,960	84,886	83,074			10-14	170,943	86,415	84,528
15-19	152,057	76,567	75,490			15-19	156,280	78,719	77,561
20-24	115,012	57,482	57,530			20-24	127,523	63,854	63,669
25-29	78,283	38,363	39,920			25-29	80,584	39,579	41,005
30-34	74,138	35,397	38,741			30-34	74,843	36,051	38,792
35-39	73,819	35,179	38,640			35-39	74,347	35,194	39,153
40-44	74,271	36,014	38,257			40-44	73,796	35,963	37,833
45-49	70,006	36,012	33,994			45-49	72,142	35,976	36,166
50-54	52,177	30,363	21,814			50-54	56,045	32,303	23,742
55+	71,318	41,444	29,874			55+	77,106	44,727	32,379
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	45,678	23,160	22,518			Less than 1	47,525	24,099	23,426
1- 4	164,005	83,128	80,877			1- 4	170,105	86,236	83,869
0-14	558,812	282,924	275,888			0-14	574,196	290,777	283,419
15-24	267,069	134,049	133,020			15-24	283,803	142,573	141,230
15-44	567,580	279,002	288,578			15-44	587,373	289,360	298,013
15-49	637,586	315,014	322,572			15-49	659,515	325,336	334,179
15+	761,081	386,821	374,260			15+	792,666	402,366	390,300
50+	123,495	71,807	51,688			50+	133,151	77,030	56,121
55+	71,318	41,444	29,874			55+	77,106	44,727	32,379
6-13	278,739	141,029	137,710			6-13	284,404	143,931	140,473
14-17	126,110	63,588	62,522			14-17	129,169	65,148	64,021
18+	667,511	339,661	327,850			18+	696,720	353,995	342,725
MEDIAN AGE	18	18	18			MEDIAN AGE	18	19	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 2023
		MID YEAR POPULATION
AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
ALL AGES	1,415,505	717,380	698,125
0- 4	226,342	114,770	111,572
5- 9	190,679	96,611	94,068
10-14	173,777	87,870	85,907
15-19	160,229	80,732	79,497
20-24	140,247	70,312	69,935
25-29	83,234	40,984	42,250
30-34	75,910	36,832	39,078
35-39	74,769	35,314	39,455
40-44	73,536	35,874	37,662
45-49	73,597	35,928	37,669
50-54	59,680	33,781	25,899
55+	83,505	48,372	35,133
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	49,415	25,060	24,355
1- 4	176,927	89,710	87,217
0-14	590,798	299,251	291,547
15-24	300,476	151,044	149,432
15-44	607,925	300,048	307,877
15-49	681,522	335,976	345,546
15+	824,707	418,129	406,578
50+	143,185	82,153	61,032
55+	83,505	48,372	35,133
6-13	290,537	147,070	143,467
14-17	132,012	66,601	65,411
18+	726,546	368,627	357,919
MEDIAN AGE	19	19	19
Source:National Statistics Office, Projected Population Based on 1998 Malawi Population and Housing Cencus