TABLE 3.23: POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
					BLANTYRE RURAL
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	309,917	151,983	157,934			ALL AGES	316,498	155,248	161,250
0- 4	50,032	25,015	25,017			0- 4	53,542	26,791	26,751
5- 9	42,311	21,040	21,271			5- 9	42,381	21,083	21,298
10- 14	39,813	19,653	20,160			10- 14	40,183	19,851	20,332
15-19	36,476	18,388	18,088			15-19	37,067	18,645	18,422
20-24	31,821	14,296	17,525			20-24	32,649	15,061	17,588
25-29	25,120	12,459	12,661			25-29	26,291	12,531	13,760
30-34	19,630	9,950	9,680			30-34	20,377	10,449	9,928
35-39	15,071	7,470	7,601			35-39	15,773	7,817	7,956
40-44	10,859	5,427	5,432			40-44	11,367	5,661	5,706
45-49	10,758	5,209	5,549			45-49	10,444	5,083	5,361
50-54	8,294	4,081	4,213			50-54	8,994	4,362	4,632
55+	19,732	8,995	10,737			55+	17,430	7,914	9,516
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	12,814	6,454	6,360			Less than 1	13,232	6,661	6,571
1- 4	37,218	18,561	18,657			1- 4	40,310	20,130	20,180
0-14	132,156	65,708	66,448			0-14	136,106	67,725	68,381
15-24	68,297	32,684	35,613			15-24	69,716	33,706	36,010
15-44	138,977	67,990	70,987			15-44	143,524	70,164	73,360
15-49	149,735	73,199	76,536			15-49	153,968	75,247	78,721
15+	177,761	86,275	91,486			15+	180,392	87,523	92,869
50+	28,026	13,076	14,950			50+	26,424	12,276	14,148
55+	19,732	8,995	10,737			55+	17,430	7,914	9,516
6-13	65,827	32,606	33,221			6-13	66,168	32,813	33,355
14-17	30,116	15,117	14,999			14-17	30,541	15,189	15,352
18+	155,398	74,993	80,405			18+	157,695	76,194	81,501
MEDIAN AGE	18	18	18			MEDIAN AGE	18	18	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	323,832	158,889	164,943			ALL AGES	331,818	162,856	168,962
0- 4	57,208	28,641	28,567			0- 4	60,842	30,474	30,368
5- 9	42,521	21,165	21,356			5- 9	42,991	21,416	21,575
10- 14	40,557	20,072	20,485			10- 14	40,895	20,278	20,617
15-19	37,618	18,788	18,830			15-19	38,117	18,896	19,221
20-24	33,393	15,911	17,482			20-24	34,082	16,695	17,387
25-29	27,485	12,582	14,903			25-29	28,634	12,739	15,895
30-34	21,157	10,939	10,218			30-34	22,007	11,357	10,650
35-39	16,473	8,170	8,303			35-39	17,183	8,549	8,634
40-44	12,044	5,973	6,071			40-44	12,778	6,315	6,463
45-49	10,093	4,945	5,148			45-49	9,856	4,861	4,995
50-54	9,535	4,578	4,957			50-54	9,867	4,708	5,159
55+	15,748	7,125	8,623			55+	14,566	6,568	7,998
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	13,590	6,843	6,747			Less than 1	13,938	7,020	6,918
1- 4	43,618	21,798	21,820			1- 4	46,904	23,454	23,450
0-14	140,286	69,878	70,408			0-14	144,728	72,168	72,560
15-24	71,011	34,699	36,312			15-24	72,199	35,591	36,608
15-44	148,170	72,363	75,807			15-44	152,801	74,551	78,250
15-49	158,263	77,308	80,955			15-49	162,657	79,412	83,245
15+	183,546	89,011	94,535			15+	187,090	90,688	96,402
50+	25,283	11,703	13,580			50+	24,433	11,276	13,157
55+	15,748	7,125	8,623			55+	14,566	6,568	7,998
6-13	66,452	32,999	33,453			6-13	66,846	33,233	33,613
14-17	30,931	15,280	15,651			14-17	31,263	15,401	15,862
18+	160,531	77,624	82,907			18+	163,800	79,221	84,579
MEDIAN AGE	18	18	18			MEDIAN AGE	18	17	18
Source:National Statistics Office, Projected Population Based on 1998 Malawi Population and Housing Cencus
TABLE 3.23: POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
					BLANTYRE RURAL
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	340,371	167,108	173,263			ALL AGES	349,427	171,614	177,813
0- 4	63,999	32,104	31,895			0- 4	65,814	33,023	32,791
5- 9	44,287	22,045	22,242			5- 9	47,296	23,574	23,722
10- 14	41,162	20,438	20,724			10- 14	41,347	20,542	20,805
15-19	38,571	19,032	19,539			15-19	38,956	19,195	19,761
20-24	34,731	17,309	17,422			20-24	35,365	17,732	17,633
25-29	29,680	13,081	16,599			25-29	30,597	13,644	16,953
30-34	22,955	11,673	11,282			30-34	24,015	11,858	12,157
35-39	17,905	8,959	8,946			35-39	18,639	9,415	9,224
40-44	13,497	6,658	6,839			40-44	14,182	6,992	7,190
45-49	9,845	4,875	4,970			45-49	10,101	5,000	5,101
50-54	9,973	4,749	5,224			50-54	9,853	4,701	5,152
55+	13,766	6,185	7,581			55+	13,262	5,938	7,324
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	14,280	7,193	7,087			Less than 1	14,617	7,365	7,252
1- 4	49,719	24,911	24,808			1- 4	51,197	25,658	25,539
0-14	149,448	74,587	74,861			0-14	154,457	77,139	77,318
15-24	73,302	36,341	36,961			15-24	74,321	36,927	37,394
15-44	157,339	76,712	80,627			15-44	161,754	78,836	82,918
15-49	167,184	81,587	85,597			15-49	171,855	83,836	88,019
15+	190,923	92,521	98,402			15+	194,970	94,475	100,495
50+	23,739	10,934	12,805			50+	23,115	10,639	12,476
55+	13,766	6,185	7,581			55+	13,262	5,938	7,324
6-13	67,554	33,612	33,942			6-13	68,966	34,301	34,665
14-17	31,534	15,541	15,993			14-17	31,820	15,718	16,102
18+	167,410	80,953	86,457			18+	171,275	82,792	88,483
MEDIAN AGE	18	17	18			MEDIAN AGE	18	17	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	358,940	176,352	182,588			ALL AGES	368,879	181,307	187,572
0- 4	67,554	33,908	33,646			0- 4	69,273	34,784	34,489
5- 9	50,704	25,297	25,407			5- 9	54,302	27,113	27,189
10- 14	41,442	20,596	20,846			10- 14	41,604	20,689	20,915
15-19	39,335	19,399	19,936			15-19	39,725	19,627	20,098
20-24	35,962	17,993	17,969			20-24	36,524	18,145	18,379
25-29	31,422	14,391	17,031			25-29	32,157	15,217	16,940
30-34	25,165	11,940	13,225			30-34	26,340	12,002	14,338
35-39	19,367	9,898	9,469			35-39	20,133	10,376	9,757
40-44	14,860	7,327	7,533			40-44	15,538	7,666	7,872
45-49	10,594	5,225	5,369			45-49	11,239	5,522	5,717
50-54	9,576	4,595	4,981			50-54	9,269	4,478	4,791
55+	12,959	5,783	7,176			55+	12,775	5,688	7,087
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	14,950	7,534	7,416			Less than 1	15,280	7,702	7,578
1- 4	52,604	26,374	26,230			1- 4	53,993	27,082	26,911
0-14	159,700	79,801	79,899			0-14	165,179	82,586	82,593
15-24	75,297	37,392	37,905			15-24	76,249	37,772	38,477
15-44	166,111	80,948	85,163			15-44	170,417	83,033	87,384
15-49	176,705	86,173