TABLE 3.29: POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
				CHIKWAWA 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	366,084	182,745	183,339			ALL AGES	377,521	188,281	189,240
0- 4	63,803	31,747	32,056			0- 4	67,765	33,827	33,938
5- 9	54,471	26,969	27,502			5- 9	55,283	27,316	27,967
10-14	43,556	22,191	21,365			10-14	45,341	22,908	22,433
15-19	38,179	19,593	18,586			15-19	38,416	19,791	18,625
20-24	34,622	16,050	18,572			20-24	35,115	16,608	18,507
25-29	29,877	14,890	14,987			25-29	30,764	14,914	15,850
30-34	23,128	11,888	11,240			30-34	24,276	12,537	11,739
35-39	18,023	8,971	9,052			35-39	18,726	9,383	9,343
40-44	13,198	6,613	6,585			40-44	13,879	6,909	6,970
45-49	11,859	6,131	5,728			45-49	11,779	6,047	5,732
50-54	8,787	4,608	4,179			50-54	9,498	4,966	4,532
55+	26,581	13,094	13,487			55+	26,679	13,075	13,604
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	17,479	8,835	8,644			Less than 1	17,714	8,945	8,769
1- 4	46,324	22,912	23,412			1- 4	50,051	24,882	25,169
0-14	161,830	80,907	80,923			0-14	168,389	84,051	84,338
15-24	72,801	35,643	37,158			15-24	73,531	36,399	37,132
15-44	157,027	78,005	79,022			15-44	161,176	80,142	81,034
15-49	168,886	84,136	84,750			15-49	172,955	86,189	86,766
15+	204,254	101,838	102,416			15+	209,132	104,230	104,902
50+	35,368	17,702	17,666			50+	36,177	18,041	18,136
55+	26,581	13,094	13,487			55+	26,679	13,075	13,604
6- 13	78,565	39,369	39,196			6- 13	81,031	40,378	40,653
14-17	31,206	16,117	15,089			14-17	31,491	16,221	15,270
18+	181,010	89,829	91,181			18+	185,774	92,185	93,589
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	389,066	193,870	195,196			ALL AGES	400,811	199,563	201,248
0- 4	72,052	36,059	35,993			0- 4	77,040	38,649	38,391
5- 9	55,599	27,457	28,142			5- 9	55,202	27,257	27,945
10-14	47,262	23,676	23,586			10-14	49,097	24,412	24,685
15-19	38,752	19,950	18,802			15-19	39,371	20,190	19,181
20-24	35,559	17,254	18,305			20-24	35,953	17,860	18,093
25-29	31,541	14,861	16,680			25-29	32,219	14,871	17,348
30-34	25,475	13,176	12,299			30-34	26,650	13,722	12,928
35-39	19,423	9,806	9,617			35-39	20,182	10,258	9,924
40-44	14,704	7,286	7,418			40-44	15,557	7,699	7,858
45-49	11,668	5,948	5,720			45-49	11,668	5,904	5,764
50-54	10,096	5,248	4,848			50-54	10,525	5,436	5,089
55+	26,935	13,149	13,786			55+	27,347	13,305	14,042
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	18,049	9,116	8,933			Less than 1	18,377	9,282	9,095
1- 4	54,003	26,943	27,060			1- 4	58,663	29,367	29,296
0-14	174,913	87,192	87,721			0-14	181,339	90,318	91,021
15-24	74,311	37,204	37,107			15-24	75,324	38,050	37,274
15-44	165,454	82,333	83,121			15-44	169,932	84,600	85,332
15-49	177,122	88,281	88,841			15-49	181,600	90,504	91,096
15+	214,153	106,678	107,475			15+	219,472	109,245	110,227
50+	37,031	18,397	18,634			50+	37,872	18,741	19,131
55+	26,935	13,149	13,786			55+	27,347	13,305	14,042
6- 13	83,122	41,241	41,881			6- 13	84,597	41,843	42,754
14-17	32,068	16,445	15,623			14-17	33,058	16,845	16,213
18+	190,549	94,542	96,007			18+	195,311	96,885	98,426
MEDIAN AGE	18	17	18			MEDIAN AGE	17	17	17
Source:National Statistics Office, Projected Population Based on 1998 Malawi Population and Housing Cencus
TABLE 3.29: POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
				CHIKWAWA 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	412,800	205,384	207,416			ALL AGES	425,080	211,358	213,722
0- 4	82,909	41,720	41,189			0- 4	84,538	42,547	41,991
5- 9	54,018	26,636	27,382			5- 9	57,315	28,382	28,933
10-14	50,689	25,058	25,631			10-14	51,924	25,573	26,351
15-19	40,376	20,589	19,787			15-19	41,809	21,168	20,641
20-24	36,309	18,341	17,968			20-24	36,594	18,662	17,932
25-29	32,816	15,040	17,776			25-29	33,347	15,408	17,939
30-34	27,740	14,114	13,626			30-34	28,724	14,316	14,408
35-39	21,055	10,760	10,295			35-39	22,059	11,330	10,729
40-44	16,363	8,114	8,249			40-44	17,092	8,517	8,575
45-49	11,868	5,963	5,905			45-49	12,310	6,142	6,168
50-54	10,765	5,521	5,244			50-54	10,821	5,510	5,311
55+	27,892	13,528	14,364			55+	28,547	13,803	14,744
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	18,721	9,457	9,264			Less than 1	19,083	9,641	9,442
1- 4	64,188	32,263	31,925			1- 4	65,455	32,906	32,549
0-14	187,616	93,414	94,202			0-14	193,777	96,502	97,275
15-24	76,685	38,930	37,755			15-24	78,403	39,830	38,573
15-44	174,659	86,958	87,701			15-44	179,625	89,401	90,224
15-49	186,527	92,921	93,606			15-49	191,935	95,543	96,392
15+	225,184	111,970	113,214			15+	231,303	114,856	116,447
50+	38,657	19,049	19,608			50+	39,368	19,313	20,055
55+	27,892	13,528	14,364			55+	28,547	13,803	14,744
6- 13	85,164	42,030	43,134			6- 13	84,762	41,736	43,026
14-17	34,437	17,402	17,035			14-17	36,023	18,040	17,983
18+	200,095	99,235	100,860			18+	205,010	101,634	103,376
MEDIAN AGE	17	17	17			MEDIAN AGE	17	17	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	437,678	217,500	220,178			ALL AGES	450,609	223,818	226,791
0- 4	86,300	43,450	42,850			0- 4	88,126	44,384	43,742
5- 9	60,872	30,245	30,627			5- 9