Table 3.16: POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
DEDZA 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	495,405	235,018	260,387			ALL AGES	510,530	242,719	267,811
0- 4	92,906	46,335	46,571			0- 4	101,096	50,515	50,581
5- 9	77,834	38,335	39,499			5- 9	79,216	39,069	40,147
10-14	60,500	29,879	30,621			10-14	64,012	31,626	32,386
15-19	47,937	22,078	25,859			15-19	49,385	23,238	26,147
20-24	43,521	17,950	25,571			20-24	43,845	18,300	25,545
25-29	36,943	17,038	19,905			25-29	38,281	17,029	21,252
30-34	28,260	13,619	14,641			30-34	29,592	14,313	15,279
35-39	23,414	11,202	12,212			35-39	23,875	11,426	12,449
40-44	18,164	8,482	9,682			40-44	18,905	8,862	10,043
45-49	17,067	8,065	9,002			45-49	16,818	7,886	8,932
50-54	13,376	6,324	7,052			50-54	14,232	6,723	7,509
55+	35,483	15,711	19,772			55+	31,273	13,732	17,541
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	26,186	13,197	12,989			Less than 1	26,658	13,419	13,239
1- 4	66,720	33,138	33,582			1- 4	74,438	37,096	37,342
0-14	231,240	114,549	116,691			0-14	244,324	121,210	123,114
15-24	91,458	40,028	51,430			15-24	93,230	41,538	51,692
15-44	198,239	90,369	107,870			15-44	203,883	93,168	110,715
15-49	215,306	98,434	116,872			15-49	220,701	101,054	119,647
15+	264,165	120,469	143,696			15+	266,206	121,509	144,697
50+	48,859	22,035	26,824			50+	45,505	20,455	25,050
55+	35,483	15,711	19,772			55+	31,273	13,732	17,541
6-13	111,345	54,926	56,419			6-13	115,751	57,084	58,667
14-17	40,424	19,225	21,199			14-17	41,998	20,327	21,671
18+	234,465	106,493	127,972			18+	235,441	106,741	128,700
MEDIAN AGE	17	16	18			MEDIAN AGE	16	15	17
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	526,874	251,022	275,852			ALL AGES	544,334	259,877	284,457
0- 4	109,712	54,892	54,820			0- 4	118,841	59,527	59,314
5- 9	79,954	39,508	40,446			5- 9	80,237	39,722	40,515
10-14	67,636	33,363	34,273			10-14	71,024	34,968	36,056
15-19	51,199	24,543	26,656			15-19	53,437	25,985	27,452
20-24	44,128	18,806	25,322			20-24	44,587	19,476	25,111
25-29	39,506	16,930	22,576			25-29	40,538	16,863	23,675
30-34	31,058	15,026	16,032			30-34	32,544	15,630	16,914
35-39	24,323	11,637	12,686			35-39	24,907	11,917	12,990
40-44	19,812	9,334	10,478			40-44	20,703	9,796	10,907
45-49	16,520	7,688	8,832			45-49	16,361	7,571	8,790
50-54	14,940	7,047	7,893			50-54	15,432	7,260	8,172
55+	28,086	12,248	15,838			55+	25,723	11,162	14,561
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	27,213	13,702	13,511			Less than 1	27,773	13,987	13,786
1- 4	82,499	41,190	41,309			1- 4	91,068	45,540	45,528
0-14	257,302	127,763	129,539			0-14	270,102	134,217	135,885
15-24	95,327	43,349	51,978			15-24	98,024	45,461	52,563
15-44	210,026	96,276	113,750			15-44	216,716	99,667	117,049
15-49	226,546	103,964	122,582			15-49	233,077	107,238	125,839
15+	269,572	123,259	146,313			15+	274,232	125,660	148,572
50+	43,026	19,295	23,731			50+	41,155	18,422	22,733
55+	28,086	12,248	15,838			55+	25,723	11,162	14,561
6-13	119,461	58,905	60,556			6-13	122,371	60,363	62,008
14-17	43,903	21,524	22,379			14-17	46,233	22,824	23,409
18+	237,576	107,644	129,932			18+	240,684	109,113	131,571
MEDIAN AGE	16	15	17			MEDIAN AGE	15	14	16
Source : National Statistical Office, Projected Population Based on 1998 Malawi Population and Housing Census
TABLE 3.16: POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
DEDZA 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	562,823	269,240	293,583			ALL AGES	582,289	279,086	303,203
0- 4	128,441	64,431	64,010			0- 4	131,342	65,894	65,448
5- 9	80,361	39,817	40,544			5- 9	87,739	43,615	44,124
10-14	73,889	36,343	37,546			10-14	76,057	37,424	38,633
15-19	56,110	27,542	28,568			15-19	59,203	29,188	30,015
20-24	45,376	20,307	25,069			20-24	46,502	21,294	25,208
25-29	41,333	16,923	24,410			25-29	41,874	17,133	24,741
30-34	33,965	16,035	17,930			30-34	35,332	16,218	19,114
35-39	25,738	12,323	13,415			35-39	26,835	12,885	13,950
40-44	21,460	10,191	11,269			40-44	22,032	10,482	11,550
45-49	16,471	7,603	8,868			45-49	16,914	7,817	9,097
50-54	15,662	7,335	8,327			50-54	15,636	7,279	8,357
55+	24,017	10,390	13,627			55+	22,823	9,857	12,966
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	28,368	14,289	14,079			Less than 1	29,009	14,615	14,394
1- 4	100,073	50,142	49,931			1- 4	102,333	51,279	51,054
0-14	282,691	140,591	142,100			0-14	295,138	146,933	148,205
15-24	101,486	47,849	53,637			15-24	105,705	50,482	55,223
15-44	223,982	103,321	120,661			15-44	231,778	107,200	124,578
15-49	240,453	110,924	129,529			15-49	248,692	115,017	133,675
15+	280,132	128,649	151,483			15+	287,151	132,153	154,998
50+	39,679	17,725	21,954			50+	38,459	17,136	21,323
55+	24,017	10,390	13,627			55+	22,823	9,857	12,966
6-13	124,495	61,462	63,033			6-13	125,960	62,226	63,734
14-17	48,962	24,202	24,760			14-17	51,939	25,626	26,313
18+	244,631	111,079	133,552			18+	249,432	113,516	135,916
MEDIAN AGE	15	14	16			MEDIAN AGE	15	14	16
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	602,696	289,398	313,298			ALL AGES	624,028	300,169	323,859
0- 4	134,453	67,481	66,972			0- 4	137,738	69,156	68,582
5- 9	95,599	47,619	47,980			5- 9	104,027	51,898	52,129
10-14	77,461	38,168	39,293			10-14	78,233	38,622	39,611
15-19	62,673	30,912	31,761			15-19	66,255	32,626	33,629
20-24	47,938	22,432	25,506			20-24	49,726	23,708	26,018
25-29	42,220	17,485	24,735			25-29	42,530	17,990	24,540
30-34	36,648	16,222	20,426			30-34	37,870	16,149	21,721
35-39	28,138	13,561	14,577			35-39	29,563	14,251	15,312
40-44	22,496	10,707	11,789			40-44	22,945	10,918	12,027
45-49	17,626	8,180	9,446			45-49	18,498	8,629	9,869
50-54	15,434	7,130	8,304			50-54	15,184	6,963	8,221
55+	22,010	9,501	12,509			55+	21,459	9,259	12,200
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	29,694	14,963	14,731			Less than 1	30,423	15,334	15,089
1- 4	104,759	52,518	52,241			1- 4	107,315	53,822	53,493
0-14	307,513	153,268	154,245			0-14	319,998	159,676	160,322
15-24	110,611	53,344	57,267			15-24	115,981	56,334	59,647
15-44	240,113	111,319	128,794			15-44	248,889	115,642	133,247
15-49	257,739	119,499	138,240			15-49	267,387	124,271	143,116
15+	295,183	136,130	159,053			15+	304,030	140,493	163,537
50+	37,444	16,631	20,813			50+	36,643	16,222	20,421
55+	22,010	9,501	12,509			55+	21,459	9,259	12,200
6-13	134,103	66,437	67,666			6-13	142,279	70,653	71,626
14-17	54,860	26,998	27,862			14-17	57,451	28,224	29,227
18+	255,164	116,420	138,744			18+	261,866	119,778