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	142,088
MEDIAN AGE	15	14	15			MEDIAN AGE	15	14	15
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 2007						DATA FOR THE YEAR 2008
	MID YEAR POPULATION						MID YEAR POPULATION
AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE			AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
ALL AGES	646,292	311,405	334,887			ALL AGES	669,511	323,119	346,392
0- 4	141,234	70,937	70,297			0- 4	144,956	72,834	72,122
5- 9	113,022	56,466	56,556			5- 9	122,515	61,314	61,201
10-14	78,562	38,858	39,704			10-14	78,731	38,977	39,754
15-19	69,607	34,211	35,396			15-19	72,451	35,574	36,877
20-24	51,937	25,123	26,814			20-24	54,572	26,649	27,923
25-29	43,003	18,648	24,355			25-29	43,801	19,465	24,336
30-34	38,902	16,103	22,799			30-34	39,709	16,179	23,530
35-39	31,014	14,841	16,173			35-39	32,406	15,243	17,163
40-44	23,529	11,197	12,332			40-44	24,345	11,595	12,750
45-49	19,356	9,071	10,285			45-49	20,089	9,449	10,640
50-54	15,062	6,869	8,193			50-54	15,190	6,913	8,277
55+	21,064	9,081	11,983			55+	20,746	8,927	11,819
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	31,196	15,727	15,469			Less than 1	32,017	16,144	15,873
1- 4	110,038	55,210	54,828			1- 4	112,939	56,690	56,249
0-14	332,818	166,261	166,557			0-14	346,202	173,125	173,077
15-24	121,544	59,334	62,210			15-24	127,023	62,223	64,800
15-44	257,992	120,123	137,869			15-44	267,284	124,705	142,579
15-49	277,348	129,194	148,154			15-49	287,373	134,154	153,219
15+	313,474	145,144	168,330			15+	323,309	149,994	173,315
50+	36,126	15,950	20,176			50+	35,936	15,840	20,096
55+	21,064	9,081	11,983			55+	20,746	8,927	11,819
6-13	150,752	75,013	75,739			6-13	159,713	79,602	80,111
14-17	59,532	29,239	30,293			14-17	60,941	29,962	30,979
18+	269,493	123,557	145,936			18+	278,001	127,747	150,254
MEDIAN AGE	14	14	15			MEDIAN AGE	14	14	15
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	693,714	335,327	358,387			ALL AGES	718,919	348,039	370,880
0- 4	148,896	74,841	74,055			0- 4	153,032	76,949	76,083
5- 9	125,477	62,811	62,666			5- 9	128,652	64,435	64,217
10-14	86,000	42,717	43,283			10-14	93,755	46,664	47,091
15-19	74,610	36,648	37,962			15-19	76,027	37,396	38,631
20-24	57,621	28,264	29,357			20-24	61,041	29,958	31,083
25-29	44,924	20,434	24,490			25-29	46,349	21,545	24,804
30-34	40,272	16,398	23,874			30-34	40,643	16,755	23,888
35-39	33,751	15,434	18,317			35-39	35,057	15,459	19,598
40-44	25,418	12,142	13,276			40-44	26,682	12,794	13,888
45-49	20,650	9,734	10,916			45-49	21,113	9,957	11,156
50-54	15,626	7,121	8,505			50-54	16,309	7,466	8,843
55+	20,469	8,783	11,686			55+	20,259	8,661	11,598
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	32,873	16,579	16,294			Less than 1	33,754	17,027	16,727
1- 4	116,023	58,262	57,761			1- 4	119,278	59,922	59,356
0-14	360,373	180,369	180,004			0-14	375,439	188,048	187,391
15-24	132,231	64,912	67,319			15-24	137,068	67,354	69,714
15-44	276,596	129,320	147,276			15-44	285,799	133,907	151,892
15-49	297,246	139,054	158,192			15-49	306,912	143,864	163,048
15+	333,341	154,958	178,383			15+	343,480	159,991	183,489
50+	36,095	15,904	20,191			50+	36,568	16,127	20,441
55+	20,469	8,783	11,686			55+	20,259	8,661	11,598
6-13	169,278	84,477	84,801			6-13	179,506	89,676	89,830
14-17	61,736	30,411	31,325			14-17	62,083	30,652	31,431
18+	287,240	132,284	154,956			18+	297,023	137,086	159,937
MEDIAN AGE	14	13	15			MEDIAN AGE	14	13	15
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 2011						DATA FOR THE YEAR 2012
	MID YEAR POPULATION						MID YEAR POPULATION
AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE			AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
ALL AGES	745,124	361,255	383,869			ALL AGES	772,311	374,966	397,345
0- 4	157,334	79,142	78,192			0- 4	161,757	81,396	80,361
5- 9	132,004	66,147	65,857			5- 9	135,566	67,966	67,600
10-14	102,088	50,894	51,194			10-14	110,997	55,415	55,582
15-19	76,821	37,858	38,963			15-19	77,184	38,109	39,075
20-24	64,577	31,643	32,934			20-24	67,887	33,204	34,683
25-29	48,114	22,794	25,320			25-29	50,302	24,183	26,119
30-34	40,983	17,258	23,725			30-34	41,478	17,908	23,570
35-39	36,272	15,408	20,864			35-39	37,304	15,383	21,921
40-44	28,070	13,464	14,606			40-44	29,489	14,041	15,448
45-49	21,565	10,169	11,396			45-49	22,145	10,446	11,699
50-54	17,140	7,890	9,250			50-54	17,958	8,306	9,652
55+	20,156	8,588	11,568			55+	20,244	8,609	11,635
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	34,644	17,480	17,164			Less than 1	35,531	17,931	17,600
1- 4	122,690	61,662	61,028			1- 4	126,226	63,465	62,761
0-14	391,426	196,183	195,243			0-14	408,320	204,777	203,543
15-24	141,398	69,501	71,897			15-24	145,071	71,313	73,758
15-44	294,837	138,425	156,412			15-44	303,644	142,828	160,816
15-49	316,402	148,594	167,808			15-49	325,789	153,274	172,515
15+	353,698	165,072	188,626			15+	363,991	170,189	193,802
50+	37,296	16,478	20,818			50+	38,202	16,915	21,287
55+	20,156	8,588	11,568			55+	20,244	8,609	11,635
6-13	190,433	95,227	95,206			6-13	202,004	101,135	100,869
14-17	62,171	30,757	31,414			14-17	62,279	30,823	31,456
18+	307,157	142,068	165,089			18+	317,443	147,142	170,301
MEDIAN AGE	14	13	15			MEDIAN AGE	14	13	14
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	800,446	389,155	411,291			ALL AGES	829,726	403,921	425,805
0- 4	166,243	83,685	82,558			0- 4	170,977	86,100	84,877
5- 9	139,358	69,903	69,455			5- 9	143,375	71,954	71,421
10-14	120,414	60,221	60,193			10-14	123,403	61,732	61,671
15-19	77,389	38,246	39,143			15-19	84,590	41,947	42,643
20-24	70,711	34,552	36,159			20-24	72,868	35,621	37,247
25-29	52,898	25,677	27,221			25-29	55,903	27,260	28,643
30-34	42,290	18,714	23,576			30-34	43,420	19,670	23,750
35-39	38,123	15,473	22,650			35-39	38,709	15,703	23,006
40-44	30,853	14,441	16,412			40-44	32,176	14,640	17,536
45-49	22,945	10,835	12,110			45-49	23,988	11,363	12,625
50-54	18,666	8,668	9,998			50-54	19,215	8,943	10,272
55+	20,556	8,740	11,816			55+	21,102	8,988	12,114
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	36,405	18,376	18,029			Less than 1	37,500	18,933	18,567
1- 4	129,838	65,309	64,529			1- 4	133,477	67,167	66,310
0-14	426,015	213,809	212,206			0-14	437,755	219,786	217,969
15-24	148,100	72,798	75,302			15-24	157,458	77,568	79,890
15-44	312,264	147,103	165,161			15-44	327,666	154,841	172,825
15-49	335,209	157,938	177,271			15-49	351,654	166,204	185,450
15+	374,431	175,346	199,085			15+	391,971	184,135	207,836
50+	39,222	17,408	21,814			50+	40,317	17,931	22,386
55+	20,556	8,740	11,816			55+	21,102	8,988	12,114
6-13	207,265	103,807	103,458			6-13	212,872	106,672	106,200
14-17	69,487	34,507	34,980			14-17	77,192	38,411	38,781
18+	327,777	152,256	175,521			18+	338,123	157,383	180,740
MEDIAN AGE	14	13	14			MEDIAN AGE	14	14	15
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 2015						DATA FOR THE YEAR 2016
	MID YEAR POPULATION						MID YEAR POPULATION
AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE			AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
ALL AGES	860,341	419,359	440,982			ALL AGES	892,254	435,451	456,803
0- 4	176,148	88,738	87,410			0- 4	181,708	91,574	90,134
5- 9	147,589	74,106	73,483			5- 9	151,981	76,351	75,630
10-14	126,604	63,369	63,235			10-14	129,992	65,099	64,893
15-19	92,276	45,853	46,423			15-19	100,522	50,030	50,492
20-24	74,300	36,375	37,925			20-24	75,127	36,853	38,274
25-29	59,280	28,926	30,354			25-29	62,771	30,583	32,188
30-34	44,840	20,761	24,079			30-34	46,596	21,992	24,604
35-39	39,108	16,065	23,043			35-39	39,480	16,567	22,913
40-44	33,469	14,682	18,787			40-44	34,677	14,654	20,023
45-49	25,219	11,994	13,225			45-49	26,567	12,640	13,927
50-54	19,672	9,163	10,509			50-54	20,124	9,375	10,749
55+	21,836	9,327	12,509			55+	22,709	9,733	12,976
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	38,810	19,599	19,211			Less than 1	40,092	20,251	19,841
1- 4	137,338	69,139	68,199			1- 4	141,616	71,323	70,293
0-14	450,341	226,213	224,128			0-14	463,681	233,024	230,657
15-24	166,576	82,228	84,348			15-24	175,649	86,883	88,766
15-44	343,273	162,662	180,611			15-44	359,173	170,679	188,494
15-49	368,492	174,656	193,836			15-49	385,740	183,319	202,421
15+	410,000	193,146	216,854			15+	428,573	202,427	226,146
50+	41,508	18,490	23,018			50+	42,833	19,108	23,725
55+	21,836	9,327	12,509			55+	22,709	9,733	12,976
6-13	218,799	109,701	109,098			6-13	225,044	112,890	112,154
14-17	85,445	42,591	42,854			14-17	94,178	47,044	47,134
18+	348,477	162,510	185,967			18+	358,923	167,650	191,273
MEDIAN AGE	14	14	15			MEDIAN AGE	14	14	15
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	925,448	452,189	473,259			ALL AGES	959,921	469,573	490,348
0- 4	187,644	94,600	93,044			0- 4	193,957	97,820	96,137
5- 9	156,502	78,662	77,840			5- 9	161,100	81,014	80,086
10-14	133,584	66,933	66,651			10-14	137,407	68,886	68,521
15-19	109,345	54,499	54,846			15-19	118,669	59,246	59,423
20-24	75,534	37,125	38,409			20-24	75,789	37,288	38,501
25-29	66,051	32,127	33,924			25-29	68,863	33,467	35,396
30-34	48,763	23,356	25,407			30-34	51,333	24,827	26,506
35-39	40,001	17,212	22,789			35-39	40,830	18,008	22,822
40-44	35,714	14,652	21,062			40-44	36,545	14,758	21,787
45-49	27,946	13,200	14,746			45-49	29,283	13,597	15,686
50-54	20,701	9,649	11,052			50-54	21,481	10,026	11,455
55+	23,663	10,174	13,489			55+	24,664	10,636	14,028
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	41,355	20,893	20,462			Less than 1	42,609	21,532	21,077
1- 4	146,289	73,707	72,582			1- 4	151,348	76,288	75,060
0-14	477,730	240,195	237,535			0-14	492,464	247,720	244,744
15-24	184,879	91,624	93,255			15-24	194,458	96,534	97,924
15-44	375,408	178,971	196,437			15-44	392,029	187,594	204,435
15-49	403,354	192,171	211,183			15-49	421,312	201,191	220,121
15+	447,718	211,994	235,724			15+	467,457	221,853	245,604
50+	44,364	19,823	24,541			50+	46,145	20,662	25,483
55+	23,663	10,174	13,489			55+	24,664	10,636	14,028
6-13	231,603	116,242	115,361			6-13	238,431	119,733	118,698
14-17	96,505	48,213	48,292			14-17	98,995	49,485	49,510
18+	376,368	176,365	200,003			18+	394,290	185,297	208,993
MEDIAN AGE	14	14	15
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 2019						DATA FOR THE YEAR 2020
	MID YEAR POPULATION						MID YEAR POPULATION
AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE			AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
ALL AGES	995,967	487,751	508,216			ALL AGES	1,033,887	506,876	527,011
0- 4	200,728	101,273	99,455			0- 4	208,040	105,002	103,038
5- 9	165,943	83,491	82,452			5- 9	171,224	86,192	85,032
10-14	141,459	70,956	70,503			10-14	145,711	73,127	72,584
15-19	121,676	60,763	60,913			15-19	124,899	62,408	62,491
20-24	82,922	40,945	41,977			20-24	90,527	44,800	45,727
25-29	71,029	34,538	36,491			25-29	72,490	35,305	37,185
30-34	54,306	26,388	27,918			30-34	57,651	28,032	29,619
35-39	41,969	18,952	23,017			35-39	43,387	20,027	23,360
40-44	37,154	14,998	22,156			40-44	37,585	15,367	22,218
45-49	30,585	13,804	16,781			45-49	31,864	13,863	18,001
50-54	22,491	10,532	11,959			50-54	23,680	11,137	12,543
55+	25,705	11,111	14,594			55+	26,829	11,616	15,213
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	44,150	22,316	21,834			Less than 1	45,990	23,251	22,739
1- 4	156,578	78,957	77,621			1- 4	162,050	81,751	80,299
0-14	508,130	255,720	252,410			0-14	524,975	264,321	260,654
15-24	204,598	101,708	102,890			15-24	215,426	107,208	108,218
15-44	409,056	196,584	212,472			15-44	426,539	205,939	220,600
15-49	439,641	210,388	229,253			15-49	458,403	219,802	238,601
15+	487,837	232,031	255,806			15+	508,912	242,555	266,357
50+	48,196	21,643	26,553			50+	50,509	22,753	27,756
55+	25,705	11,111	14,594			55+	26,829	11,616	15,213
6-13	245,470	123,330	122,140			6-13	252,895	127,129	125,766
14-17	101,630	50,831	50,799			14-17	104,421	52,252	52,169
18+	412,760	194,500	218,260			18+	431,806	203,989	227,817
MEDIAN AGE	15	14	15			MEDIAN AGE	15	14	15
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	1,073,710	526,963	546,747			ALL AGES	1,115,475	548,032	567,443
0- 4	215,944	109,032	106,912			0- 4	224,486	113,389	111,097
5- 9	176,901	89,096	87,805			5- 9	182,965	92,194	90,771
10-14	150,146	75,395	74,751			10-14	154,712	77,729	76,983
15-19	128,305	64,143	64,162			15-19	131,917	65,985	65,932
20-24	98,686	48,918	49,768			20-24	107,413	53,322	54,091
25-29	73,364	35,807	37,557			25-29	73,830	36,108	37,722
30-34	61,107	29,670	31,437			30-34	64,371	31,204	33,167
35-39	45,142	21,242	23,900			35-39	47,293	22,586	24,707
40-44	37,985	15,866	22,119			40-44	38,535	16,509	22,026
45-49	33,066	13,860	19,206			45-49	34,106	13,878	20,228
50-54	24,987	11,760	13,227			50-54	26,322	12,299	14,023
55+	28,077	12,174	15,903			55+	29,525	12,829	16,696
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	47,856	24,200	23,656			Less than 1	49,755	25,166	24,589
1- 4	168,088	84,832	83,256			1- 4	174,731	88,223	86,508
0-14	542,991	273,523	269,468			0-14	562,163	283,312	278,851
15-24	226,991	113,061	113,930			15-24	239,330	119,307	120,023
15-44	444,589	215,646	228,943			15-44	463,359	225,714	237,645
15-49	477,655	229,506	248,149			15-49	497,465	239,592	257,873
15+	530,719	253,440	277,279			15+	553,312	264,720	288,592
50+	53,064	23,934	29,130			50+	55,847	25,128	30,719
55+	28,077	12,174	15,903			55+	29,525	12,829	16,696
6-13	260,870	131,206	129,664			6-13	269,330	135,533	133,797
14-17	107,400	53,774	53,626			14-17	110,565	55,388	55,177
18+	451,448	213,771	237,677			18+	471,733	223,872	247,861
MEDIAN AGE	15	14	15			MEDIAN AGE	15	14	15
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 2023
	MID YEAR POPULATION
AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
ALL AGES	1,159,220	570,104	589,116
0- 4	233,713	118,094	115,619
5- 9	189,418	95,495	93,923
10-14	159,359	80,106	79,253
15-19	135,762	67,946	67,816
20-24	116,634	57,995	58,639
25-29	74,148	36,306	37,842
30-34	67,181	32,541	34,640
35-39	49,843	24,037	25,806
40-44	39,383	17,297	22,086
45-49	34,949	14,001	20,948
50-54	27,625	12,689	14,936
55+	31,205	13,597	17,608
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	51,690	26,151	25,539
1- 4	182,023	91,943	90,080
0-14	582,490	293,695	288,795
15-24	252,396	125,941	126,455
15-44	482,951	236,122	246,829
15-49	517,900	250,123	267,777
15+	576,730	276,409	300,321
50+	58,830	26,286	32,544
55+	31,205	13,597	17,608
6-13	278,223	140,080	138,143
14-17	113,905	57,091	56,814
18+	492,713	234,320	258,393
MEDIAN AGE	15	14	15
Source : National Statistical Office, Projected Population Based on 1998 Malawi Population and Housing Census