TABLE 3.15: POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
MCHINJI 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	332,008	167,388	164,620			ALL AGES	343,414	172,953	170,461
0- 4	62,833	31,227	31,606			0- 4	68,438	34,027	34,411
5- 9	50,252	25,133	25,119			5- 9	51,310	25,599	25,711
10-14	41,952	21,332	20,620			10-14	43,454	22,021	21,433
15-19	34,633	17,682	16,951			15-19	35,637	18,262	17,375
20-24	32,582	15,066	17,516			20-24	32,603	15,354	17,249
25-29	27,108	13,651	13,457			25-29	28,336	13,815	14,521
30-34	20,464	10,825	9,639			30-34	21,460	11,369	10,091
35-39	16,050	8,392	7,658			35-39	16,609	8,696	7,913
40-44	11,996	6,553	5,443			40-44	12,604	6,793	5,811
45-49	9,570	5,136	4,434			45-49	9,781	5,300	4,481
50-54	7,574	3,964	3,610			50-54	7,813	4,094	3,719
55+	16,994	8,427	8,567			55+	15,369	7,623	7,746
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	17,527	8,849	8,678			Less than 1	17,974	9,077	8,897
1-4	45,306	22,378	22,928			1-4	50,464	24,950	25,514
0-14	155,037	77,692	77,345			0-14	163,202	81,647	81,555
15-14	67,215	32,748	34,467			15-14	68,240	33,616	34,624
15-44	142,833	72,169	70,664			15-44	147,249	74,289	72,960
45-49	152,403	77,305	75,098			45-49	157,030	79,589	77,441
15+	176,971	89,696	87,275			15+	180,212	91,306	88,906
50+	24,568	12,391	12,177			50+	23,182	11,717	11,465
55+	16,994	8,427	8,567			55+	15,369	7,623	7,746
6-13	73,890	37,241	36,649			6-13	76,037	38,211	37,826
14-17	29,160	14,959	14,201			14-17	30,241	15,477	14,764
18+	155,559	78,701	76,858			18+	158,002	79,928	78,074
MEDIAN AGE	17	17	16			MEDIAN AGE	16	16	16
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	355,443	178,816	176,627			ALL AGES	368,090	184,982	183,108
0- 4	74,207	36,923	37,284			0- 4	80,236	40,013	40,223
5- 9	52,211	25,977	26,234			5- 9	52,966	26,225	26,741
10-14	44,982	22,713	22,269			10-14	46,483	23,390	23,093
15-19	36,877	18,885	17,992			15-19	38,246	19,538	18,708
20-24	32,519	15,704	16,815			20-24	32,572	16,114	16,458
25-29	29,486	13,926	15,560			25-29	30,423	14,038	16,385
30-34	22,532	11,912	10,620			30-34	23,649	12,397	11,252
35-39	17,180	9,020	8,160			35-39	17,826	9,386	8,440
40-44	13,266	7,050	6,216			40-44	13,930	7,320	6,610
45-49	10,012	5,472	4,540			45-49	10,304	5,656	4,648
50-54	8,073	4,231	3,842			50-54	8,332	4,371	3,961
55+	14,098	7,003	7,095			55+	13,123	6,534	6,589
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	18,412	9,299	9,113			Less than 1	18,847	9,520	9,327
1-4	55,795	27,624	28,171			1-4	61,389	30,493	30,896
0-14	171,400	85,613	85,787			0-14	179,685	89,628	90,057
15-14	69,396	34,589	34,807			15-14	70,818	35,652	35,166
15-44	151,860	76,497	75,363			15-44	156,646	78,793	77,853
45-49	161,872	81,969	79,903			45-49	166,950	84,449	82,501
15+	184,043	93,203	90,840			15+	188,405	95,354	93,051
50+	22,171	11,234	10,937			50+	21,455	10,905	10,550
55+	14,098	7,003	7,095			55+	13,123	6,534	6,589
6-13	78,020	39,094	38,926			6-13	79,863	39,894	39,969
14-17	31,366	16,013	15,353			14-17	32,508	16,552	15,956
18+	161,001	81,426	79,575			18+	164,516	83,172	81,344
MEDIAN AGE	16	16	16			MEDIAN AGE	16	16	15
Source : National Statistical Office, Projected Population Based on 1998 Malawi Population and Housing Census
TABLE 3.15: POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
MCHINJI 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	381,335	191,443	189,892			ALL AGES	395,171	198,201	196,970
0- 4	86,306	43,168	43,138			0- 4	88,570	44,322	44,248
5- 9	53,884	26,516	27,368			5- 9	58,924	28,982	29,942
10-14	47,902	24,033	23,869			10-14	49,167	24,602	24,565
15-19	39,661	20,205	19,456			15-19	41,092	20,873	20,219
20-24	32,926	16,578	16,348			20-24	33,627	17,098	16,529
25-29	31,065	14,202	16,863			25-29	31,376	14,432	16,944
30-34	24,788	12,779	12,009			30-34	25,962	13,042	12,920
35-39	18,589	9,804	8,785			35-39	19,469	10,285	9,184
40-44	14,555	7,601	6,954			40-44	15,132	7,888	7,244
45-49	10,690	5,854	4,836			45-49	11,181	6,069	5,112
50-54	8,570	4,516	4,054			50-54	8,781	4,664	4,117
55+	12,399	6,187	6,212			55+	11,890	5,944	5,946
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	19,295	9,747	9,548			Less than 1	19,761	9,984	9,777
1-4	67,011	33,421	33,590			1-4	68,809	34,338	34,471
0-14	188,092	93,717	94,375			0-14	196,661	97,906	98,755
15-14	72,587	36,783	35,804			15-14	74,719	37,971	36,748
15-44	161,584	81,169	80,415			15-44	166,658	83,618	83,040
45-49	172,274	87,023	85,251			45-49	177,839	89,687	88,152
15+	193,243	97,726	95,517			15+	198,510	100,295	98,215
50+	20,969	10,703	10,266			50+	20,671	10,608	10,063
55+	12,399	6,187	6,212			55+	11,890	5,944	5,946
6-13	81,534	40,556	40,978			6-13	83,248	41,211	42,037
14-17	33,669	17,089	16,580			14-17	34,880	17,640	17,240
18+	168,485	85,138	83,347			18+	172,875	87,307	85,568
MEDIAN AGE	15	16	15			MEDIAN AGE	15	15	15
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	409,590	205,254	204,336			ALL AGES	424,588	212,600	211,988
0- 4	90,882	45,498	45,384			0- 4	93,264	46,713	46,551
5- 9	64,265	31,622	32,643			5- 9	69,886	34,431	35,455
10-14	50,234	25,072	25,162			10-14	51,146	25,456	25,690
15-19	42,582	21,559	21,023			15-19	44,099	22,245	21,854
20-24	34,623	17,670	16,953			20-24	35,853	18,287	17,566
25-29	31,421	14,720	16,701			25-29	31,362	15,069	16,293
30-34	27,168	13,213	13,955			30-34	28,302	13,332	14,970
35-39	20,438	10,813	9,625			35-39	21,482	11,341	10,141
40-44	15,679	8,185	7,494			40-44	16,234	8,499	7,735
45-49	11,764	6,298	5,466			45-49	12,404	6,548	5,856
50-54	8,984	4,820	4,164			50-54	9,206	4,983	4,223
55+	11,550	5,784	5,766			55+	11,350	5,696	5,654
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	20,246	10,230	10,016			Less than 1	20,752	10,487	10,265
1-4	70,636	35,268	35,368			1-4	72,512	36,226	36,286
0-14	205,381	102,192	103,189			0-14	214,296	106,600	107,696
15-14	77,205	39,229	37,976			15-14	79,952	40,532	39,420
15-44	171,911	86,160	85,751			15-44	177,332	88,773	88,559
45-49	183,675	92,458	91,217			45-49	189,736	95,321	94,415
15+	204,209	103,062	101,147			15+	210,292	106,000	104,292
50+	20,534	10,604	9,930			50+	20,556	10,679	9,877
55+	11,550	5,784	5,766			55+	11,350	5,696	5,654
6-13	88,894	43,950	44,944			6-13	94,710	46,794	47,916
14-17	36,107	18,192	17,915			14-17	37,310	18,732	18,578
18+	177,657	89,659