TABLE 3.19: POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
				MACHINGA 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	375,186	179,683	195,503			ALL AGES	383,636	183,831	199,805
0- 4	67,183	33,298	33,885			0- 4	70,496	35,066	35,430
5-9	57,441	28,191	29,250			5-9	58,606	28,723	29,883
10-14	44,874	22,752	22,122			10-14	47,282	23,823	23,459
15-19	38,421	18,459	19,962			15-19	38,981	19,120	19,861
20-24	32,725	13,548	19,177			20-24	33,666	14,312	19,354
25-29	29,189	12,883	16,306			25-29	29,619	12,676	16,943
30-34	22,077	10,507	11,570			30-34	23,364	11,028	12,336
35-39	19,556	9,236	10,320			35-39	19,569	9,288	10,281
40-44	14,217	6,697	7,520			40-44	15,196	7,117	8,079
45-49	13,487	6,665	6,822			45-49	13,138	6,414	6,724
50-54	9,894	5,005	4,889			50-54	10,808	5,448	5,360
55+	26,122	12,442	13,680			55+	22,911	10,816	12,095
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	17,436	8,785	8,651			Less than 1	16,978	8,543	8,435
1-4	49,747	24,513	25,234			1-4	53,518	26,523	26,995
0-14	169,498	84,241	85,257			0-14	176,384	87,612	88,772
15-24	71,146	32,007	39,139			15-24	72,647	33,432	39,215
15-44	156,185	71,330	84,855			15-44	160,395	73,541	86,854
15-49	169,672	77,995	91,677			15-49	173,533	79,955	93,578
15+	205,688	95,442	110,246			15+	207,252	96,219	111,033
50+	36,016	17,447	18,569			50+	33,719	16,264	17,455
55+	26,122	12,442	13,680			55+	22,911	10,816	12,095
6-13	82,153	40,910	41,243			6-13	85,421	42,314	43,107
14-17	31,613	15,667	15,946			14-17	32,118	16,164	15,954
18+	182,171	83,897	98,274			18+	183,484	84,338	99,146
MEDIAN AGE	17	16	18			MEDIAN AGE	17	16	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	392,216	188,061	204,155			ALL AGES	400,807	192,308	208,499
0- 4	73,295	36,563	36,732			0- 4	75,653	37,833	37,820
5-9	59,348	29,093	30,255			5-9	59,754	29,325	30,429
10-14	49,884	24,921	24,963			10-14	52,373	25,951	26,422
15-19	39,607	19,756	19,851			15-19	40,553	20,461	20,092
20-24	34,703	15,246	19,457			20-24	35,700	16,197	19,503
25-29	29,903	12,418	17,485			25-29	30,235	12,303	17,932
30-34	24,812	11,578	13,234					MID YEAR POPULATION
35-39	19,485	9,293	10,192			AGE	BOTH SEXES	MALE	FEMALE
40-44	16,345	7,635	8,710			40-44	17,364	8,108	9,256
45-49	12,729	6,132	6,597			45-49	12,515	5,950	6,565
50-54	11,608	5,814	5,794			50-54	12,169	6,048	6,121
55+	20,497	9,612	10,885			55+	18,754	8,753	10,001
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	16,520	8,315	8,205			Less than 1	16,040	8,075	7,965
1-4	56,775	28,248	28,527			1-4	59,613	29,758	29,855
0-14	182,527	90,577	91,950			0-14	187,780	93,109	94,671
15-24	74,310	35,002	39,308			15-24	76,253	36,658	39,595
15-44	164,855	75,926	88,929			15-44	169,589	78,448	91,141
15-49	177,584	82,058	95,526			15-49	182,104	84,398	97,706
15+	209,689	97,484	112,205			15+	213,027	99,199	113,828
50+	32,105	15,426	16,679			50+	30,923	14,801	16,122
55+	20,497	9,612	10,885			55+	18,754	8,753	10,001
6-13	88,298	43,546	44,752			6-13	90,631	44,566	46,065
14-17	32,985	16,765	16,220			14-17	34,367	17,503	16,864
18+	185,494	85,212	100,282			18+	188,023	86,429	101,594
MEDIAN AGE	17	16	18			MEDIAN AGE	17	16	17
Source:National Statistics Office, Projected Population Based on 1998 Malawi Population and Housing Cencus
TABLE 3.19: POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
				MACHINGA 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	409,298	196,513	212,785			ALL AGES	417,594	200,626	216,968
0- 4	77,665	38,933	38,732			0- 4	75,547	37,876	37,671
5-9	59,851	29,410	30,441			5-9	63,531	31,377	32,154
10-14	54,508	26,843	27,665			10-14	56,172	27,563	28,609
15-19	41,989	21,298	20,691			15-19	43,950	22,265	21,685
20-24	36,573	17,062	19,511			20-24	37,254	17,797	19,457
25-29	30,742	12,455	18,287			25-29	31,484	12,930	18,554
30-34	27,203	12,258	14,945			30-34	27,912	12,257	15,655
35-39	20,055	9,562	10,493			35-39	20,962	9,938	11,024
40-44	18,076	8,458	9,618			40-44	18,400	8,639	9,761
45-49	12,657	5,949	6,708			45-49	13,235	6,171	7,064
50-54	12,417	6,113	6,304			50-54	12,347	6,013	6,334
55+	17,562	8,172	9,390			55+	16,800	7,800	9,000
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	15,548	7,829	7,719			Less than 1	15,045	7,577	7,468
1-4	62,117	31,104	31,013			1-4	60,502	30,299	30,203
0-14	192,024	95,186	96,838			0-14	195,250	96,816	98,434
15-24	78,562	38,360	40,202			15-24	81,204	40,062	41,142
15-44	174,638	81,093	93,545			15-44	179,962	83,826	96,136
15-49	187,295	87,042	100,253			15-49	193,197	89,997	103,200
15+	217,274	101,327	115,947			15+	222,344	103,810	118,534
50+	29,979	14,285	15,694			50+	29,147	13,813	15,334
55+	17,562	8,172	9,390			55+	16,800	7,800	9,000
6-13	92,371	45,357	47,014			6-13	93,481	45,882	47,599
14-17	36,212	18,343	17,869			14-17	38,348	19,246	19,102
18+	191,010	87,950	103,060			18+	194,489	89,753	104,736
MEDIAN AGE	16	16	17			MEDIAN AGE	16	16	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	425,609	204,603	221,006			ALL AGES	433,264	208,404	224,860
0- 4	73,353	36,791	36,562			0- 4	71,050	35,650	35,400
5-9	66,781	33,108	33,673			5-9	69,617	34,623	34,994
10-14	57,346	28,101	29,245			10-14	58,110	28,483	29,627
15-19	46,330	23,324	23,006			15-19	48,904	24,410	24,494
20-24	37,823	18,451	19,372			20-24	38,456	19,080	19,376
25-29	32,413	13,672	18,741			25-29	33,432	14,578	18,854
30-34	28,355	12,074	16,281			30-34	28,661	11,842	16,819
35-39	22,214	10,444	11,770			35-39	23,618	10,979	12,639
40-44	18,432	8,698	9,734			40-44	18,378	8,716	9,662
45-49	14,170	6,570	7,600			45-49	15,259	7,056	8,203
50-54