TABLE 3.25: POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
				MWANZA 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	140,290	68,263	72,027			ALL AGES	144,217	70,202	74,015
0- 4	25,329	12,542	12,787			0- 4	27,348	13,555	13,793
5-9	20,837	10,367	10,470			5-9	21,000	10,435	10,565
10-14	17,662	8,856	8,806			10-14	18,264	9,148	9,116
15-19	15,696	7,739	7,957			15-19	15,924	7,910	8,014
20-24	13,205	5,898	7,307			20-24	13,667	6,231	7,436
25-29	10,528	4,940	5,588			25-29	10,911	4,992	5,919
30-34	8,983	4,468	4,515			30-34	9,150	4,533	4,617
35-39	6,963	3,420	3,543			35-39	7,337	3,622	3,715
40-44	4,904	2,391	2,513			40-44	5,158	2,510	2,648
45-49	4,558	2,182	2,376			45-49	4,476	2,149	2,327
50-54	3,490	1,677	1,813			50-54	3,749	1,794	1,955
55+	8,135	3,783	4,352			55+	7,233	3,323	3,910
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	6,642	3,347	3,295			Less than 1	6,833	3,436	3,397
1-4	18,687	9,195	9,492			1-4	20,515	10,119	10,396
0-14	63,828	31,765	32,063			0-14	66,612	33,138	33,474
15-24	28,901	13,637	15,264			15-24	29,591	14,141	15,450
15-44	60,279	28,856	31,423			15-44	62,147	29,798	32,349
15-49	64,837	31,038	33,799			15-49	66,623	31,947	34,676
15+	76,462	36,498	39,964			15+	77,605	37,064	40,541
50+	11,625	5,460	6,165			50+	10,982	5,117	5,865
55+	8,135	3,783	4,352			55+	7,233	3,323	3,910
6-13	30,949	15,454	15,495			6-13	31,658	15,782	15,876
14-17	12,925	6,440	6,485			14-17	13,091	6,544	6,547
18+	66,845	31,715	35,130			18+	67,889	32,215	35,674
MEDIAN AGE	17	17	17			MEDIAN AGE	17	16	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	148,455	72,302	76,153			ALL AGES	152,972	74,546	78,426
0- 4	29,422	14,603	14,819			0- 4	31,416	15,634	15,782
5-9	21,125	10,483	10,642			5-9	21,417	10,599	10,818
10-14	18,923	9,457	9,466			10-14	19,548	9,741	9,807
15-19	16,142	8,055	8,087			15-19	16,410	8,212	8,198
20-24	14,119	6,597	7,522			20-24	14,531	6,943	7,588
25-29	11,333	5,065	6,268			25-29	11,777	5,188	6,589
30-34	9,301	4,575	4,726			30-34	9,483	4,611	4,872
35-39	7,698	3,819	3,879			35-39	8,023	3,991	4,032
40-44	5,483	2,664	2,819			40-44	5,835	2,835	3,000
45-49	4,383	2,111	2,272			45-49	4,340	2,097	2,243
50-54	3,959	1,887	2,072			50-54	4,098	1,949	2,149
55+	6,567	2,986	3,581			55+	6,094	2,746	3,348
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	6,998	3,520	3,478			Less than 1	7,163	3,604	3,559
1-4	22,424	11,083	11,341			1-4	24,253	12,030	12,223
0-14	69,470	34,543	34,927			0-14	72,381	35,974	36,407
15-24	30,261	14,652	15,609			15-24	30,941	15,155	15,786
15-44	64,076	30,775	33,301			15-44	66,059	31,780	34,279
15-49	68,459	32,886	35,573			15-49	70,399	33,877	36,522
15+	78,985	37,759	41,226			15+	80,591	38,572	42,019
50+	10,526	4,873	5,653			50+	10,192	4,695	5,497
55+	6,567	2,986	3,581			55+	6,094	2,746	3,348
6-13	32,256	16,052	16,204			6-13	32,809	16,296	16,513
14-17	13,326	6,678	6,648			14-17	13,665	6,858	6,807
18+	69,135	32,828	36,307			18+	70,534	33,524	37,010
MEDIAN AGE	16	16	17			MEDIAN AGE	16	16	17
Source:National Statistics Office, Projected Population Based on 1998 Malawi Population and Housing Cencus
TABLE 3.25: POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
				MWANZA 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	157,740	76,920	80,820			ALL AGES	162,739	79,412	83,327
0- 4	33,019	16,529	16,490			0- 4	33,881	16,961	16,920
5-9	22,245	10,925	11,320			5-9	24,009	11,813	12,196
10-14	20,056	9,970	10,086			10-14	20,400	10,120	10,280
15-19	16,777	8,408	8,369			15-19	17,250	8,651	8,599
20-24	14,889	7,236	7,653			20-24	15,179	7,463	7,716
25-29	12,219	5,372	6,847			25-29	12,664	5,631	7,033
30-34	9,728	4,655	5,073			30-34	10,048	4,700	5,348
35-39	8,300	4,128	4,172			35-39	8,515	4,228	4,287
40-44	6,189	3,013	3,176			40-44	6,545	3,200	3,345
45-49	4,392	2,128	2,264			45-49	4,550	2,204	2,346
50-54	4,159	1,977	2,182			50-54	4,138	1,969	2,169
55+	5,767	2,579	3,188			55+	5,560	2,472	3,088
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	7,328	3,688	3,640			Less than 1	7,493	3,772	3,721
1-4	25,691	12,841	12,850			1-4	26,388	13,189	13,199
0-14	75,320	37,424	37,896			0-14	78,290	38,894	39,396
15-24	31,666	15,644	16,022			15-24	32,429	16,114	16,315
15-44	68,102	32,812	35,290			15-44	70,201	33,873	36,328
15-49	72,494	34,940	37,554			15-49	74,751	36,077	38,674
15+	82,420	39,496	42,924			15+	84,449	40,518	43,931
50+	9,926	4,556	5,370			50+	9,698	4,441	5,257
55+	5,767	2,579	3,188			55+	5,560	2,472	3,088
6-13	33,460	16,570	16,890			6-13	34,497	16,988	17,509
14-17	14,101	7,075	7,026			14-17	14,629	7,325	7,304
18+	72,062	34,295	37,767			18+	73,727	35,140	38,587
MEDIAN AGE	16	16	16			MEDIAN AGE	16	15	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	167,956	82,015	85,941			ALL AGES	173,384	84,725	88,659
0- 4	34,722	17,390	17,332			0- 4	35,575	17,826	17,749
5-9	25,972	12,793	13,179			5-9	28,007	13,818	14,189
10-14	20,572	10,195	10,377			10-14	20,709	10,250	10,459
15-19	17,849	8,941	8,908			15-19	18,502	9,247	9,255
20-24	15,409	7,632	7,777			20-24	15,636	7,781	7,855
25-29	13,121	5,955	7,166			25-29	13,566	6,310	7,256
30-34	10,423	4,756	5,667			30-34	10,840	4,831	6,009
35-39	8,684	4,293	4,391			35-39	8,837	4,338	4,499
40-44	6,908	3,396	3,512			40-44	7,256	3,584	3,672
45-49	4,791	2,316	2,475			45-49	5,102	2,464	2,638
50-54	4,071	1,944	2,127			50-54	3,993	1,911	2,082
55+	5,434	2,404	3,030			55+	5,361	2,365	2,996
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	7,662	3,858	3,804			Less than 1	7,835	3,946	3,889
1-4	27,060	13,532	13,528			1-4	27,740	13,880	13,860
0-14	81,266	40,378	40,888			0-14	84,291	41,894	42,397
15-24	33,258	16,573	16,685			15-24	34,138	17,028	17,110
15-44	72,394	34,973	37,421			15-44	74,637	36,091	38,546
15-49	77,185	37,289	39,896			15-49	79,739	38,555	41,184
15+	86,690	41,637	45,053			15+	89,093	42,831	46,262
50+	9,505	4,348	5,157			50+	9,354	4,276	5,078
55+	5,434	2,404	3,030			55+	5,361	2,365	2,996
6-13	36,310	17,894	18,416			6-13	38,249	18,863	19,386
14-17	15,186