TABLE 3:20 POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
				ZOMBA RURAL
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	488,012	235,602	252,410			ALL AGES	499,935	241,553	258,382
0-4	83,484	41,312	42,172			0-4	91,101	45,262	45,839
5-9	66,056	32,549	33,507			5-9	66,542	32,720	33,822
10-14	59,665	29,887	29,778			10-14	60,666	30,291	30,375
15-19	54,765	27,288	27,477			15-19	55,524	27,826	27,698
20-24	46,654	20,724	25,930			20-24	48,161	21,926	26,235
25-29	38,088	17,918	20,170			25-29	39,429	18,031	21,398
30-34	29,200	14,099	15,101			30-34	30,539	14,820	15,719
35-39	24,623	11,720	12,903			35-39	25,036	11,924	13,112
40-44	18,656	8,907	9,749			40-44	19,549	9,309	10,240
45-49	18,123	8,469	9,654			45-49	17,678	8,277	9,401
50-54	14,016	6,753	7,263			50-54	15,074	7,132	7,942
55+	34,682	15,976	18,706			55+	30,636	14,035	16,601
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	22,617	11,397	11,220			Less than 1	23,174	11,666	11,508
1-4	60,867	29,915	30,952			1-4	67,927	33,596	34,331
0-14	209,205	103,748	105,457			0-14	218,309	108,273	110,036
15-24	101,419	48,012	53,407			15-24	103,685	49,752	53,933
15-44	211,986	100,656	111,330			15-44	218,238	103,836	114,402
15-49	230,109	109,125	120,984			15-49	235,916	112,113	123,803
15+	278,807	131,854	146,953			15+	281,626	133,280	148,346
50+	48,698	22,729	25,969			50+	45,710	21,167	24,543
55+	34,682	15,976	18,706			55+	30,636	14,035	16,601
6-13	100,743	50,034	50,709			6-13	101,995	50,499	51,496
14-17	45,028	22,622	22,406			14-17	45,509	22,864	22,645
18+	245,294	115,025	130,269			18+	247,774	116,275	131,499
MEDIAN AGE	18	18	19			MEDIAN AGE	18	17	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	513,052	248,105	264,947			ALL AGES	527,209	255,184	272,025
0-4	98,697	49,200	49,497			0-4	105,829	52,911	52,918
5-9	67,199	33,004	34,195			5-9	68,626	33,692	34,934
10-14	61,783	30,732	31,051			10-14	62,884	31,158	31,726
15-19	56,177	28,200	27,977			15-19	56,826	28,512	28,314
20-24	49,642	23,268	26,374			20-24	50,997	24,530	26,467
25-29	40,733	18,111	22,622			25-29	42,058	18,357	23,701
30-34	32,040	15,584	16,456			30-34	33,568	16,260	17,308
35-39	25,396	12,110	13,286			35-39	25,894	12,372	13,522
40-44	20,656	9,805	10,851			40-44	21,724	10,290	11,434
45-49	17,164	8,067	9,097			45-49	16,836	7,943	8,893
50-54	15,945	7,446	8,499			50-54	16,523	7,648	8,875
55+	27,620	12,578	15,042			55+	25,444	11,511	13,933
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	23,671	11,919	11,752			Less than 1	24,157	12,166	11,991
1-4	75,026	37,281	37,745			1-4	81,672	40,745	40,927
0-14	227,679	112,936	114,743			0-14	237,339	117,761	119,578
15-24	105,819	51,468	54,351			15-24	107,823	53,042	54,781
15-44	224,644	107,078	117,566			15-44	231,067	110,321	120,746
15-49	241,808	115,145	126,663			15-49	247,903	118,264	129,639
15+	285,373	135,169	150,204			15+	289,870	137,423	152,447
50+	43,565	20,024	23,541			50+	41,967	19,159	22,808
55+	27,620	12,578	15,042			55+	25,444	11,511	13,933
6-13	103,187	50,946	52,241			6-13	104,617	51,536	53,081
14-17	46,047	23,118	22,929			14-17	46,669	23,395	23,274
18+	251,145	117,977	133,168			18+	255,210	120,027	135,183
MEDIAN AGE	18	17	18			MEDIAN AGE	17	17	18
Source:National Statistics Office, Projected Population Based on 1998 Malawi Population and Housing Cencus
TABLE 3.20: POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX
				ZOMBA RURAL
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	542,270	262,724	279,546			ALL AGES	558,132	270,675	287,457
0-4	111,541	55,958	55,583			0-4	114,104	57,253	56,851
5-9	71,911	35,281	36,630			5-9	78,845	38,884	39,961
10-14	63,826	31,513	32,313			10-14	64,553	31,780	32,773
15-19	57,559	28,842	28,717			15-19	58,381	29,193	29,188
20-24	52,156	25,559	26,597			20-24	53,105	26,319	26,786
25-29	43,430	18,896	24,534			25-29	44,874	19,783	25,091
30-34	35,039	16,767	18,272			30-34	36,425	17,056	19,369
35-39	26,663	12,771	13,892			35-39	27,732	13,342	14,390
40-44	22,581	10,686	11,895			40-44	23,176	10,971	12,205
45-49	16,883	7,983	8,900			45-49	17,367	8,208	9,159
50-54	16,740	7,711	9,029			50-54	16,609	7,645	8,964
55+	23,941	10,757	13,184			55+	22,961	10,241	12,720
SPECIAL AGE GROUPS						SPECIAL AGE GROUPS
Less than 1	24,638	12,411	12,227			Less than 1	25,116	12,655	12,461
1-4	86,903	43,547	43,356			1-4	88,988	44,598	44,390
0-14	247,278	122,752	124,526			0-14	257,502	127,917	129,585
15-24	109,715	54,401	55,314			15-24	111,486	55,512	55,974
15-44	237,428	113,521	123,907			15-44	243,693	116,664	127,029
15-49	254,311	121,504	132,807			15-49	261,060	124,872	136,188
15+	294,992	139,972	155,020			15+	300,630	142,758	157,872
50+	40,681	18,468	22,213			50+	39,570	17,886	21,684
55+	23,941	10,757	13,184			55+	22,961	10,241	12,720
6-13	106,768	52,510	54,258			6-13	110,481	54,252	56,229
14-17	47,363	23,675	23,688			14-17	48,225	24,016	24,209
18+	259,832	122,367	137,465			18+	264,923	124,941	139,982
MEDIAN AGE	17	16	18			MEDIAN AGE	17	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	574,720	279,000	295,720			ALL AGES	591,991	287,677	304,314
0-4	116,606	58,533	58,073			0-4	119,105	59,810	59,295
5-9	86,225	42,704	43,521			5-9	93,680	46,567	47,113
10-14	65,070	31,967	33,103			10-14	65,759	32,269	33,490
15-19	59,396	29,606	29,790			15-19	60,517	30,050	30,467
20-24	53,875	26,856	27,019			20-24	54,552	27,242	27,310
25-29	46,360	20,954	25,406			25-29	47,824	22,260	25,564
30-34	37,751	17,184