| DEMOGRAPHY: FROM SUCCESSIVE CENSUS |
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| Population
('000s unless stated) |
1977 |
1987 |
1998 |
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| Total |
5,547 |
7,989 |
9,934 |
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| By sex: |
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| Male |
2,674 |
3,867 |
4,868 |
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| Female |
2,874 |
4,121 |
5,066 |
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| By
region: |
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| Northern region |
649 |
912 |
1,234 |
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| Central region |
2,144 |
3,111 |
4,066 |
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| Southern region |
2,755 |
3,966 |
4,634 |
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| % under
15 years of age |
44.6 |
46.1 |
43.6 |
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| % living
in urban areas |
8.5 |
10.7 |
14 |
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| Population
of principal towns: |
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| Blantyre City |
219 |
333 |
502 |
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| Lilongwe City |
99 |
223 |
440 |
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| Mzuzu City |
16 |
44 |
87 |
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| Zomba Municipality |
24 |
43 |
66 |
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| Population
density (persons per sq. km) |
1977 |
1987 |
1998 |
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| Malawi |
59 |
85 |
105 |
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| Northern region |
24 |
34 |
46 |
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| Central region |
60 |
87 |
114 |
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| Southern region |
87 |
125 |
146 |
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| Population
growth rates (compared to previous census) |
1977 |
1987 |
1998 |
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| Malawi |
2.9 |
3.7 |
2 |
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| Northern region |
2.4 |
3.4 |
2.7 |
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| Central region |
3.4 |
3.7 |
2.4 |
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| Southern region |
2.6 |
3.7 |
1.4 |
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1977 |
1987 |
1998 |
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| Fertility |
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| Crude
birth rate (births per thousand population) |
48.3 |
41.2 |
37.9 |
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| Total
fertility rate (children per woman) |
7.6 |
7.4 |
6.5 |
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| Mortality |
1977 |
1987 |
1998 |
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| Crude
death rate (deaths per thousand population) |
25 |
14.1 |
25 |
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| Infant
mortality rate (infant deaths per 1,000 live births) |
165 |
159 |
121 |
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| Life
expectancy at birth |
1977 |
1987 |
1998 |
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| Males |
39.2 |
41.4 |
40 |
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| Females |
42.4 |
44.6 |
44 |
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| Key: .. =Not
available;bn=billion;%=percent;mm=millimetres;ha=hectares; K=Malawi
Kwacha;-=zero or less than half;mn=million;km=kilometres |
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| Malawi in Figures
is an annual publication of the National Statistical Office. Data sources
include the Statistical Yearbook, 1998 Population Census, 1998 Integrated
Household Survey, 2000 Core Welfare Indicators Questionnaire, 2004
Demographic and Health Survey and 2002 DHS EdData Survey. |
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