Population 9,840,474 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 46% (male 2,249,108; female 2,228,934)
15-64 years: 52% (male 2,512,768; female 2,584,516)
65 years and over: 2% (male 111,089; female 154,059) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 1.66% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 40.22 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 23.68 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 133.77 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 36.59 years
male: 36.64 years
female: 36.54 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 5.62 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Malawian(s)
adjective: Malawian

Ethnic groups Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuko, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European

Religions Protestant 55%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 20%, traditional indigenous beliefs

Languages English (official), Chichewa (official), other languages important regionally

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 56.4%
male: 71.9%
female: 41.8% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Malawi on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Malawi People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Malawi People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.