Population 9,609,081 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years : 46% (male 2,210,871; female 2,190,564)
15-64 years: 51% (male 2,430,178; female 2,520,608)
65 years and over: 3% (male 109,010; female 147,850) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 1.57% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 40.79 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 25.08 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
note: the return of refugees to Mozambique is apparently complete

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years : 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 138.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population : 35.26 years
male: 34.86 years
female: 35.68 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 5.77 children born/woman (1997 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 indigenousbeliefs

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 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Malawi People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Malawi People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.