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Lilongwe City

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Contents: Population

The population development of Lilongwe City as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).

Lilongwe CityCity98,718223,318440,471669,532989,3181,162,544
MalawiRepublic5,547,4607,988,5079,933,86813,029,49817,563,74919,809,511

Source: National Statistical Office of Malawi.

Explanation: Population figures until 1998 are de facto, later figures are de jure.


Further information about the population structure:

Gender (P 2023)
Males580,417
Females582,127
Age Groups (P 2023)
0-14 years403,823
15-64 years743,475
65+ years15,244
Age Distribution (P 2023)
0-9 years278,458
10-19 years251,780
20-29 years268,060
30-39 years190,971
40-49 years100,768
50-59 years45,288
60-69 years18,487
70-79 years6,361
80+ years2,369
Urbanization (C 2018)
Urban989,318
Citizenship (C 2018)
Malawi981,331
Foreign Citizenship7,987
Country of Birth (C 2018)
Malawi974,498
Other Country14,820
Religion (C 2018)
Christian824,718
Muslim110,698
Traditional3,376
Other religion33,452
No religion17,074
Literacy (A5+) (C 2018)
yes751,113
no108,449
Tribe (C 2018)
Chewa414,916
Tumbuka63,352
Lomwe142,088
Yao118,831
Ngoni168,138
Sena17,510
Mang'anja18,257
Other Tribe38,239

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