Blantyre
District in Malawi
Contents: Population
The population development of Blantyre as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).
Name | Status | Population Census 1977-09-20 | Population Census 1987-09-01 | Population Census 1998-09-01 | Population Census 2008-06-08 | Population Census 2018-09-03 | Population Projection 2023-09-03 | |
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Blantyre | District | 189,051 | 256,405 | 307,344 | 339,406 | 451,220 | 509,289 | |
Malawi | Republic | 5,547,460 | 7,988,507 | 9,933,868 | 13,029,498 | 17,563,749 | 19,809,511 |
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) | |
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Males | 247,129 |
Females | 262,160 |
Age Groups (P 2023) | |
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0-14 years | 201,307 |
15-64 years | 289,050 |
65+ years | 18,932 |
Age Distribution (P 2023) | |
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0-9 years | 139,574 |
10-19 years | 120,867 |
20-29 years | 92,827 |
30-39 years | 61,382 |
40-49 years | 41,960 |
50-59 years | 25,217 |
60-69 years | 15,224 |
70-79 years | 8,005 |
80+ years | 4,233 |
Urbanization (C 2018) | |
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Rural | 451,220 |
Citizenship (C 2018) | |
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Malawi | 450,715 |
Foreign Citizenship | 505 |
Country of Birth (C 2018) | |
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Malawi | 449,163 |
Other Country | 2,057 |
Religion (C 2018) | |
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Christian | 383,892 |
Muslim | 35,955 |
Traditional | 2,206 |
Other religion | 24,962 |
No religion | 4,205 |
Literacy (A5+) (C 2018) | |
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yes | 294,404 |
no | 96,238 |
Tribe (C 2018) | |
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Chewa | 57,851 |
Tumbuka | 4,779 |
Lomwe | 99,263 |
Yao | 80,917 |
Ngoni | 114,778 |
Sena | 14,280 |
Mang'anja | 70,141 |
Other Tribe | 8,706 |