Lilongwe
District in Malawi
Contents: Population
The population development of Lilongwe 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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Lilongwe | District | 605,399 | 753,309 | 905,889 | 1,232,972 | 1,637,583 | 1,830,619 | |
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 | 888,253 |
Females | 942,366 |
Age Groups (P 2023) | |
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0-14 years | 743,159 |
15-64 years | 1,016,182 |
65+ years | 71,277 |
Age Distribution (P 2023) | |
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0-9 years | 509,873 |
10-19 years | 438,108 |
20-29 years | 318,047 |
30-39 years | 218,179 |
40-49 years | 152,745 |
50-59 years | 92,799 |
60-69 years | 52,856 |
70-79 years | 31,646 |
80+ years | 16,365 |
Urbanization (C 2018) | |
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Rural | 1,637,583 |
Citizenship (C 2018) | |
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Malawi | 1,635,620 |
Foreign Citizenship | 1,963 |
Country of Birth (C 2018) | |
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Malawi | 1,633,751 |
Other Country | 3,832 |
Religion (C 2018) | |
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Christian | 1,329,170 |
Muslim | 27,992 |
Traditional | 45,154 |
Other religion | 111,297 |
No religion | 123,970 |
Literacy (A5+) (C 2018) | |
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yes | 858,803 |
no | 537,507 |
Tribe (C 2018) | |
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Chewa | 1,545,939 |
Tumbuka | 7,356 |
Lomwe | 16,450 |
Yao | 23,754 |
Ngoni | 33,595 |
Sena | 2,052 |
Mang'anja | 2,034 |
Other Tribe | 4,440 |