MALAWI
Population

Population

The population of Malawi is 21,273,000 (2024). The population density is about 230 inhabitants per square kilometre.

• The natural population growth rate is 2.22% (2024)
• Birth rate per 1000 inhabitants is 26.6 (2024)
• Mortality rate per 1000 inhabitants is 4.5 (2024)
• Life expectancy is 73 years. (men 79.9 and women 76.1 years (2024)

The population consists largely of Negro tribes of Bantu origin. The best known tribes are the Tumbuka, the Nyanja, the Chewa, the Tonga and the Yao.

There are also small minorities of Asians and Europeans living in Malawi.

Language

Malawi has two official languages, Chichewa and English. Furthermore, numerous indigenous languages and dialects are spoken.

Religion

Christianity is mainly spread in the south ( 75%). Muslims live in the north (20%). Besides or at the same time there are followers of indigenous ( animistic ) religions.

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Sources

Elmar Landeninformatie

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

Last updated February 2025
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