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Population in Malawi
16 777 547
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Malawi is 16 777 547 people, including children under the age of 6 - 1 663 074 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 1 994 431 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 1 998 625 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 7 229 026 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 3 657 505 people, and the centenarians in Malawi over 80 years old - 234 886 people.
Population size in Malawi by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 1 663 074 / 9.91% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 1 994 431 / 11.89% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 1 998 625 / 11.91% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 7 229 026 / 43.09% |
| Elderly over 60 | 3 657 505 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 234 886 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Malawi
Total in Malawi permanent residents 7 885 447 men (47%) and 8 892 100 women (53%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 512 554 / 6% | 410 044 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 512 554 / 6% | 402 158 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 457 355 / 5.3% | 362 731 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 386 386 / 4.4% | 315 418 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 457 355 / 5.3% | 378 502 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 678 148 / 8.1% | 567 753 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 662 377 / 7.9% | 567 753 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 607 179 / 7.2% | 551 982 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 559 866 / 6.6% | 520 440 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 512 554 / 6% | 481 013 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 583 523 / 6.9% | 583 524 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 615 064 / 7.3% | 670 264 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 512 554 / 6% | 599 294 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 354 845 / 4% | 473 127 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 149 823 / 1.4% | 252 335 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 189 250 / 1.9% | 394 273 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 134 052 / 1.2% | 354 846 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Malawi: have higher education 22.6% (3 791 726 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (503 326 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (5 972 807 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (2 617 297 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (1 442 869 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (1 392 536 people), have no education — 0.3% (50 333 people), illiterate — 0.7% (117 443 people).
| Higher education | 3 791 726 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 503 326 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 5 972 807 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 2 617 297 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 1 442 869 / 8.6% |
| High school | 1 392 536 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 50 333 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 117 443 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Malawi
Total in Malawi the number of officially employed population is 10 737 630 people (64%), pensioners 4 529 938 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 1 006 653 people (6%).
| Employed population | 10 737 630 / 64% |
| Unemployed | 1 006 653 / 6% |
| Pensioners | 4 529 938 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Malawi have a disability 1 666 010 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 263 407 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 640 902 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 615 736 (3.67.%), disabled children 145 965 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 1 666 010 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 263 407 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 640 902 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 615 736 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 145 965 / 0.87% |