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Population Balaka (Malawi)
24 052
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Balaka is 24 052 people, including children under the age of 6 - 2 384 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 2 859 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 2 865 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 10 363 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 5 243 people, and the centenarians Balaka over 80 years old - 337 people.
Population size Balaka by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 2 384 / 9.91% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 2 859 / 11.89% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 2 865 / 11.91% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 10 363 / 43.09% |
| Elderly over 60 | 5 243 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 337 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Balaka
Total Balaka permanent residents 11 304 men (47%) and 12 748 women (53%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 734 / 6% | 588 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 734 / 6% | 577 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 655 / 5.3% | 521 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 553 / 4.4% | 453 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 655 / 5.3% | 543 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 972 / 8.1% | 814 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 949 / 7.9% | 814 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 870 / 7.2% | 792 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 802 / 6.6% | 747 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 734 / 6% | 690 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 836 / 6.9% | 837 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 881 / 7.3% | 961 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 734 / 6% | 860 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 508 / 4% | 679 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 214 / 1.4% | 362 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 271 / 1.9% | 566 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 192 / 1.2% | 509 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Balaka: have higher education 22.6% (5 436 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (722 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (8 563 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (3 752 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (2 068 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (1 996 people), have no education — 0.3% (72 people), illiterate — 0.7% (168 people).
| Higher education | 5 436 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 722 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 8 563 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 3 752 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 2 068 / 8.6% |
| High school | 1 996 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 72 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 168 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Balaka
Total Balaka the number of officially employed population is 15 393 people (64%), pensioners 6 494 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 1 443 people (6%).
| Employed population | 15 393 / 64% |
| Unemployed | 1 443 / 6% |
| Pensioners | 6 494 / 27% |
Disability
Total Balaka have a disability 2 388 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 378 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 919 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 883 (3.67.%), disabled children 209 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 2 388 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 378 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 919 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 883 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 209 / 0.87% |