The 2018 Malawi census was the sixth national census in Malawi, which took place on 3-23 September 2018. The population of

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northe ...

was counted as 17,563,749 – an increase of 4,534,251 (34.8%) over the 2008 census. Preliminary results from the 2018 census were released to the public in December 2018 and final results in May 2019, from the

National Statistical Office of Malawi The National Statistical Office of Malawi (NSO) is the main government department responsible for the collection and dissemination of official statistics in Malawi. It has headquarters in Zomba and 300 employees, and operates under the 2013 Sta ...

website. The next Malawian census is set to be held in September 2028.

Projections

The 2018 projected population of Malawi was 17,931,637 based on the medium variant of projections based on the 2008 census. The actual enumerated population was 17,563,749 which was about 98% the size of the 2018 projection.

Results

Population and dwellings

Population counts for

regions of Malawi Malawi is divided into 3 regions which comprise a combined total of 28 districts. The regions of Malawi are: * Northern ::Population: 2,289,780 (2018 census) ::Area: ::Capital: Mzuzu * Central - :: Population: 7,523,340 (2018 census) ::Area ...

. All figures are for the census

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population count. * Resident population count was 17,563,749, up 4,534,251 from the 2008 Census. ** There are 8,521,460 males in New Zealand (48.52% of the population) and 9,042,289 females (51.48% of the population). * On average, the population grew by around 2.9% per year since the 2008 Census – slightly higher than the annual average growth between 1998 and 2008, which was 2.8%.

Birthplace

In 2018, 17,506,538 people (99.67%) were born in Malawi, with 57,211 (0.33%) born abroad.

Ethnicity

The 2018 Census asked a question on ethnicity for the first time and the five largest ethnic groups were

Chewa Chewa may refer to: *the Chewa people *the Chewa language Chewa (also known as Nyanja, ) is a Bantu language spoken in much of Southern, Southeast and East Africa, namely the countries of Malawi , where it is an official language, and Mozam ...

(34.4%), Lomwe (18.9%), Yao (13.3%), Ngoni (10.4%), and Tumbuka (9.2%). Data is for the population that stated their ethnicity.

Religion

According to the 2018 Census, 77.3% of the population identified as being

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words '' Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρ ...

, 13.8% as Muslim, 2.1% identified as having no religion, 1.1% as having

traditional A tradition is a belief or behavior (folk custom) passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examples include holidays ...

religions, and 5.6% had other religions.

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