Population: 9,732,409 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: -1.09% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 50.42 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 23.19 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: -38.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 141.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 39.73 years
male: 38.93 years
female: 40.55 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 7.43 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Malawian(s)
adjective: Malawian

Ethnic divisions: Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuko, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European

Religions: Protestant 55%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 20%, traditional indigenous beliefs

Languages: English (official), Chichewa (official), other languages important regionally

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1966)
total population: 22%
male: 34%
female: 12%
Labor force: 428,000 wage earners
by occupation: agriculture 43%, manufacturing 16%, personal services 15%, commerce 9%, construction 7%, miscellaneous services 4%, other permanently employed 6% (1986)

NOTE: The information regarding Malawi on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Malawi People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Malawi People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.