Age structure:
0-14 years:
45% (male 2,335,440; female 2,324,012)
15-64 years:
52% (male 2,671,580; female 2,766,560)
65 years and over:
3% (male 117,932; female 170,325) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.61% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 38.49 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 22.44 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.69 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 122.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
37.58 years
male:
37.2 years
female:
37.98 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 5.33 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Malawian(s)
adjective:
Malawian
Ethnic groups: Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuko, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European
Religions: Protestant 55%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs
Languages: English (official), Chichewa (official), other languages important regionally
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
58%
male:
72.8%
female:
43.4% (1999 est.)