Demographics of Malawi

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsChristian 82.7%, Muslim 13%, other 1.9%, none 2.5% (1998 census)

Ethnic groupsChewa 32.6%, Lomwe 17.6%, Yao 13.5%, Ngoni 11.5%, Tumbuka 8.8%, Nyanja 5.8%, Sena 3.6%, Tonga 2.1%, Ngonde 1%, other 3.5%

Demographics

Total fertility rate5.35 children born/woman (2012)

Diabetes prevalence5.53 % of population ages 20 to 79

GINI index43.9 39.0 50.3

Intentional homicides1.80 per 100,000 people (2012)2.20 per 100,000 people (2011)3.50 per 100,000 people (2010)

Total Population17.4 Million (2014)16.4 Million (2013)15.9 Million (2012)

Population Growth3.33 % (2014)2.74 % (2013)2.76 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.01 Square kilometer per capita

Population density147 capita per square kilometer (2014)138 capita per square kilometer (2013)134 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Vehicles per 1000 people8.80 per 1,000 people (2007)

Mobile cellular subscriptions32.3 per 100 people (2013)29.2 per 100 people (2012)25.6 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers0.02 per 100 people (2013)0.01 per 100 people (2012)0.01 per 100 people (2011)

Internet users5.40 per 100 people (2013)4.35 per 100 people (2012)3.33 per 100 people (2011)