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The 2008 projected population of Malawi was 13,630,164 based on the medium variant of projections based on the 1998 census. The actual enumerated population was 13,077,160 which was about 96% the size of the 2008 projection.
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On average, the population grew by around 2.8% per year since the 1998 census – significantly higher than the annual average growth between 1987 and 1998, which was 2.0%.
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Preliminary results from the 2008 census were released to the public in November 2008 and final results in November 2009, from the
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There are 6,358,933 males in Malawi (48.63% of the population) and 6,718,227 females (51.37% of the population).
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was the fifth national census in Malawi, which took place on 8-28 July 2008. The population of
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In 2008, 13,025,606 people (99.61%) were born in Malawi, with 51,554 (0.39%) born abroad.
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Resident population count was 13,077,160 up 3,143,292 from the 1998 census.
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According to the 2008 census, 82.7% of the population identified as being
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was counted as 13,077,160 – an increase of 3,143,292 (31.64%) over the
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website. The next Malawian census was held on 3-23 September 2018.
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Malawi
1998 census
National Statistical Office of Malawi
regions of Malawi
de facto
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Region
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Central
Northern
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Mozambique
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Burundi
Rwanda
Tanzania
India
United Kingdom
Congo
South Africa
Christian
Muslim

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