Dowa
District in Malawi
Contents: Population
The population development of Dowa as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images).
Name | Status | Population Census 1977-09-20 | Population Census 1987-09-01 | Population Census 1998-09-01 | Population Census 2008-06-08 | Population Census 2018-09-03 | Population Projection 2023-09-03 | |
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Dowa | District | 247,603 | 322,432 | 411,387 | 559,849 | 772,569 | 879,386 | |
Malawi | Republic | 5,547,460 | 7,988,507 | 9,933,868 | 13,029,498 | 17,563,749 | 19,809,511 |
Source: National Statistical Office of Malawi.
Explanation: Population figures until 1998 are de facto, later figures are de jure.
Further information about the population structure:
Gender (P 2023) | |
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Males | 430,683 |
Females | 448,703 |
Age Groups (P 2023) | |
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0-14 years | 346,440 |
15-64 years | 499,336 |
65+ years | 33,609 |
Age Distribution (P 2023) | |
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0-9 years | 232,787 |
10-19 years | 213,626 |
20-29 years | 155,866 |
30-39 years | 106,067 |
40-49 years | 74,510 |
50-59 years | 47,627 |
60-69 years | 26,702 |
70-79 years | 14,687 |
80+ years | 7,513 |
Urbanization (C 2018) | |
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Rural | 740,891 |
Urban | 31,678 |
Citizenship (C 2018) | |
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Malawi | 751,947 |
Foreign Citizenship | 20,622 |
Country of Birth (C 2018) | |
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Malawi | 753,649 |
Other Country | 18,920 |
Religion (C 2018) | |
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Christian | 665,191 |
Muslim | 7,038 |
Traditional | 7,292 |
Other religion | 59,396 |
No religion | 33,652 |
Literacy (A5+) (C 2018) | |
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yes | 442,118 |
no | 224,980 |
Tribe (C 2018) | |
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Chewa | 690,553 |
Tumbuka | 4,412 |
Lomwe | 3,970 |
Yao | 4,773 |
Ngoni | 44,070 |
Sena | 422 |
Mang'anja | 493 |
Other Tribe | 3,254 |