Population: 9,438,462 (July 1991), growth rate 1.8% (1991); note--900,000 Mozambican refugees in Malawi (1990 est.)

Birth rate: 52 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 18 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: - 17 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 136 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 48 years male, 51 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 7.6 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Malawian(s); adjective--Malawian

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

Religion: Protestant 55%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 20%; traditional indigenous beliefs are also practiced

Language: English and Chichewa (official); other languages important regionally

Literacy: 22% (male 34%, female 12%) age 15 and over can read and write (1966)

Labor force: 428,000 wage earners; agriculture 43%, manufacturing 16%, personal services 15%, commerce 9%, construction 7%, miscellaneous services 4%, other permanently employed 6% (1986)

Organized labor: small minority of wage earners are unionized

NOTE: The information regarding Malawi on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Malawi People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Malawi People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.