Area Database (v4.4)
Share of population living in area
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
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| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Blantyre | 7.14 | 7.31 | 7.49 | 7.67 | 7.85 | 8.02 | 8.20 | 8.38 | 8.56 | 8.28 | 8.00 | 7.71 | 7.43 | 7.47 | 7.50 | 7.53 | 7.56 | 7.60 | 7.63 | 7.52 | 7.42 | 7.31 | 7.20 | 7.10 | 6.99 | 6.97 | 6.95 | 6.93 | 6.91 | 6.89 | 6.88 | 6.86 |
| Kasungu | 3.90 | 3.89 | 3.88 | 3.87 | 3.87 | 3.86 | 3.85 | 3.84 | 3.83 | 3.99 | 4.15 | 4.31 | 4.46 | 4.65 | 4.84 | 5.03 | 5.22 | 5.41 | 5.60 | 5.37 | 5.13 | 4.90 | 4.66 | 4.43 | 4.19 | 4.24 | 4.28 | 4.32 | 4.37 | 4.41 | 4.45 | 4.49 |
| Lilongwe | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 14.4 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 18.4 | 19.1 | 19.8 |
| Machinga | 7.06 | 6.63 | 6.21 | 5.78 | 5.36 | 4.93 | 4.51 | 4.08 | 3.66 | 3.67 | 3.68 | 3.69 | 3.70 | 3.63 | 3.57 | 3.50 | 3.44 | 3.38 | 3.31 | 3.40 | 3.49 | 3.59 | 3.68 | 3.77 | 3.86 | 3.81 | 3.76 | 3.71 | 3.66 | 3.61 | 3.56 | 3.51 |
| Mangochi | 5.38 | 5.36 | 5.35 | 5.33 | 5.31 | 5.30 | 5.28 | 5.27 | 5.25 | 5.28 | 5.31 | 5.34 | 5.37 | 5.55 | 5.74 | 5.92 | 6.10 | 6.29 | 6.47 | 6.51 | 6.55 | 6.58 | 6.62 | 6.66 | 6.69 | 6.62 | 6.56 | 6.49 | 6.42 | 6.35 | 6.28 | 6.21 |
| Mulanje | 6.41 | 6.16 | 5.91 | 5.66 | 5.41 | 5.16 | 4.91 | 4.66 | 4.41 | 4.31 | 4.22 | 4.12 | 4.02 | 3.95 | 3.88 | 3.81 | 3.74 | 3.67 | 3.61 | 3.77 | 3.94 | 4.10 | 4.27 | 4.43 | 4.60 | 4.30 | 4.01 | 3.71 | 3.42 | 3.12 | 2.83 | 2.53 |
| Mzimba | 5.99 | 5.81 | 5.64 | 5.47 | 5.30 | 5.13 | 4.96 | 4.79 | 4.62 | 5.09 | 5.55 | 6.02 | 6.49 | 6.37 | 6.26 | 6.15 | 6.04 | 5.93 | 5.82 | 5.90 | 5.98 | 6.07 | 6.15 | 6.23 | 6.32 | 6.13 | 5.94 | 5.75 | 5.56 | 5.37 | 5.19 | 5.00 |
| Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) | 20.2 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 19.9 | 20.4 | 20.9 | 21.4 | 21.9 | 22.4 | 22.9 | 22.3 | 21.8 | 21.2 | 20.7 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 20.5 | 20.7 | 20.9 |
| Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) | 5.92 | 6.01 | 6.09 | 6.18 | 6.27 | 6.36 | 6.45 | 6.54 | 6.62 | 6.59 | 6.56 | 6.53 | 6.49 | 6.42 | 6.35 | 6.28 | 6.21 | 6.13 | 6.06 | 6.04 | 6.03 | 6.01 | 5.99 | 5.98 | 5.96 | 5.92 | 5.88 | 5.84 | 5.80 | 5.76 | 5.72 | 5.68 |
| Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) | 11.4 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.1 |
| Salima | 2.83 | 2.76 | 2.70 | 2.63 | 2.57 | 2.50 | 2.44 | 2.37 | 2.31 | 2.44 | 2.57 | 2.70 | 2.83 | 2.83 | 2.83 | 2.83 | 2.83 | 2.83 | 2.83 | 2.87 | 2.90 | 2.94 | 2.98 | 3.02 | 3.05 | 3.13 | 3.21 | 3.29 | 3.37 | 3.45 | 3.53 | 3.61 |
| Thyolo | 6.77 | 6.53 | 6.29 | 6.05 | 5.81 | 5.57 | 5.33 | 5.09 | 4.85 | 4.89 | 4.94 | 4.98 | 5.03 | 4.92 | 4.81 | 4.70 | 4.59 | 4.49 | 4.38 | 4.39 | 4.41 | 4.42 | 4.43 | 4.45 | 4.46 | 4.54 | 4.62 | 4.70 | 4.78 | 4.86 | 4.94 | 5.02 |
| Zomba | 5.01 | 5.13 | 5.24 | 5.36 | 5.48 | 5.60 | 5.72 | 5.84 | 5.96 | 5.73 | 5.50 | 5.27 | 5.04 | 5.07 | 5.10 | 5.13 | 5.16 | 5.19 | 5.22 | 5.26 | 5.31 | 5.35 | 5.40 | 5.44 | 5.49 | 5.18 | 4.87 | 4.56 | 4.25 | 3.94 | 3.63 | 3.32 |
Lighter numbers are estimates