Area Database (v4.2.1)
% of women in 50+ population
| 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 | |
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| Total | 52.3 | 52.7 | 53.0 | 53.4 | 53.7 | 54.0 | 54.4 | 54.7 | 55.1 | 54.8 | 54.5 | 54.2 | 53.9 | 54.4 | 54.8 | 55.2 | 55.7 | 56.1 | 56.5 | 56.6 | 56.7 | 56.9 | 57.0 | 57.1 | 57.2 | 57.2 | 57.2 | 57.2 | 57.3 | 57.3 |
| Blantyre | 46.3 | 46.7 | 47.1 | 47.4 | 47.8 | 48.2 | 48.6 | 48.9 | 49.3 | 50.4 | 51.5 | 52.7 | 53.8 | 53.3 | 52.9 | 52.5 | 52.1 | 51.6 | 51.2 | 51.6 | 52.0 | 52.4 | 52.8 | 53.2 | 53.6 | 53.2 | 52.9 | 52.5 | 52.1 | 51.7 |
| Kasungu | 41.7 | 42.6 | 43.6 | 44.6 | 45.6 | 46.5 | 47.5 | 48.5 | 49.4 | 49.3 | 49.1 | 49.0 | 48.8 | 49.1 | 49.5 | 49.8 | 50.2 | 50.5 | 50.9 | 51.3 | 51.8 | 52.2 | 52.6 | 53.0 | 53.5 | 53.5 | 53.5 | 53.5 | 53.5 | 53.5 |
| Lilongwe | 52.2 | 52.5 | 52.8 | 53.2 | 53.5 | 53.8 | 54.1 | 54.5 | 54.8 | 54.3 | 53.9 | 53.5 | 53.0 | 53.7 | 54.4 | 55.0 | 55.7 | 56.4 | 57.0 | 56.7 | 56.3 | 55.9 | 55.6 | 55.2 | 54.9 | 55.5 | 56.2 | 56.9 | 57.6 | 58.3 |
| Machinga | 48.3 | 49.1 | 50.0 | 50.9 | 51.8 | 52.7 | 53.6 | 54.5 | 55.4 | 55.1 | 54.8 | 54.5 | 54.2 | 54.5 | 54.8 | 55.1 | 55.5 | 55.8 | 56.1 | 56.1 | 56.2 | 56.2 | 56.2 | 56.3 | 56.3 | 56.3 | 56.3 | 56.3 | 56.3 | 56.3 |
| Mangochi | 51.3 | 51.8 | 52.2 | 52.6 | 53.0 | 53.5 | 53.9 | 54.3 | 54.8 | 53.9 | 53.1 | 52.2 | 51.4 | 53.1 | 54.9 | 56.6 | 58.4 | 60.1 | 61.9 | 61.5 | 61.1 | 60.7 | 60.4 | 60.0 | 59.6 | 59.8 | 60.0 | 60.2 | 60.4 | 60.7 |
| Mulanje | 55.2 | 55.5 | 55.7 | 56.0 | 56.2 | 56.5 | 56.8 | 57.0 | 57.3 | 56.8 | 56.4 | 56.0 | 55.6 | 56.7 | 57.8 | 58.9 | 60.0 | 61.1 | 62.2 | 61.9 | 61.6 | 61.4 | 61.1 | 60.9 | 60.6 | 61.4 | 62.1 | 62.9 | 63.6 | 64.3 |
| Mzimba | 54.4 | 54.2 | 53.9 | 53.7 | 53.4 | 53.2 | 52.9 | 52.7 | 52.4 | 52.2 | 52.0 | 51.9 | 51.7 | 52.6 | 53.6 | 54.5 | 55.5 | 56.4 | 57.4 | 57.1 | 56.8 | 56.4 | 56.1 | 55.8 | 55.5 | 55.4 | 55.2 | 55.0 | 54.9 | 54.7 |
| Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) | 54.4 | 54.6 | 54.8 | 55.0 | 55.2 | 55.5 | 55.7 | 55.9 | 56.1 | 56.0 | 56.0 | 55.9 | 55.9 | 55.9 | 55.9 | 55.9 | 55.9 | 55.9 | 55.9 | 56.2 | 56.5 | 56.8 | 57.1 | 57.4 | 57.7 | 57.7 | 57.7 | 57.7 | 57.8 | 57.8 |
| Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) | 56.5 | 56.4 | 56.3 | 56.1 | 56.0 | 55.8 | 55.7 | 55.6 | 55.4 | 54.1 | 52.9 | 51.6 | 50.4 | 50.9 | 51.5 | 52.1 | 52.6 | 53.2 | 53.8 | 54.1 | 54.4 | 54.7 | 55.0 | 55.3 | 55.6 | 55.3 | 55.0 | 54.7 | 54.4 | 54.1 |
| Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) | 53.5 | 53.7 | 54.0 | 54.2 | 54.5 | 54.8 | 55.0 | 55.3 | 55.5 | 55.2 | 54.8 | 54.5 | 54.2 | 54.9 | 55.6 | 56.4 | 57.1 | 57.9 | 58.6 | 58.6 | 58.5 | 58.5 | 58.5 | 58.4 | 58.4 | 58.3 | 58.2 | 58.1 | 58.0 | 57.9 |
| Salima | 45.6 | 46.5 | 47.5 | 48.4 | 49.3 | 50.3 | 51.2 | 52.1 | 53.1 | 54.1 | 55.1 | 56.1 | 57.2 | 56.4 | 55.6 | 54.8 | 54.0 | 53.2 | 52.4 | 53.5 | 54.6 | 55.7 | 56.8 | 57.9 | 59.0 | 58.7 | 58.4 | 58.1 | 57.8 | 57.5 |
| Thyolo | 49.2 | 50.5 | 51.8 | 53.2 | 54.5 | 55.9 | 57.2 | 58.5 | 59.9 | 58.9 | 57.8 | 56.8 | 55.8 | 55.7 | 55.7 | 55.6 | 55.6 | 55.5 | 55.5 | 56.1 | 56.7 | 57.3 | 57.9 | 58.6 | 59.2 | 59.4 | 59.7 | 60.0 | 60.2 | 60.5 |
| Zomba | 55.5 | 55.4 | 55.3 | 55.2 | 55.2 | 55.1 | 55.0 | 54.9 | 54.9 | 55.1 | 55.3 | 55.5 | 55.7 | 56.1 | 56.6 | 57.1 | 57.6 | 58.1 | 58.6 | 58.7 | 58.8 | 58.9 | 59.0 | 59.1 | 59.1 | 58.5 | 57.9 | 57.2 | 56.6 | 56.0 |
Lighter numbers are estimates