Gender (v2.1)

Gender
% of women in 50+ population
Subnational regions
Malawi
All years

% 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 2022 2023
Malawi (Africa)  
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 57.3 57.3
Blantyre 46.3 46.3 46.3 46.3 46.3
Blantyre 49.3 49.3 49.3 49.3 49.3 49.3 49.3 49.3 49.3
Blantyre 55.1 54.6 54.2 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 51.3 50.9
Kasungu 41.7 41.7 41.7 41.7 41.7
Kasungu 49.4 49.4 49.4 49.4 49.4 49.4 49.4 49.4 49.4
Kasungu 47.7 48.1 48.4 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 53.5 53.5
Lilongwe 52.2 52.2 52.2 52.2 52.2
Lilongwe 54.8 54.8 54.8 54.8 54.8 54.8 54.8 54.8 54.8
Lilongwe 51.0 51.7 52.4 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 59.0 59.7
Machinga 48.3 48.3 48.3 48.3 48.3
Machinga 55.4 55.4 55.4 55.4 55.4 55.4 55.4 55.4 55.4
Machinga 53.3 53.6 53.9 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 56.2 56.2
Mangochi 51.3 51.3 51.3 51.3 51.3
Mangochi 54.8 54.8 54.8 54.8 54.8 54.8 54.8 54.8 54.8
Mangochi 46.1 47.9 49.6 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 60.9 61.1
Mulanje 55.2 55.2 55.2 55.2 55.2
Mulanje 57.3 57.3 57.3 57.3 57.3 57.3 57.3 57.3 57.3
Mulanje 52.2 53.3 54.4 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 65.1 65.8
Mzimba 54.4 54.4 54.4 54.4 54.4
Mzimba 52.4 52.4 52.4 52.4 52.4 52.4 52.4 52.4 52.4
Mzimba 48.8 49.8 50.7 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 54.6 54.4
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 54.4 54.4 54.4 54.4 54.4
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 56.1 56.1 56.1 56.1 56.1 56.1 56.1 56.1 56.1
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 55.8 55.8 55.8 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 57.8 57.8
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 56.5 56.5 56.5 56.5 56.5
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 55.4 55.4 55.4 55.4 55.4 55.4 55.4 55.4 55.4
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 48.7 49.2 49.8 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 53.7 53.4
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje) 55.5 55.5 55.5 55.5 55.5 55.5 55.5 55.5 55.5
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) 53.5 53.5 53.6 53.6 53.7 53.7 53.8 53.9 53.9 54.0 54.0 54.1 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 57.8 57.7
Salima 45.6 45.6 45.6 45.6 45.6
Salima 53.1 53.1 53.1 53.1 53.1 53.1 53.1 53.1 53.1
Salima 59.5 58.7 57.9 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 57.2 56.9
Thyolo 49.2 49.2 49.2 49.2 49.2
Thyolo 59.9 59.9 59.9 59.9 59.9 59.9 59.9 59.9 59.9
Thyolo 55.9 55.9 55.8 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 60.8 61.0
Zomba 55.5 55.5 55.5 55.5 55.5
Zomba 54.9 54.9 54.9 54.9 54.9 54.9 54.9 54.9 54.9
Zomba 54.2 54.7 55.2 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 55.3 54.7
Lighter numbers are estimates