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Demographics of Malawi, Data of Our World in Data, year 2022; Number of inhabitants in millions. Population , fertility rate and net reproduction rate , United Nations estimates According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [ 1 ] [ 2 ] the total population was 19,889,742 in 2021, compared to only 2 881 000 in 1950.
Malawi (/ m ə ˈ l ɑː w i /; lit. ' flames ' in Chichewa and Chitumbuka), [9] officially the Republic of Malawi and formerly known as Nyasaland, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest.
Pages in category "Ethnic groups in Malawi" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... Tonga people (Malawi) Tumbuka people; V. Vimbuza; Y.
Before a British protectorate was created over Nyasaland, there were many ethnic groups in what is now Malawi's Northern Region including a substantial group culturally-related people, scattered widely and loosely organized under largely autonomous village headmen who spoke dialects of the Tumbuka language.
The Chewa (or AChewa) are a Bantu ethnic group found in Malawi, Zimbabwe, Zambia and few in Mozambique. The Chewa are closely related to people in surrounding regions such as the Tumbuka, Shona and Nsenga. They are historically also related to the Bemba, with whom they share a similar origin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The population of Malawi was counted as 17,563,749 – an increase of 4,534,251 (34.8%) over the 2008 census. [1] Preliminary results from the 2018 census were released to the public in December 2018 and final results in May 2019, from the National Statistical Office of Malawi website. The next Malawian census is set to be held in September 2028.
The Yao moved into what is now the eastern region of Malawi around the 1830s, [10] when they were active as farmers and traders. Rich in culture, tradition and music, the Yao are primarily Muslim, and count among their famous progeny two former Presidents of the Republic of Malawi, Bakili Muluzi and Joyce Banda. The Yao had close ties with the ...
The people are also known as the Kimanda, Kinyasa and Manda. [1] Significant populations of Nyasa live along the shores of northeastern Lake Malawi. [1] Many Nyanja people of Malawi refers to themselves as Nyasa; as of 2010 roughly 500,000 claim to be Nyasa people. [2] In Malawi, the Nyasa are a minority tribe with their own distinct culture.