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Population Lilongwe (Malawi)
866 272
people
As of November 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Lilongwe is 866 272 people, including children under the age of 6 - 85 869 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 102 978 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 103 195 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 373 255 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 188 847 people, and the centenarians Lilongwe over 80 years old - 12 128 people.
Population size Lilongwe by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 85 869 / 9.91% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 102 978 / 11.89% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 103 195 / 11.91% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 373 255 / 43.09% |
| Elderly over 60 | 188 847 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 12 128 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population Lilongwe
Total Lilongwe permanent residents 407 148 men (47%) and 459 124 women (53%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 26 464 / 6% | 21 172 / 5.7% | 47.4% |
| 5 – 9 | 26 464 / 6% | 20 765 / 5.6% | 47.2% |
| 10 - 14 | 23 614 / 5.3% | 18 729 / 5.1% | 47.2% |
| 15 - 19 | 19 950 / 4.4% | 16 286 / 4.5% | 47.7% |
| 20 - 24 | 23 614 / 5.3% | 19 544 / 5.3% | 48.7% |
| 25 - 29 | 35 014 / 8.1% | 29 315 / 7.7% | 48.6% |
| 30 - 34 | 34 200 / 7.9% | 29 315 / 7.7% | 49.1% |
| 35 - 39 | 31 350 / 7.2% | 28 501 / 7.5% | 50.8% |
| 40 - 44 | 28 907 / 6.6% | 26 872 / 7.1% | 51.2% |
| 45 - 49 | 26 464 / 6% | 24 837 / 6.6% | 51.5% |
| 50 - 54 | 30 128 / 6.9% | 30 129 / 7.9% | 53.3% |
| 55 - 59 | 31 757 / 7.3% | 34 608 / 9% | 55.2% |
| 60 - 64 | 26 464 / 6% | 30 944 / 8.1% | 57% |
| 65 - 69 | 18 321 / 4% | 24 429 / 6.5% | 60.1% |
| 70 - 74 | 7 735 / 1.4% | 13 029 / 3.7% | 65.5% |
| 75 - 79 | 9 771 / 1.9% | 20 358 / 5.5% | 69.7% |
| 80+ | 6 921 / 1.2% | 18 322 / 5% | 74.9% |
Education level
Education level of residents Lilongwe: have higher education 22.6% (195 777 people), incomplete higher education — 3% (25 988 people), secondary vocational — 35.6% (308 393 people), 11 classes — 15.6% (135 138 people), 9 classes — 8.6% (74 499 people), 5 classes — 8.3% (71 901 people), have no education — 0.3% (2 599 people), illiterate — 0.7% (6 064 people).
| Higher education | 195 777 / 22.6% |
| Incomplete higher | 25 988 / 3% |
| Secondary vocational | 308 393 / 35.6% |
| Elementary school | 135 138 / 15.6% |
| Middle school | 74 499 / 8.6% |
| High school | 71 901 / 8.3% |
| Without education | 2 599 / 0.3% |
| Illiterate | 6 064 / 0.7% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Lilongwe
Total Lilongwe the number of officially employed population is 554 414 people (64%), pensioners 233 893 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 51 976 people (6%).
| Employed population | 554 414 / 64% |
| Unemployed | 51 976 / 6% |
| Pensioners | 233 893 / 27% |
Disability
Total Lilongwe have a disability 86 021 people, what constitutes 9.93% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 13 600 (1.57.%), disabled of the group II are 33 092 (3.82.%), disabled of the group III are 31 792 (3.67.%), disabled children 7 537 (0.87.%).
| Total disabled | 86 021 / 9.93% |
| Disabled of the group I | 13 600 / 1.57% |
| Disabled of the group II | 33 092 / 3.82% |
| Disabled of the group III | 31 792 / 3.67% |
| Disabled children | 7 537 / 0.87% |