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  Malawi Population at 17.5 million: 2018 PHC preliminary resultsApril 9, 2019
  Preliminary results for the 2018 Population and Housing Census puts the total population (de-jure) at 17,563,749 up from 13,029,498 in 2008.  The total population has grown by 35 percent between the 2008 and 2018.  The population for males is 8,521,456 representing 49 percent of the total population while the population for females is 9,042,293 representing… Read More »Home
• POPULATION IN MALAWI GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGYOctober 31, 2018
  POPULATION IS AMONG 5 KEY PRIORITY AREAS IN MALAWI GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY III  Long term development planning in Malawi is currently guided by the vision 2020 and is implemented through 5-year medium term development strategies. In 2018, the Government of Malawi launched the fourth Medium term strategy, the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS) III (2017-2022).… Read More »Home
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  Population is among 5 KPAs in MGDS IIIOctober 10, 2018
  Long term development planning in Malawi is currently guided by the vision 2020 and is implemented through 5-year medium term development strategies. In 2018, the Government of Malawi launched the fourth Medium term strategy, the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS) III (2017-2022).  The theme for MGDS III is “Building a Productive, Competitive and Resilient… Read More »Home
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  Miss Malawi supports population slow-downJune 22, 2017
  Recently crowned Miss Malawi, Cecelia Khofi, is living up to her billing. Under just two months to her title, she has already met the UNFPA Malawi officials several times, and plans to present a talk on population before parliamentarians come 28th June 2017. Organised by the pageant sponsors, Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) and The Nation… Read More »Home
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  Malawi Registers Remarkable Fertility dropJune 21, 2017
  Concerted efforts by the Malawi Government and its partners have led to a decline in the number of children Malawian women are having in their life time from 5.7 to 4.4. The Population and Development Unit (PDU) of the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development (MoFEPD), recognizes that the development is as a result… Read More »Home

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