Malawi People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 7,292,000(July 1986), average annual growth rate 3.3%

Nationality: noun—Malawian(s); adjective—Malawian

Ethnic divisions: Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuko, Yao, Lomwe, Sena_; Tonga, Ngoni, Asian, European

Religion: 55% Protestant, 20% Roman Catholic, 20% Muslim; traditional indigenous beliefs are also practiced by some members of these groups

Language: English and Chichewa (official); Tombuka is second African language

Infant mortality rate: 14/1,00011983)

Life expectancy: 47

Literacy: 25%

Labor force: 344,052 wage earners employed in Malawi (1982); 52% agriculture, 16% personal services, 9% manufacturing, 7% construction, 6% commerce, 4%

miscellaneous services, 5% other perma nently employed

Organized labor: small minority of wage earners are unionized

NOTE: The information regarding Malawi on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Malawi 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Malawi 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.