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Malawi

People

21,655,286
Population
World Bank · 2024
67.6 yrs
Life Expectancy
World Bank · 2024
17.3%
Urban Population
World Bank · 2024
70.2%
Literacy
World Bank · 2020

Malawi is home to several Bantu ethnic groups, the largest the Chewa. English and Chichewa are the official languages.

Christianity is the dominant faith, with a Muslim minority and traditional beliefs.

Society

Malawi has a very young, fast-growing, and overwhelmingly rural population, with low literacy and incomes and heavy reliance on aid, earning it the nickname 'the warm heart of Africa.'

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