Malawi
The Lord’s Testimony
Updated July 15, 2024
No. of saints in church life: 400
No Table meeting established yet.
Country Profile
Location: East Africa, east of Zambia, west and north of Mozambique Geographical
Size: land: 94,080 sq km, water: 24,404 sq km (Lake Malawi) Climate: sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November)
Population: 21,763,309 (2024 est.)
Population
Growth Rate: 2.22% (2024 est.)
Ethnic groups: Chewa 34.3%, Lomwe 18.8%, Yao 13.2%, Ngoni 10.4%, Tumbuka 9.2%, Sena 3.8%, Mang'anja 3.2%, Tonga 1.8%, Nyanja 1.8%, Nkhonde 1%, other 2.2%, foreign 0.3% (2018 est.)
Languages: English (official), Chichewa (common), Chinyanja, Chiyao, Chitumbuka, Chilomwe, Chinkhonde, Chingoni, Chisena, Chitonga, Chinyakyusa, Chilambya
Religion: Protestant 33.5% (includes Church of Central Africa Presbyterian 14.2%, Seventh Day Adventist/Baptist 9.4%, Pentecostal 7.6%, Anglican 2.3%), Roman Catholic 17.2%, other Christian 26.6%, Muslim 13.8%, traditionalist 1.1%, other 5.6%, none 2.1% (2018
est.)
Capital
City: Lilongwe
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