Demographics

Capital:Lilongwe
Population:21,763,309 (2024 est.)
Land Area:94,080 km2
Religions: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.)
Languages:English (official), Chewa (common), Lambya, Lomwe, Ngoni, Nkhonde, Nyakyusa, Nyanja, Sena, Tonga, Tumbuka, Yao; note: Chewa and Nyanja are mutually intelligible dialects; Nkhonde and Nyakyusa are mutually intelligible dialects

Projects

The Pontifical Society of St. Peter the Apostle (2024) provided USD $53,881.57 funding for the under-listed projects:

  • Mzimu Woyera Minor Seminary in the Diocese of Chikwawa
  • St. Kizito Minor Seminary in the Diocese of Dedza
  • Renovation of St. Kizito Minor Seminary Chapel in the Diocese of Dedza
  • St. Patrick Rumphi Minor Seminary in the Diocese of Mzuzu
  • Christ the King Propaedeutic Seminary in the Diocese of Mzuzu
  • St. Peter Mag. Seminary in the Diocese of Zomba

Source: CIA World Factbook