Table 7: Population by Type of Occupancy, Region and District, 2018- Source: National Statistical Office Region and District Malawi Northern Chitipa Karonga Nkhata Bay Rumphi Mzimba Likoma Mzuzu City Central Kasungu Nkhotakota Ntchisi Dowa Salima Lilongwe Mchinji Dedza Ntcheu Lilongwe City Southern Mangochi Machinga Zomba Chiradzulu Blantyre Mwanza Thyolo Mulanje Phalombe Chikwawa Nsanje Balaka Neno Zomba City Blantyre City Total 17,026,778 2,249,585 220,861 359,001 280,173 224,660 932,902 14,370 217,618 7,285,552 818,880 384,988 309,909 747,752 464,933 1,570,410 581,492 795,431 635,269 976,488 7,491,641 1,101,120 698,875 718,391 341,210 443,958 128,040 700,505 659,436 417,166 551,076 282,511 424,974 134,010 101,480 788,889 Type of Occupancy Owner/Family Rented Institutional Occupied 14,432,084 2,014,747 352,482 1,907,654 242,442 64,390 203,141 12,181 4,637 310,587 36,544 8,855 242,571 20,882 11,482 195,990 17,208 6,645 840,685 51,114 25,373 12,495 1,404 400 102,185 103,109 6,998 6,130,884 907,331 153,631 714,250 64,678 25,206 327,093 34,158 18,614 291,402 11,843 5,032 689,427 38,753 12,882 414,221 37,035 9,071 1,418,935 108,674 24,908 516,898 47,363 12,008 747,554 31,505 9,701 592,739 29,615 7,068 418,365 503,707 29,141 6,393,546 864,974 134,461 996,352 77,833 15,250 659,524 26,466 6,398 670,906 29,508 10,166 319,484 12,136 5,130 380,650 47,670 7,697 111,438 13,706 1,921 634,524 35,592 18,315 602,533 32,373 13,701 395,892 13,143 3,769 489,096 41,965 11,956 254,666 21,380 4,209 381,646 33,798 4,713 121,973 8,095 2,738 40,398 46,731 11,585 334,464 424,578 16,913 49 Other 227,465 35,099 902 3,015 5,238 4,817 15,730 71 5,326 93,706 14,746 5,123 1,632 6,690 4,606 17,893 5,223 6,671 5,847 25,275 98,660 11,685 6,487 7,811 4,460 7,941 975 12,074 10,829 4,362 8,059 2,256 4,817 1,204 2,766 12,934