Malawi - Population and Housing Census 2018

The 2018 Population and Housing Census (2018 PHC) was conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO). The 2018 PHC is the sixth in the series having conducted the previous ones in 1966, 1977, 1987, 1998 and 2008. The following reports present the main results of the 2018 Population and Housing Census (PHC) that was conducted from 3 – 23 September 2018 by the National Statistical Office (NSO). The Census enumeration was successfully conducted by the large teams of enumerators and supervisors after undergoing rigorous training prior to their deployment. The planning and organizational structure put in place ensured good household coverage. The 2018 PHC was the first one to be conducted on the Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) programme. The data was collected and captured on tablets and transmitted to the NSO server electronically via the internet. This process is very efficient and reduces the time for data processing and cleaning as these processes are done at the data capture stage in the field.

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