Languages of the country

Malawi

Official languages (2): English, Nyanja. Population (CLDR): 22 million.

Map of regions

We have not described regional languages for this country yet – the map shows the whole country in the colour of its main language.

Languages and their status

Share: the estimated part of the population that uses the language (also as a second language), according to CLDR.

LanguageStatusShare
English Co-official 63%
Nyanja Chichewa Co-official 63%
Tumbuka Minority 8.4%
Zulu isiZulu Minority 0.3%

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