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Ntcheu Facts

Area	2702.8 km²
Population	680,300
Male Population	326,888 (48.1%)
Female Population	353,412 (51.9%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+221.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+58.8%
Median Age	17.2 years (Male: 16.2, Female: 18.1)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$985 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-14.82027, 34.63586

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Ntcheu Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	211,428	369,378	428,381	620,321	680,300	763,094	848,749
Population Density	78.2 / km²	136.7 / km²	158.5 / km²	229.5 / km²	251.7 / km²	282.3 / km²	314 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ntcheu Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 58.8% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Ntcheu	+221.8%	+84.2%	+58.8%
Malawi	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ntcheu Median Age

Median Age: 17.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Ntcheu	17.2 yrs	18.1 yrs	16.2 yrs
Malawi	17.1 yrs	17.4 yrs	16.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Ntcheu Population Density

Population Density: 252 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Ntcheu	680,300	2,702.8 km²	252 / km²
Malawi	17.4 million	118,839 km²	146 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Ntcheu Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1400 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Ntcheu Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$695	$748	$776	$718	$946	$984	$998	$985
Total GDP	$244.5M	$270.5M	$305.3M	$316.5M	$471M	$557.7M	$610.6M	$631M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Ntcheu CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Ntcheu	104,319 tn	0.15 tn	38.6 tons/km²
Malawi	2,635,428 tn	0.15 tn	22.2 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Ntcheu CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	104,319 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.15 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	38.6 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (8)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Medium (3.8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
6/14/12	2:46 AM	4.3	90 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
9/3/06	4:34 PM	3.8	50.6 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
1/29/05	2:27 AM	4	92.9 km	23,200 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
4/9/00	1:57 AM	3.9	44.1 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
8/30/96	6:58 AM	4.7	87.8 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
7/22/95	1:31 PM	5.1	96.6 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
4/14/89	4:31 PM	3.7	97.2 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
7/12/87	4:04 AM	3.5	50.7 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
3/31/86	11:18 PM	3.9	73.7 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
3/23/86	7:23 PM	3.1	76.9 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Ntcheu

Ntcheu is a town located in the Central Region of Malawi. It is the administrative capital of Ntcheu District. is known for its produce like Irish potatoes.

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