Malawi Civil Registration

Offices to Contact
National Registration Bureau Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security Private Bag B318 Capital City, Lilongwe 3, Malawi

Telephone: (+265-1-776-234) Email: [mailto:nrb@homeaffairs.gov.mw nrb@homeaffairs.gov.mw]

Historical Background
Note: There is a separate category for the Indian population that covers the years 1858 to 1921.

Time period: 1904 to present

Place of registration of births and deaths might be mayor’s office, other district or local authority, hospital/health centre, village or commune elder, head or administrator, place of the birth or death. Place of registration of marriages might be district registration office, place of the marriage.

Coverage and Compliance
Population coverage: 95% of White population, 100% of Asian, 95% of Colored, and 0 to 5% of African

Information Recorded in the Records
Births


 * Identification number
 * Name
 * Date and place of birth
 * Race
 * Sex
 * Parents residence, marriage place, names and race, dates and places of birth
 * Name, capacity, and residence of informant.

Marriages


 * Identification number of bride and groom
 * Names
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Race
 * Birth date and place
 * Marital status
 * Occupation
 * Residence
 * Banns or notice of intention

Deaths


 * Iidentification number
 * Name
 * Date and place of death
 * Sex
 * Race
 * Age at death
 * Birth date
 * Marital status
 * Occupation
 * Pension
 * Cause of death
 * Birth place
 * Residence
 * Intended place of burial
 * Name of parents (if deceased under the age of ten)
 * Place of mother’s residence (if child deceased under the age of one year)
 * Name, address, and capacity of informant

For additional information about births, marriages, and deaths, see the UNICEF Data for Malawi.