Nyasaland - Population

Census data from colonial censuses and the first census after independence in the table below show a population that increased quite rapidly. The de facto populations count those actually resident, the de jure populations include absent migrant workers.

Reference 1: De facto population, De jure population and Annual increase.

Reference 2: 1901, 1911, 1921, 1926, 1931, 1945 and 1966.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyasaland