Businesses in Thyolo

Categories in Thyolo

Farming Churches Government Office Mosques Housing Development Education Education Center Elementary School Primary School Restaurants Back Office Business to Business Service Apartment Building Housing Complex Market Sports club Guest House Housing Society Unreachable

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Thyolo

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Churches	6
Other accommodation	5

Thyolo Facts

Area	1409.9 km²
Population	857,706
Male Population	408,936 (47.7%)
Female Population	448,770 (52.3%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+205.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+50.1%
Median Age	17.1 years (Male: 16.4, Female: 17.8)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$1,509 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-16.06775, 35.14046

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Thyolo Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	280,951	483,126	571,417	833,890	857,706	963,563	1,074,336
Population Density	199.3 / km²	342.7 / km²	405.3 / km²	591.4 / km²	608.3 / km²	683.4 / km²	762 / km²

* Projected

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

Thyolo Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 50.1% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Thyolo	+205.3%	+77.5%	+50.1%
Malawi	—	—	—

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

Thyolo Median Age

Median Age: 17.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Thyolo	17.1 yrs	17.8 yrs	16.4 yrs
Malawi	17.1 yrs	17.4 yrs	16.8 yrs

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

Thyolo Population Density

Population Density: 608 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Thyolo	857,706	1,409.9 km²	608 / 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

Thyolo 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

Thyolo Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,110	$1,164	$1,211	$1,172	$1,394	$1,456	$1,536	$1,509
Total GDP	$412.7M	$453.6M	$514.4M	$569.1M	$765.1M	$909M	$1.1B	$1.1B

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

Thyolo CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Thyolo	149,495 tn	0.17 tn	106 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

Thyolo CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	149,495 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.17 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	106 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (7.4)
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Cyclone	Medium (5)

* 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, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
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
4/6/18	12:43 PM	4.1	86.7 km	10,000 m	9km NNE of Nsanje, Malawi	usgs.gov
3/17/18	3:12 PM	4.8	85.9 km	10,000 m	22km NE of Nsanje, Malawi	usgs.gov
3/8/18	9:52 AM	4.9	92 km	10,000 m	25km ENE of Nsanje, Malawi	usgs.gov
3/8/18	8:49 AM	5.5	82.5 km	17,000 m	24km NE of Nsanje, Malawi	usgs.gov
8/25/15	5:40 PM	4.7	93.2 km	10,000 m	28km ENE of Nsanje, Malawi	usgs.gov
6/17/15	8:32 AM	4.3	85.6 km	12,050 m	9km NNW of Nsanje, Malawi	usgs.gov
6/14/12	2:46 AM	4.3	78.8 km	10,000 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
5/13/12	12:09 AM	4.6	97.5 km	10,000 m	Mozambique	usgs.gov
11/8/07	1:39 AM	4.8	46.3 km	9,500 m	Malawi	usgs.gov
1/29/05	2:27 AM	4	71.6 km	23,200 m	Malawi	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Thyolo

Thyolo is a town located in the Southern Region of Malawi. It is the administrative capital of Thyolo District. Traditional Authority Mphuka in Thyolo District is one of the 10 Traditional Authorities in Thyolo District in Malawi. There are a number ..

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