The population trends indicate that there is a tremendous growth of 19.7% between 2001 and 2011 and it is currently at an estimated growth rate of 1.8% per annum. The largest age group are adults between the ages 20-49 years which comprises of 67 873 of the population, followed by children between the ages of 10-19 years who comprises 29 048 of the population. The under five year old comprise of 16 574 of the population. females contribute 50.4% and males 49.6% of the total population. Nearly 27% of the population of Msukaligwa are aged between 15-64 years and are unemployed. The leading industries in terms of employment in Msukaligwa are agriculture, community services, and trade. Eighty four percent of the population of Msukaligwa is uninsured and 26.8% is unemployed of these 12.3% of the population above 20 years of age has no schooling.