Gendered and Marital Perceived Land Tenure Security Decreases with Age

In Sub-Saharan Africa where land tenure security is sustained largely by constant cultivation. Age as a determinant of perceived tenure security cannot be over emphasized. This paper examines the effect of age on gendered and marital perceived tenure security in Malawi using national wide 2016-2017 IHS4 data. Results show that perceived tenure security decreases with age regardless of gender and marital status. But also observed that at any age, the percentage of tenure secure females is lower than that of males except for Central region. Results also show that at any given age, the percentage of tenure secure unmarried individuals/households is higher than that of the married ones in the national sample. The researcher recommends further research into the pathways through which age influence perceived tenure security in Africa