Malawi Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Malawi labor force participation rate for 2022 was 54.94%, a 0.05% decline from 2021.
  • Malawi labor force participation rate for 2021 was 54.99%, a 1.88% decline from 2020.
  • Malawi labor force participation rate for 2020 was 56.86%, a 4.46% increase from 2019.
  • Malawi labor force participation rate for 2019 was 52.40%, a 0.64% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 72.70%
Ethiopia 70.01%
Tanzania 69.17%
Eritrea 68.26%
North Korea 66.36%
Niger 62.06%
South Sudan 61.07%
Mozambique 60.95%
Malawi 54.94%
Liberia 54.89%
Mali 54.41%
Uganda 53.42%
Burundi 52.93%
Central African Republic 50.83%
Burkina Faso 50.50%
Zimbabwe 49.75%
Gambia 41.11%
Rwanda 40.85%
Chad 38.16%
Democratic Republic of Congo 35.52%
Haiti 34.96%
Guinea-Bissau 34.89%
Benin 32.83%
Sierra Leone 31.45%
Senegal 30.47%
Nepal 29.05%
Syrian Arab Republic 27.26%
Yemen 26.52%
Guinea 26.46%
Tajikistan 25.51%
Togo 24.47%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.69%
Malawi Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 54.94% -0.05%
2021 54.99% -1.88%
2020 56.86% 4.46%
2019 52.40% -0.64%
2018 53.05% -0.58%
2017 53.63% -1.03%
2016 54.66% -1.02%
2015 55.68% -1.02%
2014 56.69% -1.01%
2013 57.70% -1.01%
2012 58.71% -1.00%
2011 59.71% -1.55%
2010 61.26% -1.53%
2009 62.79% -1.51%
2008 64.29% -1.48%
2007 65.77% -1.44%
2006 67.22% -1.41%
2005 68.63% 0.02%
2004 68.61% -0.02%
2003 68.63% 0.01%
2002 68.61% 0.15%
2001 68.46% 0.36%
2000 68.11% 0.17%
1999 67.94% 0.36%
1998 67.58% 0.48%
1997 67.10% 0.47%
1996 66.63% 0.43%
1995 66.21% 0.13%
1994 66.07% -0.07%
1993 66.15% -0.11%
1992 66.26% 0.07%
1991 66.19% 0.35%
1990 65.84% 0.35%