Malawi Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Malawi youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 7.73%, a 0.01% decline from 2021.
  • Malawi youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 7.75%, a 0.35% decline from 2020.
  • Malawi youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 8.09%, a 1.13% increase from 2019.
  • Malawi youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 6.96%, a 0.03% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Somalia 35.63%
Haiti 34.03%
Yemen 25.64%
Syrian Arab Republic 22.12%
Nepal 20.60%
Comoros 20.27%
South Sudan 19.21%
Rwanda 17.41%
Tajikistan 17.41%
Zimbabwe 12.37%
Eritrea 11.09%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Togo 9.81%
Democratic Republic of Congo 9.29%
Burkina Faso 8.47%
Gambia 8.06%
Mozambique 8.05%
Guinea 7.89%
Malawi 7.73%
North Korea 6.94%
Uganda 6.58%
Ethiopia 6.33%
Senegal 4.78%
Guinea-Bissau 4.57%
Mali 4.49%
Tanzania 4.26%
Benin 4.18%
Sierra Leone 4.15%
Madagascar 3.95%
Liberia 3.08%
Chad 1.88%
Burundi 1.55%
Niger 0.71%
Malawi Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 7.73% -0.01%
2021 7.75% -0.35%
2020 8.09% 1.13%
2019 6.96% 0.03%
2018 6.93% 0.03%
2017 6.90% 0.02%
2016 6.89% 0.03%
2015 6.85% 0.06%
2014 6.79% 0.03%
2013 6.76% -0.06%
2012 6.82% 0.00%
2011 6.82% 0.00%
2010 6.82% 0.00%
2009 6.82% -0.02%
2008 6.83% 0.01%
2007 6.82% -0.05%
2006 6.88% -0.02%
2005 6.90% 0.00%
2004 6.90% -0.02%
2003 6.92% -0.06%
2002 6.98% -0.09%
2001 7.08% 0.03%
2000 7.05% -0.02%
1999 7.07% -0.04%
1998 7.11% -0.04%
1997 7.15% -0.01%
1996 7.16% 0.05%
1995 7.12% -0.31%
1994 7.43% 0.17%
1993 7.25% -0.20%
1992 7.45% 0.14%
1991 7.31% 0.14%