Malawi Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

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 57.44%, a 0.56% increase from 2021.
  • Malawi labor force participation rate for 2021 was 56.88%, a 0.02% increase from 2020.
  • Malawi labor force participation rate for 2020 was 56.86%, a 1.12% increase from 2019.
  • Malawi labor force participation rate for 2019 was 55.74%, a 1.01% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Madagascar 71.35%
Eritrea 69.14%
Ethiopia 69.09%
North Korea 66.98%
Tanzania 65.69%
South Sudan 60.83%
Mozambique 60.34%
Niger 59.98%
Malawi 57.44%
Burundi 56.06%
Liberia 55.25%
Uganda 53.12%
Central African Republic 50.87%
Mali 50.35%
Burkina Faso 49.96%
Zimbabwe 48.75%
Gambia 40.08%
Rwanda 39.89%
Chad 39.51%
Guinea-Bissau 35.01%
Haiti 34.77%
Democratic Republic of Congo 34.53%
Afghanistan 34.37%
Benin 31.74%
Sierra Leone 31.20%
Senegal 29.70%
Nepal 29.56%
Guinea 26.16%
Tajikistan 24.89%
Togo 24.38%
Syrian Arab Republic 23.49%
Yemen 22.28%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.55%
Malawi Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 57.44% 0.56%
2021 56.88% 0.02%
2020 56.86% 1.12%
2019 55.74% 1.01%
2018 54.74% 1.11%
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% 0.35%
2000 68.11% 0.17%
1999 67.94% 0.35%
1998 67.59% 0.47%
1997 67.12% 0.47%
1996 66.65% 0.42%
1995 66.22% 0.13%
1994 66.10% -0.07%
1993 66.17% -0.11%
1992 66.28% 0.07%
1991 66.21% 66.21%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%