Malawi Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Malawi unemployment rate for 2022 was 5.11%, a 0.64% decline from 2021.
Malawi unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.76%, a 0.02% increase from 2020.
Malawi unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.74%, a 0.81% increase from 2019.
Malawi unemployment rate for 2019 was 4.92%, a 0.07% decline from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name	Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia	19.29%
Yemen	17.61%
Rwanda	15.08%
Haiti	14.78%
Afghanistan	14.10%
Syrian Arab Republic	13.81%
South Sudan	12.44%
Nepal	10.92%
Zimbabwe	9.26%
Tajikistan	7.00%
Central African Republic	6.34%
Eritrea	5.97%
Comoros	5.75%
Guinea	5.53%
Malawi	5.11%
Burkina Faso	5.07%
Democratic Republic of Congo	4.69%
Togo	3.85%
Mozambique	3.79%
Ethiopia	3.42%
Sierra Leone	3.27%
Guinea-Bissau	3.24%
Mali	3.14%
North Korea	3.07%
Liberia	3.03%
Senegal	3.01%
Uganda	2.94%
Tanzania	2.60%
Madagascar	1.90%
Benin	1.48%
Chad	1.10%
Burundi	0.91%
Niger	0.57%

Malawi Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	5.11%	-0.64%
2021	5.76%	0.02%
2020	5.74%	0.81%
2019	4.92%	-0.07%
2018	5.00%	-0.04%
2017	5.04%	0.04%
2016	5.00%	0.07%
2015	4.94%	-0.02%
2014	4.96%	-0.02%
2013	4.98%	0.04%
2012	4.94%	0.15%
2011	4.79%	0.06%
2010	4.72%	0.06%
2009	4.66%	-0.08%
2008	4.75%	-0.10%
2007	4.85%	-0.10%
2006	4.95%	0.02%
2005	4.92%	-0.04%
2004	4.96%	-0.26%
2003	5.23%	-0.11%
2002	5.34%	0.04%
2001	5.30%	0.23%
2000	5.07%	0.05%
1999	5.02%	0.10%
1998	4.91%	0.29%
1997	4.62%	-0.32%
1996	4.94%	0.06%
1995	4.88%	-0.62%
1994	5.50%	0.50%
1993	5.00%	-0.10%
1992	5.10%	0.21%
1991	4.88%	4.88%
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%