Malawi Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
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 2021 was 60.53%, a 1.64% increase from 2020.
- Malawi labor force participation rate for 2020 was 58.89%, a 3.42% decline from 2019.
- Malawi labor force participation rate for 2019 was 62.31%, a 0.67% decline from 2018.
- Malawi labor force participation rate for 2018 was 62.98%, a 0.62% decline from 2017.
| Malawi Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
60.53% |
1.64% |
| 2020 |
58.89% |
-3.42% |
| 2019 |
62.31% |
-0.67% |
| 2018 |
62.98% |
-0.62% |
| 2017 |
63.59% |
-0.60% |
| 2016 |
64.19% |
-0.63% |
| 2015 |
64.83% |
-0.51% |
| 2014 |
65.33% |
-0.48% |
| 2013 |
65.81% |
0.78% |
| 2012 |
65.03% |
0.78% |
| 2011 |
64.25% |
0.78% |
| 2010 |
63.47% |
0.82% |
| 2009 |
62.65% |
0.83% |
| 2008 |
61.82% |
0.84% |
| 2007 |
60.98% |
0.84% |
| 2006 |
60.14% |
0.84% |
| 2005 |
59.31% |
0.88% |
| 2004 |
58.43% |
0.87% |
| 2003 |
57.56% |
0.87% |
| 2002 |
56.69% |
0.86% |
| 2001 |
55.83% |
0.84% |
| 2000 |
54.98% |
0.83% |
| 1999 |
54.15% |
0.82% |
| 1998 |
53.33% |
0.39% |
| 1997 |
52.94% |
0.39% |
| 1996 |
52.55% |
0.38% |
| 1995 |
52.17% |
0.20% |
| 1994 |
51.97% |
-0.10% |
| 1993 |
52.07% |
0.01% |
| 1992 |
52.05% |
0.04% |
| 1991 |
52.02% |
0.33% |
| 1990 |
51.69% |
0.33% |
