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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
North Korea 75.49%
Zimbabwe 74.72%
Madagascar 71.83%
Tanzania 71.76%
Nepal 70.70%
Ethiopia 69.08%
Eritrea 66.17%
Rwanda 63.19%
Niger 62.93%
Mozambique 61.49%
Malawi 60.53%
Mali 58.92%
South Sudan 58.77%
Central African Republic 55.37%
Liberia 53.37%
Burundi 52.35%
Guinea-Bissau 52.28%
Burkina Faso 50.62%
Uganda 48.67%
Guinea 42.18%
Benin 41.64%
Gambia 38.97%
Chad 37.75%
Democratic Republic of Congo 36.14%
Haiti 34.38%
Afghanistan 33.74%
Senegal 26.96%
Syrian Arab Republic 26.75%
Sierra Leone 26.59%
Yemen 25.48%
Togo 25.14%
Tajikistan 24.94%
Somalia 15.98%
Comoros 13.53%
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%