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 2022 was 54.94%, a 0.05% decline from 2021.
- Malawi labor force participation rate for 2021 was 54.99%, a 1.88% decline from 2020.
- Malawi labor force participation rate for 2020 was 56.86%, a 4.46% increase from 2019.
- Malawi labor force participation rate for 2019 was 52.40%, a 0.64% decline from 2018.
| Malawi Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
54.94% |
-0.05% |
| 2021 |
54.99% |
-1.88% |
| 2020 |
56.86% |
4.46% |
| 2019 |
52.40% |
-0.64% |
| 2018 |
53.05% |
-0.58% |
| 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% |
0.36% |
| 2000 |
68.11% |
0.17% |
| 1999 |
67.94% |
0.36% |
| 1998 |
67.58% |
0.48% |
| 1997 |
67.10% |
0.47% |
| 1996 |
66.63% |
0.43% |
| 1995 |
66.21% |
0.13% |
| 1994 |
66.07% |
-0.07% |
| 1993 |
66.15% |
-0.11% |
| 1992 |
66.26% |
0.07% |
| 1991 |
66.19% |
0.35% |
| 1990 |
65.84% |
0.35% |
