Malawi Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Malawi unemployment rate for 2023 was 5.04%, a 0.01% decline from 2022.
  • Malawi unemployment rate for 2022 was 5.05%, a 0.53% decline from 2021.
  • Malawi unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.59%, a 0.1% decline from 2020.
  • Malawi unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.68%, a 0.73% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia 19.03%
Yemen 17.22%
Rwanda 14.93%
Haiti 14.62%
Afghanistan 14.39%
Syrian Arab Republic 13.54%
South Sudan 12.27%
Nepal 10.69%
Zimbabwe 8.76%
Tajikistan 6.98%
Gambia 6.48%
Central African Republic 6.29%
Eritrea 5.87%
Comoros 5.80%
Guinea 5.30%
Burkina Faso 5.29%
Malawi 5.04%
Democratic Republic of Congo 4.54%
Mozambique 3.54%
Ethiopia 3.50%
Guinea-Bissau 3.18%
Sierra Leone 3.17%
Madagascar 3.06%
Mali 3.01%
North Korea 3.00%
Liberia 2.94%
Senegal 2.93%
Uganda 2.83%
Tanzania 2.61%
Togo 2.05%
Benin 1.45%
Chad 1.08%
Burundi 0.93%
Niger 0.55%
Malawi Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 5.04% -0.01%
2022 5.05% -0.53%
2021 5.59% -0.10%
2020 5.68% 0.73%
2019 4.95% -0.05%
2018 5.00% -0.03%
2017 5.03% 0.03%
2016 5.00% 0.05%
2015 4.95% -0.02%
2014 4.97% -0.01%
2013 4.98% 0.03%
2012 4.95% 0.12%
2011 4.84% 0.05%
2010 4.79% 0.05%
2009 4.74% -0.06%
2008 4.80% -0.08%
2007 4.88% -0.07%
2006 4.95% 0.02%
2005 4.93% -0.03%
2004 4.96% -0.19%
2003 5.15% -0.08%
2002 5.23% 0.03%
2001 5.20% 0.17%
2000 5.03% 0.04%
1999 4.99% 0.08%
1998 4.92% 0.23%
1997 4.69% -0.24%
1996 4.93% 0.04%
1995 4.88% -0.45%
1994 5.33% 0.37%
1993 4.97% -0.07%
1992 5.04% 0.16%
1991 4.88% 0.16%