Employment-to-population ratio in Malawi
The ILO estimates that 59.4% of people aged 15 and over in Malawi were employed in 2025.
Malawi, 2025
59.4%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
78th of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Malawi over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Malawi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 59.7% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 59.8% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 59.9% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 60.1% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 60.2% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 60.3% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 59.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 63.6%, the figure has changed by −4.2 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Malawi has the 78th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Malawi
All statistics for Malawi
Labour force participation
62.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
5.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
6.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
58.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
65.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
7.3%
2025 · World Bank