Work & Labour in Malawi 703 indicators covering work & labour for Malawi. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 24.2% 2025 down 0.2% 176th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 7.3% 2025 down 1.6% 179th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 9.9% 2025 up 0.0% 179th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 4.6% 2025 down 5.6% 163rd Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 5.6% 2025 down 16.1% 64th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 5.1% 2025 down 8.2% 58th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 6.1% 2025 down 22.0% 79th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 38.7% 2025 up 2.4% 144th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 44.4% 2025 up 2.3% 142nd Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 32.6% 2025 up 2.4% 143rd Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 61.3% 2025 down 1.5% 44th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 55.6% 2025 down 1.7% 46th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 67.4% 2025 down 1.1% 45th Employers, total (% of total employment) 1.4% 2025 up 16.9% 160th Employers, male (% of male employment) 1.6% 2025 up 7.4% 164th Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.0% 2025 up 37.2% 140th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 2.4% 139th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 2.4% 139th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 59.9% 2025 down 1.8% 41st GDP per person employed 4,563 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 0.8% 170th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 17.7% 7th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 17.7% 7th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year 2025 up 259.9% 32nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year 2025 up 259.9% 32nd GDP per employed person 4,563 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 0.8% 170th Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 0.077 2027 down 97.7% 170th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 0.077 2027 down 97.7% 170th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0486 units per square kilometre 2023 up 76.5% 46th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0828 units per square kilometre 2023 up 27.1% 48th CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 244.31 2025 up 423.9% 26th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 61.7% 2023 down 6.6% 12th CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 28.37 2025 up 29.7% 10th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 44.8 2024 down 35.4% 146th Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 44.8 2024 down 35.4% 146th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 44.8 2024 down 35.4% 146th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0786 units per square kilometre 2023 up 27.1% 48th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0786 units per square kilometre 2023 up 27.1% 48th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -0.3295 % change on previous year 2023 up 68.8% 34th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 49.58 2024 down 36.1% 184th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 15.4% 2024 up 209.5% 11th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 12.9% 2024 up 215.6% 12th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 18.0% 2024 up 208.2% 17th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 36.99 2026 down 1.2% 155th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 36.99 2026 down 1.2% 155th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 12.11 2027 down 0.1% 77th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 12.11 2027 down 0.1% 77th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 257,942 2027 up 41.3% 74th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 18.93 2027 down 1.9% 164th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 30.76 2027 up 1.4% 172nd Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 7.4 2027 down 0.8% 53rd Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 620.32 2027 up 38.3% 47th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 6,449 2027 up 41.3% 74th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 21.95 2027 down 6.4% 75th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 1,121 2027 up 30.1% 50th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 55.2% 2024 down 33.7% 186th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 44.8% 2024 down 38.5% 146th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 49.6% 2024 down 36.1% 172nd Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 44.8% 2024 down 38.5% 146th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 44.8% 2024 down 38.5% 146th ← Previous Page 2 of 12 Next →