Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Malawi

Malawi: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total was 0.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.0%
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
85th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1997
All-time low
0.0%
in 2019
Years of data
6
1997–2019

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Malawi, 1997–2019

00.050.10.150.21997200820191997: 0.209 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.088 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.076 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.095 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.148 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Malawi is 0.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Malawi peaked at 0.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.

That places Malawi 85th out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Malawi, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1997 0.2%
2004 0.1% -58.2%
2010 0.1% -13.5%
2013 0.1% +25.6%
2016 0.1% +56.0%
2019 0.0% -100.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Malawi?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Malawi was 0.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
How does Malawi rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total?
Malawi ranks 85th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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