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

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

Latest (2019)
0.0%
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
80th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1997
All-time low
0.0%
in 2019
Years of data
6
1997–2019

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

00.20.40.61997200820191997: 0.622 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.371 % of urban employed population in working age2010: 0.287 % of urban employed population in working age2013: 0.288 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.482 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

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

The figure is 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, urban in Malawi peaked at 0.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.

That places Malawi 80th out of 94 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in Malawi, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1997 0.6%
2004 0.4% -40.4%
2010 0.3% -22.7%
2013 0.3% +0.4%
2016 0.5% +67.5%
2019 0.0% -100.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2010s 0.3% 0.0% 0.5% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Malawi?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban in Malawi was 0.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1997.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
How does Malawi rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban?
Malawi ranks 80th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, urban 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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