Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Malawi
Malawi: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 64.6%
World rank
8th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.6%
in 2013
Years of data
5
1997–2016
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Malawi, 1997–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban workers in the industrial sector.
Analysis
In 2016, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Malawi stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.6% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Malawi peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.
Malawi ranks 8th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of urban workers in the industrial sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.9% | — |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +64.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.6× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6%, 1.6× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Malawi?
- Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban in Malawi was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
- How does Malawi rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban?
- Malawi ranks 8th out of 86 countries with data for 2016.
- Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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