Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Malawi

Malawi: Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 was 0.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 194.8%
World rank
8th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.3%
in 2013
Years of data
5
1997–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Malawi, 1997–2016

0.40.60.811997200620161997: 0.723 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector2004: 0.332 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector2010: 0.427 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector2013: 0.319 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector2016: 0.941 % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector.

Analysis

In 2016, wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Malawi stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 194.8% on the previous year and up 183.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Malawi peaked at 0.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2013.

Malawi ranks 8th of 90 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector) in Malawi, 1997 to 2016.
Year % of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector Change
1997 0.7%
2004 0.3% -54.1%
2010 0.4% +28.7%
2013 0.3% -25.3%
2016 0.9% +194.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2010s 0.6% 0.3% 0.9% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Malawi?
Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 in Malawi was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
How does Malawi rank for wage employment in industry, aged 25-64?
Malawi ranks 8th out of 90 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 183.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 (% of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers aged 25-64 in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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