Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Malawi

Malawi: Wage workers, aged 15-64, male was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
down 25.4%
World rank
104th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 1997
All-time low
0.2%
in 2013
Years of data
6
1997–2019

Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Malawi, 1997–2019

00.10.20.30.41997200820191997: 0.381 % of male employed population in working age2004: 0.226 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.337 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.182 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.256 % of male employed population in working age2019: 0.191 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.2% for wage workers, aged 15-64, male in 2019.

That represents a change of down 25.4% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Malawi peaked at 0.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.

Malawi ranks 104th of 106 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Malawi, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
1997 0.4%
2004 0.2% -40.7%
2010 0.3% +49.1%
2013 0.2% -45.9%
2016 0.3% +40.4%
2019 0.2% -25.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 101 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2% compare
  2. 102 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% compare
  3. 103 Niger 0.2% compare
  4. 105 Madagascar 0.2% compare
  5. 106 Ethiopia 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Malawi?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Malawi was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 1997.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
How does Malawi rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, male?
Malawi ranks 104th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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