Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Malawi

Malawi: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 28.7%
World rank
107th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1997
All-time low
0.1%
in 2013
Years of data
6
1997–2019

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

00.10.20.31997200820191997: 0.299 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.156 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.263 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.122 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.178 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.127 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Malawi stood at 0.1%.

That represents a change of down 28.7% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Malawi peaked at 0.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.

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

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

Annual values for Wage workers, 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 0.3%
2004 0.2% -47.8%
2010 0.3% +68.4%
2013 0.1% -53.5%
2016 0.2% +45.3%
2019 0.1% -28.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Malawi?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Malawi was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1997.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
How does Malawi rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Malawi ranks 107th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. 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, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, 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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