Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Malawi

Malawi: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural was 1.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.0%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
2nd
of 94 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2019
All-time low
0.9%
in 1997
Years of data
6
1997–2019

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Malawi, 1997–2019

00.20.40.60.811997200820191997: 0.945 % of rural youth labor force2004: 0.993 % of rural youth labor force2010: 0.989 % of rural youth labor force2013: 0.977 % of rural youth labor force2016: 0.968 % of rural youth labor force2019: 0.996 % of rural youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural youth labor force.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 1.0% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Malawi peaked at 1.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1997.

That places Malawi 2nd out of 94 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) in Malawi, 1997 to 2019.
Year % of rural youth labor force Change
1997 0.9%
2004 1.0% +5.1%
2010 1.0% -0.4%
2013 1.0% -1.2%
2016 1.0% -0.9%
2019 1.0% +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Malawi?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Malawi was 1.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1997.
How does Malawi rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural?
Malawi ranks 2nd out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force)
Unit
% of rural youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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