Malawi vs OECD members: Labor force, total, annual growth rate
Malawi
3.02 % change on previous year
in 2025
OECD members
0.4039 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi rank
33rd
OECD members rank
35th
Labor force, total, annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- OECD members
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.02 % change on previous year against 0.4039 % change on previous year in OECD members, a difference of 2.62 % change on previous year.
That makes Malawi's figure about 7.5 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 33rd and OECD members ranks 35th of 186 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year | 0.4334 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2000s | 2.06 % change on previous year | 0.9383 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.43 % change on previous year | 0.8667 % change on previous year | 0.5583 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.58 % change on previous year | 0.7192 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, annual growth rate, Malawi or OECD members?
- Malawi, at 3.02 % change on previous year against 0.4039 % change on previous year in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, annual growth rate between Malawi and OECD members?
- 2.62 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and OECD members?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and OECD members rank globally for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 33rd and OECD members ranks 35th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.