Malawi vs Upper middle income: Labor force, total, annual growth rate
Malawi
3.02 % change on previous year
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.4769 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi rank
33rd
Upper middle income rank
33rd
Labor force, total, annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.02 % change on previous year against 0.4769 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.54 % change on previous year.
That makes Malawi's figure about 6.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 33rd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5 % change on previous year | 1.51 % change on previous year | 0.0019 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 2.06 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | 0.718 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.43 % change on previous year | 0.7058 % change on previous year | 0.7192 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.58 % change on previous year | 0.1889 % change on previous year | 3.39 % 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 Upper middle income?
- Malawi, at 3.02 % change on previous year against 0.4769 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, annual growth rate between Malawi and Upper middle income?
- 2.54 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Upper middle income rank globally for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 33rd 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.