Labor force, total, per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3747 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Labor force, total, per capita in Malawi, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Malawi is 0.3747 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.4403 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3513 units per person, in 2017.
That places Malawi 148th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4364 units per person | 0.4348 units per person | 0.4403 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4293 units per person | 0.4091 units per person | 0.4361 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3721 units per person | 0.3513 units per person | 0.4019 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3723 units per person | 0.3616 units per person | 0.3883 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 139.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Malawi?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Malawi was 0.3747 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4403 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3513 units per person in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 148th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.