Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Malawi
Malawi: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 82.76 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Malawi, 1990β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Malawi stood at 82.76 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Malawi peaked at 82.76 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.58 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Malawi ranks 48th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.62 units per square kilometre | 44.58 units per square kilometre | 50.95 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.96 units per square kilometre | 52.23 units per square kilometre | 62.47 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.41 units per square kilometre | 63.2 units per square kilometre | 71.92 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 80 units per square kilometre | 76.89 units per square kilometre | 82.76 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 45 United Arab Emirates 96.78 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Italy 87.27 units per square kilometre compare
- 47 Cyprus 83.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 49 China 82.51 units per square kilometre compare
- 50 Thailand 80.81 units per square kilometre compare
- 51 Denmark 79.74 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Malawi?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Malawi was 82.76 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 82.76 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.58 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 48th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.