Malawi Labour Force Participation Rate
1990 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Malawi Labour Force Participation Rate
- Malawi Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 67.0 % in Dec 2024, compared with 67.3 % in the previous year.
- Malawi Labour Force Participation Rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1990 to Dec 2024, with an average rate of 78.5 % .
- The data reached the an all-time high of 80.9 % in Dec 1999 and a record low of 67.0 % in Dec 2024.
- Malawi Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
- In the latest reports, Malawi Population reached 21.7 million people in Dec 2024.
- Unemployment Rate of Malawi increased to 6.6 % in Dec 2013.
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What was Malawi's Labour Force Participation Rate in 2024?
Malawi Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 67.0 % in Dec 2024, compared with 67.3 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67.02024 | 67.32023 | 67.02024 | 80.91999 | % | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 64.0Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 41.72018 | yearly | 2003 - 2018 |
| Argentina (%) | 61.92024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Armenia (%) | 59.0Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 67.1Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Dec 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 77.1Jun 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Jun 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 63.92024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bahrain (%) | 70.72024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 58.92024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Belarus (%) | 86.72024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Belgium (%) | 72.1Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 79.4Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 49.12024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Botswana (%) | 68.62024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Brazil (%) | 62.1Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 64.52024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 54.8Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 84.22023 | yearly | 2020 - 2023 |
| Canada (%) | 64.2Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Jan 2026 |
| Chile (%) | 62.1Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| China (%) | 64.92024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 64.3Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 54.2Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 65.6Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 61.3Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 73.8Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 64.1Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 44.22024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 67.2Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 76.82024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Finland (%) | 67.7Dec 2025 | monthly | May 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| France (%) | 75.4Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 54.82024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| Germany (%) | 57.0Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 59.12024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 60.3Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 56.7Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 68.0Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 79.8Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| India (%) | 45.12024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Indonesia (%) | 70.6Aug 2025 | semiannually | Feb 2005 - Aug 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 41.0Dec 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2018 - Dec 2022 |
| Ireland (%) | 66.5Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 63.0Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 66.1Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 66.72024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Japan (%) | 63.9Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1968 - Dec 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 40.02024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 67.9Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 67.42024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 63.6Jan 2026 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Kosovo (%) | 43.6Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | 73.82024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 59.32024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Laos (%) | 66.02024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 70.0Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 43.42023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 62.6Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 54.72024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 67.2Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 52.5Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2021 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 67.02024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Malaysia (%) | 70.9Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 84.0Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 59.4Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 59.1Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 44.9Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 62.7Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 61.0Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 43.3Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | 78.92024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Myanmar (%) | 61.12024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Nepal (%) | 39.32024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Netherlands (%) | 73.2Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 70.9Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 82.62024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 65.02024 | yearly | 1989 - 2024 |
| Oman (%) | 68.32024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 32.32021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 46.1Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 63.32024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 72.0Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Sep 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 72.42022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| Philippines (%) | 63.6Oct 2025 | quarterly | Jul 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 59.0Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 61.2Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 87.72023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Romania (%) | 51.6Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 69.5Nov 2025 | monthly | Aug 2009 - Nov 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 67.1Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2016 - Jun 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 55.9Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 61.5Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 59.1Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 59.7Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 58.9Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 49.9Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 47.62023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Sweden (%) | 75.0Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 67.3Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Syria (%) | 37.92024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -1.3Sep 2025 | monthly | Apr 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -6.171Oct 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Oct 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 1,677.8602022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 0.02022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 2,620.02014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 66.02014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (MWK bn) | 18,587.4722030 | yearly | 2002 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (MWK bn) | 52,033.3492030 | yearly | 2002 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (MWK bn) | 10,889.0392030 | yearly | 2002 - 2030 |
| Central Government: Net Financing (MWK bn) | 722.400Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Central Government: Revenue and Grants (MWK bn) | 422.100Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Central Government: Expenditure (MWK bn) | 498.500Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Central Government: Revenue and Grants: Revenue (MWK bn) | 331.500Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Central Government: Deficit or Surplus (MWK bn) | -76.400Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 5.5452028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -228.9Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 87.2Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -5.8Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 60.0772024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 222.9752024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 34.4982024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 316.1Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 27.6Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 105,095.7422024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 79,592.0822024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 3.088Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1984 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 4.813Oct 2025 | monthly | Jul 1987 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 0.007Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 31.902Oct 2025 | monthly | Feb 1999 - Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Trade: Imports (MWK mn) | 581,484.019Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Trade Balance (MWK mn) | -474,925.391Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Trade: Exports (MWK mn) | 106,558.628Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Trade: Re-Exports (MWK mn) | 755.350Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 140.9162021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 89.7532021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 93.1952021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 122.7322021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 5.1Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 0.32011 | yearly | 2006 - 2011 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 83.604Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,005.072Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Apr 2021 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 4,195.127Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Nov 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 51.0Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Sep 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 10.0Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2019 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 413.8Oct 2021 | monthly | Jun 1965 - Oct 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 7.7532019 | yearly | 2002 - 2019 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.7Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2021 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 22.783Nov 2015 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Nov 2015 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 323.758Oct 2025 | monthly | Feb 2005 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.0Oct 2025 | monthly | Feb 2006 - Oct 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 6,367.1Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Nov 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 51.0Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Nov 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 17.7Dec 2011 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Dec 2011 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 7.492023 | yearly | 2017 - 2023 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M2 (MWK bn) | 7,274.400Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Nov 2025 |
| Monetary Survey: Net Domestic Assets: Domestic Credit (MWK bn) | 11,040.600Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Nov 2025 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M1 (MWK bn) | 796.100Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Apr 2021 |
| Monetary Aggregates: Quasi Money (MWK bn) | 848.900Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Apr 2021 |
| Monetary Survey: Official Foreign Reserves (MWK mn) | 400,770.800Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Dec 2022 |
| Bank Deposits (MWK bn) | 561.400Oct 2025 | monthly | Feb 2005 - Oct 2025 |
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