Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Malawi or United States of America?

Malawi, at 59.4% against 59.1% in United States of America as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United States of America?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs United States of America: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)

Malawi

59.4%

in 2025

United States of America

59.1%

in 2025

Malawi rank

79th

United States of America rank

81st

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) over time

Malawi
United States of America

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 59.4% against 59.1% in United States of America, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 79th and United States of America ranks 81st of 187 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	76.8%	61.8%	15.0%	Malawi
2000s	75.7%	61.6%	14.0%	Malawi
2010s	64.7%	58.9%	5.9%	Malawi
2020s	60.4%	58.8%	1.6%	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%), Malawi or United States of America?: Malawi, at 59.4% against 59.1% in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) between Malawi and United States of America?: 0.3%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United States of America?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Malawi and United States of America rank globally for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?: Malawi ranks 79th and United States of America ranks 81st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.