Americas: Lower-middle income vs Malawi: Labour dependency ratio

Americas: Lower-middle income
1.26
in 2027
Malawi
1.79
in 2027
Americas: Lower-middle income rank
44th
Malawi rank
47th

Labour dependency ratio over time

  • Americas: Lower-middle income
  • Malawi
00.511.52199120092027

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.79 against 1.26 in Americas: Lower-middle income, a difference of 0.53.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times Americas: Lower-middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Americas: Lower-middle income ahead.

Americas: Lower-middle income ranks 44th and Malawi ranks 47th of 87 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Americas: Lower-middle income averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas: Lower-middle income Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 1.76 1.41 0.3479 Americas: Lower-middle income
2000s 1.69 1.45 0.2339 Americas: Lower-middle income
2010s 1.47 1.83 0.3614 Malawi
2020s 1.33 1.83 0.4966 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour dependency ratio, Americas: Lower-middle income or Malawi?
Malawi, at 1.79 against 1.26 in Americas: Lower-middle income as of 2027.
What is the difference in labour dependency ratio between Americas: Lower-middle income and Malawi?
0.53, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas: Lower-middle income and Malawi?
37 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2027.
How do Americas: Lower-middle income and Malawi rank globally for labour dependency ratio?
Americas: Lower-middle income ranks 44th and Malawi ranks 47th of 87 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labour dependency ratio (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 10,188 data points, 1991–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator provides the ratio of dependents (persons aged 0 to 14 + persons aged 15 and above that are either outside the labour force or unemployed) to total employment. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.