Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate
Malawi
17.6%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
20.5%
in 2025
Malawi rank
230th
Sri Lanka rank
228th
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate over time
- Malawi
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 20.5% against 17.6% in Malawi, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Malawi ranks 230th and Sri Lanka ranks 228th of 236 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.7% | 15.8% | 12.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 4.6% | 19.7% | 15.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 7.5% | 22.2% | 14.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 20.3% | 10.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 16.2% | 2.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 15.3% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 18.6% | 2.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 20.1% | 3.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population vs. female labor force participation rate, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 20.5% against 17.6% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population vs. female labor force participation rate between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 2.9%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Malawi ranks 230th and Sri Lanka ranks 228th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.