Kenya vs Malawi: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)
Kenya
35.2%
in 2025
Malawi
38.7%
in 2025
Kenya rank
147th
Malawi rank
144th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) over time
- Kenya
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 38.7% against 35.2% in Kenya, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 147th and Malawi ranks 144th of 187 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.8% | 35.2% | 2.4% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 36.2% | 2.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 37.7% | 1.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 38.5% | 3.7% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment), Kenya or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 38.7% against 35.2% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) between Kenya and Malawi?
- 3.5%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Kenya ranks 147th and Malawi ranks 144th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.