Annual working hours per worker in Malawi
Malawi: Annual working hours per worker was 1,596 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Malawi, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Malawi is 1,596 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Malawi peaked at 1,596 hours per worker in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,505 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Malawi 109th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,581 hours per worker | 1,579 hours per worker | 1,584 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,577 hours per worker | 1,574 hours per worker | 1,581 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,566 hours per worker | 1,505 hours per worker | 1,596 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Malawi
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 63.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 67.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Malawi?
- Annual working hours per worker in Malawi was 1,596 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1,596 hours per worker in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,505 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Malawi ranks 109th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.