Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Malawi
Malawi: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 6.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Malawi, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 6.1% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Malawi peaked at 11.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2025.
Malawi ranks 79th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.1% | — |
| 1992 | 11.0% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 10.5% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | -1.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 6.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.4%, 23% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 6.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.5% | 10.1% | 11.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.5% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More work & labour data for Malawi
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4409 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4183 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 28,345 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 30,321 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 59,141 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Malawi?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Malawi was 6.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Malawi ranks 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.