Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Malawi
Malawi: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) was 43.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Malawi, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 43.0% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Malawi peaked at 64.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2025.
That places Malawi 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.3% | — |
| 1992 | 63.5% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 63.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 63.8% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 64.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 64.4% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 64.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 64.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 62.7% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 60.1% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 57.3% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 50.7% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 44.4% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 52.4% | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | -16.1% |
| 2022 | 43.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 43.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 43.5% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 43.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.0% | 63.3% | 64.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.7% | 58.7% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 44.4% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 43.0% | 52.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Malawi?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Malawi was 43.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Malawi ranks 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.