Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled in Malawi
Malawi: Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled was 44.8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled in Malawi, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 44.8 for female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.3% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled in Malawi peaked at 88.1 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 44.8, in 2024.
Malawi ranks 146th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 62.1 | — |
| 1983 | 86.21 | +38.8% |
| 1984 | 83.49 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 80.77 | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 78.05 | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 75.33 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 75.48 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 88.1 | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 78.08 | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 68.73 | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 70.76 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 72.78 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 69.3 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 65.83 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 62.35 | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 58.87 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 60.33 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 61.78 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 63.23 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 58.62 | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 54.01 | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 49.41 | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 44.8 | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.1 | 62.1 | 62.1 | 1 |
| 1980s | 80.77 | 75.33 | 86.21 | 5 |
| 1990s | 75.48 | 75.48 | 75.48 | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.09 | 78.08 | 88.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.64 | 58.87 | 72.78 | 9 |
| 2020s | 54.01 | 44.8 | 63.23 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled in Malawi?
- Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled in Malawi was 44.8 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1 in 2004.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8 in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled?
- Malawi ranks 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Female labor force participation rates slopes with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Female labor force participation rate Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Female labor force participation rates slopes with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.