Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Malawi
Malawi: Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate was 44.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Malawi, 1975–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 44.8% for fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 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 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.1% | 62.1% | 62.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 80.8% | 75.3% | 86.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 75.5% | 75.5% | 75.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 78.1% | 88.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 58.9% | 72.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 44.8% | 63.2% | 2 |
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- 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 fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Malawi?
- Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Malawi was 44.8% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2024.
- How does Malawi rank for fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate?
- Malawi ranks 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.