Labor force (15-24 years), female in Malawi
Malawi: Labor force (15-24 years), female was 1.02 million in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-24 years), female in Malawi, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 1.02 million for labor force (15-24 years), female in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-24 years), female in Malawi peaked at 1.02 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 532,000, in 1990.
That places Malawi 14th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 580,900 | 532,000 | 649,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 828,263 | 682,657 | 957,593 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.00 million | 989,974 | 1.02 million | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Malawi
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 67.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-24 years), female in Malawi?
- Labor force (15-24 years), female in Malawi was 1.02 million in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-24 years), female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-24 years), female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 532,000 in 1990.
- How does Malawi rank for labor force (15-24 years), female?
- Malawi ranks 14th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-24 years), female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-24 years), female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total labor force comprises people ages 15 to 24 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.