Modeled female employment to population ratio in Malawi
Malawi: Modeled female employment to population ratio was 54.69 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
54.69
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
59th
of 186 countries
All-time high
73.79
in 1991
All-time low
54.69
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Modeled female employment to population ratio in Malawi, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, modeled female employment to population ratio in Malawi stood at 54.69. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, modeled female employment to population ratio in Malawi peaked at 73.79 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 54.69, in 2025.
That places Malawi 59th out of 186 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.
Modeled female employment to population ratio in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 73.79 | — |
| 1992 | 73.59 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 73.61 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 73.24 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 73.63 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 73.58 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 73.79 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 73.57 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 73.5 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 73.48 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 73.34 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 73.33 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 73.42 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 73.61 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 73.63 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 72.29 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 70.97 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 69.58 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 68.12 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 66.51 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 64.85 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 63.27 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 61.72 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 60.17 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 58.59 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 56.93 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 55.27 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 55.4 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 55.57 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 58.94 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 54.93 | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 55.25 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 55.16 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 55.02 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 54.69 | -0.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 54.69 is below the median for low income countries, which is 59.13, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 54.69 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53.48, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.59 | 73.24 | 73.79 | 9 |
| 2000s | 72.18 | 68.12 | 73.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.83 | 55.27 | 66.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.66 | 54.69 | 58.94 | 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,360 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 28,345 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 30,321 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 28,820 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 59,141 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is modeled female employment to population ratio in Malawi?
- Modeled female employment to population ratio in Malawi was 54.69 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest modeled female employment to population ratio recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 73.79 in 1991.
- What is the lowest modeled female employment to population ratio recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.69 in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for modeled female employment to population ratio?
- Malawi ranks 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is modeled female employment to population ratio rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Modeled female employment to population ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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