Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Malawi
Malawi: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita was 0.0042 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.0042 units per person for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.4% on the previous year and up 382.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0042 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2004.
That places Malawi 50th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +68.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | +42.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 units per person | +72.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 units per person | +69.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.001 units per person | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per person | +36.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 units per person | +36.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 units per person | +39.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0042 units per person | +75.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 5 |
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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 monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Malawi?
- Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Malawi was 0.0042 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2004.
- How does Malawi rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 50th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 382.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.