Total employment, male in Malawi
Malawi: Total employment, male was 3.18 million ages 15+ in 2011. β² Rising
Total employment, male in Malawi, 1991β2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
In 2011, total employment, male in Malawi stood at 3.18 million ages 15+. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, male in Malawi peaked at 3.18 million ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.89 million ages 15+, in 1991.
That places Malawi 21st out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.01 million ages 15+ | 1.89 million ages 15+ | 2.20 million ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.65 million ages 15+ | 2.28 million ages 15+ | 2.97 million ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.12 million ages 15+ | 3.06 million ages 15+ | 3.18 million ages 15+ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More work & labour data for Malawi
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4409 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4183 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 4.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 13,360 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 28,345 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 30,321 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 28,820 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 59,141 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total employment, male in Malawi?
- Total employment, male in Malawi was 3.18 million ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.18 million ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.89 million ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Malawi rank for total employment, male?
- Malawi ranks 21st out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. 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 Total employment, male (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.