Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Malawi
Malawi: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0109 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Malawi, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Malawi is 0.0109 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Malawi peaked at 0.0126 units per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 units per person, in 2017.
That places Malawi 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0126 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0125 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0123 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0121 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0119 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0116 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0114 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0112 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0109 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0105 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0103 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0101 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0102 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0103 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0106 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0103 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0107 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0108 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0109 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0109 units per person | +0.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.0109 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0138 units per person, 79% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.0109 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0123 units per person | 0.0119 units per person | 0.0126 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0107 units per person | 0.0101 units per person | 0.0116 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0107 units per person | 0.0103 units per person | 0.0109 units per person | 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Malawi?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Malawi was 0.0109 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0126 units per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 units per person in 2017.
- How does Malawi rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Malawi ranks 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 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
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.