Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Malawi
Malawi: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) was 66.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Malawi, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Malawi stood at 66.4%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Malawi peaked at 70.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, in 2025.
Malawi ranks 43rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 70.2% | — |
| 1992 | 70.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 70.1% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 70.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 70.1% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 69.8% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 69.7% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 69.5% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 69.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 69.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 69.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 69.1% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 68.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 68.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 68.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 67.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 67.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 67.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 66.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 66.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 66.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.9% | 69.3% | 70.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 68.8% | 68.2% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 67.0% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 66.4% | 67.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 40 Comoros 68.5% compare
- 41 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 67.6% compare
- 42 Ghana 66.8% compare
- 44 Bangladesh 64.6% compare
- 45 Timor-Leste 64.2% compare
- 46 Myanmar 63.9% compare
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 vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Malawi?
- Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) in Malawi was 66.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 2025.
- How does Malawi rank for vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment)?
- Malawi ranks 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.