Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Malawi
Malawi: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 44.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Malawi, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 44.4% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Malawi peaked at 44.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 1994.
Malawi ranks 142nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 40.7% | — |
| 1992 | 40.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 40.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 40.4% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 40.7% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 41.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 41.3% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 41.6% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 41.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 41.9% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 41.7% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 42.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 43.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 43.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 43.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 44.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 44.3% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 44.4% | +0.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 44.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.3%, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 44.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.0% | 40.4% | 41.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 41.7% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 42.7% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 43.6% | 44.4% | 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 28,345 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 30,321 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 59,141 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Malawi?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Malawi was 44.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Malawi ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.