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Labour force participation rate in Malawi

Latest: 62.6%
Previous: 62.9%
Change: -0.35 (-0.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Labour force participation rate in Malawi
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	80.7%
Dec 31, 1991	80.7%
Dec 31, 1992	80.8%
Dec 31, 1993	80.8%
Dec 31, 1994	80.8%
Dec 31, 1995	80.8%
Dec 31, 1996	80.8%
Dec 31, 1997	80.8%
Dec 31, 1998	80.9%
Dec 31, 1999	80.9%
Dec 31, 2000	80.8%
Dec 31, 2001	80.8%
Dec 31, 2002	80.8%
Dec 31, 2003	80.8%
Dec 31, 2004	80.8%
Dec 31, 2005	80.8%
Dec 31, 2006	79.7%
Dec 31, 2007	78.5%
Dec 31, 2008	77.3%
Dec 31, 2009	76.0%
Dec 31, 2010	74.7%
Dec 31, 2011	73.4%
Dec 31, 2012	71.9%
Dec 31, 2013	70.3%
Dec 31, 2014	68.6%
Dec 31, 2015	67.0%
Dec 31, 2016	65.2%
Dec 31, 2017	63.5%
Dec 31, 2018	63.4%
Dec 31, 2019	63.3%
Dec 31, 2020	68.3%
Dec 31, 2021	62.9%
Dec 31, 2022	63.1%
Dec 31, 2023	63.0%
Dec 31, 2024	62.9%
Dec 31, 2025	62.6%

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