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Malawi: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)

49.58percent · 2024-30.4% since 1975

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Reported as: national estimate. Annual figures for Malawi from 1975 to 2024.

19752024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202449.578
202068.264
201763.465
201377.615
201173.38
200580.81
200488.6
199877.35
198777.826
198388.735
197571.283

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-labor-force-participation-rate-total-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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