Malawi - Labor Force Participation 1992
80.75%
+0.05pp from 1991
Malawi's labor force participation was 80.75% in 1992, increased +0.05pp from 80.70% in 1991. This was the 12th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 1992▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Burundi | 88.99% | -0.6% |
| 2nd | Tanzania | 86.63% | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Madagascar | 86.15% | -0.1% |
| 4th | Mozambique | 84.06% | 0.0% |
| 5th | Burkina Faso | 83.73% | -0.2% |
| 6th | Qatar | 83.52% | -0.4% |
| 7th | Nigeria | 83.02% | 0.8% |
| 8th | Solomon Islands | 82.97% | -0.4% |
| 9th | Cameroon | 82.23% | 0.0% |
| 10th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 81.77% | 0.2% |
| 11th | Eritrea | 80.96% | 0.0% |
| 12th | Malawi | 80.75% | 0.1% |
| 13th | Cambodia | 79.92% | 0.0% |
| 14th | Niger | 78.87% | 0.0% |
| 15th | China | 78.23% | -0.6% |
| 16th | Viet Nam | 77.87% | -0.2% |
| 17th | Georgia | 77.63% | 1.3% |
| 18th | Angola | 77.34% | 0.0% |
| 19th | Liberia | 77.31% | 0.0% |
| 20th | Vanuatu | 76.97% | 0.0% |
| 21st | Thailand | 75.06% | -0.1% |
| 22nd | United Arab Emirates | 74.95% | 0.4% |
| 23rd | South Sudan | 74.38% | 0.0% |
| 24th | Lesotho | 73.64% | 0.0% |
| 25th | Uganda | 73.40% | 0.1% |
| 26th | Iceland | 73.25% | 0.7% |
| 27th | Ghana | 72.99% | -0.1% |
| 28th | Kenya | 72.88% | -0.1% |
| 29th | Bahamas, The | 72.75% | 0.7% |
| 30th | Central African Republic | 72.57% | 0.1% |
| 31st | Azerbaijan | 72.30% | 3.7% |
| 32nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 72.22% | 0.0% |
| 33rd | Benin | 72.16% | 0.0% |
| 34th | Chad | 72.12% | -0.1% |
| 35th | Guam | 71.75% | -0.7% |
| 36th | Timor-Leste | 71.57% | -0.2% |
| 37th | Virgin Islands (US) | 70.61% | 1.6% |
| 38th | Kazakhstan | 70.59% | 0.3% |
| 39th | Jamaica | 70.56% | -0.5% |
| 40th | Bhutan | 70.41% | -0.1% |
| 41st | Mali | 70.40% | 0.0% |
| 42nd | Albania | 69.36% | 1.5% |
| 43rd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 69.29% | -0.1% |
| 44th | Paraguay | 69.11% | -0.1% |
| 45th | Congo, Republic of | 68.59% | -0.1% |
| 46th | Myanmar | 68.15% | -0.2% |
| 47th | Barbados | 67.70% | -0.7% |
| 48th | Denmark | 67.08% | -0.2% |
| 49th | Colombia | 66.96% | 0.3% |
| 50th | Zimbabwe | 66.90% | 0.1% |
| 51st | Brunei Darussalam | 66.74% | 0.6% |
| 52nd | Netherlands | 66.74% | 0.3% |
| 53rd | Guatemala | 66.44% | 0.1% |
| 54th | Bahrain | 66.37% | -0.1% |
| 55th | Indonesia | 66.32% | 0.6% |
| 56th | Haiti | 66.09% | -0.5% |
| 57th | Russian Federation | 65.86% | -1.5% |
| 58th | Honduras | 65.79% | 0.2% |
| 59th | Armenia | 65.55% | -0.4% |
| 60th | Côte d'Ivoire | 65.50% | -0.1% |
| 61st | Lithuania | 65.41% | -1.1% |
| 62nd | Canada | 65.30% | -1.4% |
| 63rd | United States | 65.25% | 0.4% |
| 64th | Brazil | 64.98% | 0.4% |
| 65th | New Caledonia | 64.90% | 0.2% |
| 66th | Sweden | 64.88% | -2.1% |
| 67th | Switzerland | 64.73% | -0.1% |
| 68th | Estonia | 64.68% | -3.1% |
| 69th | Sierra Leone | 64.40% | 0.0% |
| 70th | Slovak Republic | 64.18% | -2.9% |
| 71st | Guinea-Bissau | 64.03% | 0.0% |
| 72nd | Japan | 63.99% | 0.3% |
| 73rd | Guinea | 63.80% | 0.1% |
| 74th | Kuwait | 63.36% | -1.2% |
| 75th | Ecuador | 63.23% | 0.0% |
| 76th | St. Lucia | 63.13% | 0.2% |
| 77th | Australia | 63.00% | -0.4% |
| 78th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 62.99% | 0.5% |
| 79th | New Zealand | 62.94% | -0.8% |
| 80th | Kyrgyz Republic | 62.89% | 3.9% |
| 81st | Rwanda | 62.76% | -0.1% |
| 82nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 62.40% | -1.6% |
| 83rd | Lao PDR | 62.39% | -0.1% |
| 84th | Norway | 62.32% | 0.7% |
| 85th | Singapore | 62.14% | 0.8% |
| 86th | Botswana | 62.14% | -0.3% |
| 87th | Finland | 62.08% | -2.1% |
| 88th | El Salvador | 61.71% | 0.2% |
| 89th | Latvia | 61.57% | 1.6% |
| 90th | United Kingdom | 61.54% | -0.7% |
| 91st | Philippines | 61.46% | 0.1% |
| 92nd | Czechia | 61.40% | 0.0% |
| 93rd | Poland | 61.05% | -0.5% |
| 94th | Equatorial Guinea | 60.80% | 0.5% |
| 95th | Argentina | 60.72% | 1.2% |
| 96th | Korea | 60.39% | 0.5% |
| 97th | Cyprus | 60.38% | -0.6% |
| 98th | Cabo Verde | 60.37% | -0.4% |
| 99th | Ireland | 60.18% | -1.2% |
| 100th | Mauritius | 60.05% | -0.1% |
| 101st | Guyana | 59.85% | 0.4% |
| 102nd | Fiji | 59.73% | -0.2% |
| 103rd | Zambia | 59.61% | 0.0% |
| 104th | Trinidad and Tobago | 59.55% | 0.6% |
| 105th | Israel | 59.49% | 0.8% |
| 106th | French Polynesia | 59.35% | 0.2% |
| 107th | Moldova | 59.15% | 0.5% |
| 108th | Belarus | 59.14% | 0.1% |
| 109th | Germany | 59.08% | -0.9% |
| 110th | Togo | 59.06% | -0.1% |
| 111th | Ukraine | 59.05% | -0.4% |
| 112th | Serbia | 59.01% | -0.1% |
| 113th | Panama | 59.00% | 2.0% |
| 114th | Portugal | 58.96% | -3.3% |
| 115th | Peru | 58.90% | -0.4% |
| 116th | Mexico | 58.72% | 0.9% |
| 117th | Mongolia | 58.40% | 1.0% |
| 118th | Macao SAR, China | 58.24% | -0.1% |
| 119th | Slovenia | 58.22% | -0.2% |
| 120th | South Africa | 58.05% | 0.0% |
| 121st | Oman | 58.02% | 1.4% |
| 122nd | India | 58.00% | 0.1% |
| 123rd | Nicaragua | 57.83% | -0.1% |
| 124th | Tonga | 57.79% | 1.9% |
| 125th | Uruguay | 57.60% | 0.1% |
| 126th | Channel Islands | 57.40% | 0.2% |
| 127th | Dominican Republic | 57.28% | 0.6% |
| 128th | Uzbekistan | 57.28% | 0.6% |
| 129th | Bangladesh | 57.07% | 0.3% |
| 130th | Austria | 56.94% | 1.5% |
| 131st | Croatia | 56.80% | -1.0% |
| 132nd | Malaysia | 56.68% | 0.6% |
| 133rd | Sri Lanka | 56.62% | -4.1% |
| 134th | Samoa | 56.37% | 0.1% |
| 135th | Belize | 56.01% | 0.6% |
| 136th | Türkiye | 55.99% | -1.8% |
| 137th | North Macedonia | 55.81% | -0.8% |
| 138th | European Union | 55.75% | -0.8% |
| 139th | Costa Rica | 55.66% | -1.5% |
| 140th | France | 55.16% | 0.3% |
| 141st | Namibia | 55.09% | 0.0% |
| 142nd | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55.09% | 0.4% |
| 143rd | Tajikistan | 55.01% | 0.0% |
| 144th | Chile | 54.25% | 2.0% |
| 145th | Eswatini | 54.11% | -0.3% |
| 146th | Luxembourg | 52.96% | 1.9% |
| 147th | Cuba | 52.26% | 0.0% |
| 148th | Saudi Arabia | 51.35% | 0.2% |
| 149th | Morocco | 51.27% | 0.1% |
| 150th | Hungary | 51.12% | -0.2% |
| 151st | Montenegro | 51.03% | -0.1% |
| 152nd | Senegal | 50.98% | -0.2% |
| 153rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 50.83% | -0.2% |
| 154th | Turkmenistan | 50.77% | 4.7% |
| 155th | Romania | 50.70% | 0.8% |
| 156th | Sudan | 50.51% | 0.5% |
| 157th | Maldives | 50.24% | 0.7% |
| 158th | Bulgaria | 50.07% | -0.2% |
| 159th | Malta | 49.89% | 0.1% |
| 160th | Spain | 49.80% | 0.1% |
| 161st | Pakistan | 49.68% | 0.0% |
| 162nd | Greece | 49.62% | 1.3% |
| 163rd | Belgium | 49.52% | 0.7% |
| 164th | Tunisia | 49.10% | -0.1% |
| 165th | Gabon | 48.56% | 0.1% |
| 166th | Italy | 48.52% | -3.6% |
| 167th | Papua New Guinea | 48.28% | -0.4% |
| 168th | Gambia, The | 48.25% | 0.0% |
| 169th | Suriname | 48.22% | 0.0% |
| 170th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 47.19% | 1.0% |
| 171st | Afghanistan | 47.09% | -0.1% |
| 172nd | Mauritania | 46.38% | -0.1% |
| 173rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 46.31% | -1.0% |
| 174th | Algeria | 45.80% | -0.1% |
| 175th | Libya | 45.58% | 0.1% |
| 176th | Puerto Rico (US) | 45.57% | -0.2% |
| 177th | Lebanon | 44.60% | -0.5% |
| 178th | Yemen, Republic of | 44.14% | -0.1% |
| 179th | Iraq | 42.38% | -0.2% |
| 180th | Comoros | 41.75% | 0.1% |
| 181st | Nepal | 41.56% | 0.0% |
| 182nd | West Bank and Gaza | 40.32% | -0.1% |
| 183rd | Jordan | 39.40% | -0.3% |
| 184th | Djibouti | 35.00% | -0.2% |
| 185th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 33.86% | -0.4% |
| 186th | São Tomé and Principe | 24.70% | 0.1% |
FAQ
What was Malawi's labor force participation in 1992?▾
Malawi's labor force participation in 1992 was 80.75%. This ranked 12th globally.
How did Malawi's labor force participation change in 1992?▾
Malawi's labor force participation increased by 0.1% in 1992 compared to 1991.
Which country had the highest labor force participation in 1992?▾
Burundi had the highest labor force participation in 1992 at 88.99%.
What is the labor force participation of Malawi in 1992?▾
The labor force participation of Malawi in 1992 was 80.75%. This ranked 12th globally.
How does 1992 compare to 1991 for Malawi's labor force participation?▾
Malawi's labor force participation went from 80.70% in 1991 to 80.75% in 1992, a 0.1% increase.
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