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Malawi Average Unemployment Rate 1991-2025

Name: Malawi Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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5.02% 35 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Malawi's average unemployment rate from 1991 to 2025 was 5.02%, based on 35 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	5.07%	+0.02pp	88th
2024	5.05%	+0.04pp	94th
2023	5.01%	−0.01pp	91st
2022	5.02%	−0.63pp	90th
2021	5.65%	−0.07pp	91st
2020	5.72%	+0.76pp	85th
2019	4.96%	−0.06pp	88th
2018	5.02%	−0.03pp	87th
2017	5.05%	+0.04pp	85th
2016	5.01%	+0.06pp	79th
2015	4.95%	−0.01pp	73rd
2014	4.97%	−0.01pp	72nd
2013	4.98%	+0.03pp	73rd
2012	4.95%	+0.12pp	74th
2011	4.83%	+0.05pp	71st
2010	4.78%	+0.05pp	64th
2009	4.73%	−0.06pp	59th
2008	4.80%	−0.08pp	74th
2007	4.88%	−0.08pp	77th
2006	4.95%	+0.02pp	74th
2005	4.94%	−0.03pp	69th
2004	4.96%	−0.20pp	65th
2003	5.17%	−0.08pp	66th
2002	5.25%	+0.03pp	70th
2001	5.22%	+0.18pp	76th
2000	5.05%	+0.04pp	71st
1999	5.00%	+0.08pp	65th
1998	4.92%	+0.23pp	68th
1997	4.69%	−0.25pp	63rd
1996	4.94%	+0.05pp	63rd
1995	4.90%	−0.47pp	65th
1994	5.37%	+0.38pp	72nd
1993	4.99%	−0.08pp	72nd
1992	5.06%	+0.16pp	81st
1991	4.90%	–	81st

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