Malawi - Youth Unemployment 2005
6.62%
−0.03pp from 2004
Malawi's youth unemployment was 6.62% in 2005, decreased +0.03pp from 6.65% in 2004. This was the 33rd highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2005▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pakistan | 0.94% | -0.5% |
| 2nd | Chad | 1.02% | -1.9% |
| 3rd | Benin | 1.31% | 15.2% |
| 4th | Myanmar | 1.37% | 0.8% |
| 5th | Cambodia | 1.74% | 7.6% |
| 6th | Mali | 2.13% | -1.9% |
| 7th | Madagascar | 2.27% | -51.1% |
| 8th | Qatar | 2.83% | -0.3% |
| 9th | Senegal | 2.85% | -2.2% |
| 10th | Uganda | 2.85% | -29.3% |
| 11th | Lao PDR | 2.86% | -9.6% |
| 12th | Liberia | 3.25% | -0.2% |
| 13th | Solomon Islands | 3.35% | -2.2% |
| 14th | Bahrain | 3.84% | -1.8% |
| 15th | Guinea-Bissau | 3.86% | -0.7% |
| 16th | Burundi | 3.87% | -0.2% |
| 17th | Cuba | 4.22% | 8.0% |
| 18th | Papua New Guinea | 4.32% | -4.8% |
| 19th | Thailand | 4.81% | 4.7% |
| 20th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 4.93% | -0.7% |
| 21st | Viet Nam | 4.96% | 8.6% |
| 22nd | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 5.22% | 2.8% |
| 23rd | Guatemala | 5.35% | 0.0% |
| 24th | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.36% | 4.8% |
| 25th | Sierra Leone | 5.70% | 11.5% |
| 26th | Tajikistan | 5.81% | 8.7% |
| 27th | Guinea | 5.83% | 1.4% |
| 28th | Tanzania | 5.83% | 2.9% |
| 29th | Niger | 6.18% | 11.6% |
| 30th | Burkina Faso | 6.30% | 16.1% |
| 31st | Mozambique | 6.53% | 2.2% |
| 32nd | Kuwait | 6.57% | -10.3% |
| 33rd | Malawi | 6.62% | -0.5% |
| 34th | Cameroon | 6.63% | -13.9% |
| 35th | Kenya | 6.65% | -2.4% |
| 36th | Tonga | 6.79% | -34.7% |
| 37th | Mexico | 6.88% | -16.1% |
| 38th | Iceland | 7.05% | -38.6% |
| 39th | Togo | 7.40% | 2.4% |
| 40th | Nigeria | 7.54% | 4.3% |
| 41st | Ireland | 7.82% | -0.7% |
| 42nd | Ecuador | 7.86% | -22.9% |
| 43rd | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 7.89% | -0.9% |
| 44th | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.04% | 2.5% |
| 45th | United Arab Emirates | 8.05% | 9.3% |
| 46th | Zimbabwe | 8.10% | 3.3% |
| 47th | Macao SAR, China | 8.26% | -21.2% |
| 48th | Peru | 8.43% | 9.0% |
| 49th | Denmark | 8.60% | 10.6% |
| 50th | Nicaragua | 8.68% | -15.6% |
| 51st | Japan | 8.71% | -9.1% |
| 52nd | Honduras | 8.73% | -17.2% |
| 53rd | Switzerland | 8.76% | 13.7% |
| 54th | Bangladesh | 8.79% | 13.3% |
| 55th | Philippines | 9.25% | 2.1% |
| 56th | Korea | 9.32% | -4.9% |
| 57th | Bhutan | 9.44% | 26.0% |
| 58th | China | 9.50% | 0.7% |
| 59th | Fiji | 9.64% | -16.7% |
| 60th | New Zealand | 9.75% | 1.0% |
| 61st | Comoros | 9.85% | -0.5% |
| 62nd | Timor-Leste | 9.99% | -1.5% |
| 63rd | Afghanistan | 10.18% | 0.6% |
| 64th | Eritrea | 10.22% | -0.1% |
| 65th | Paraguay | 10.33% | -13.4% |
| 66th | Singapore | 10.38% | -1.3% |
| 67th | Central African Republic | 10.55% | -1.2% |
| 68th | Australia | 10.62% | -6.6% |
| 69th | Ghana | 10.67% | -10.0% |
| 70th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 10.67% | -11.6% |
| 71st | Austria | 11.18% | 1.7% |
| 72nd | United States | 11.24% | -4.7% |
| 73rd | Mongolia | 11.28% | 3.5% |
| 74th | Norway | 11.29% | -11.7% |
| 75th | Malaysia | 11.33% | -0.3% |
| 76th | Netherlands | 11.54% | 45.8% |
| 77th | Armenia | 11.98% | -0.2% |
| 78th | Canada | 12.39% | -7.8% |
| 79th | El Salvador | 12.67% | 7.1% |
| 80th | Kazakhstan | 12.71% | -9.9% |
| 81st | United Kingdom | 13.05% | 22.9% |
| 82nd | Samoa | 13.10% | 2.9% |
| 83rd | Channel Islands | 13.41% | 3.2% |
| 84th | Panama | 13.49% | -0.8% |
| 85th | Dominican Republic | 13.49% | 4.6% |
| 86th | Cyprus | 13.54% | 32.6% |
| 87th | Luxembourg | 13.63% | -18.9% |
| 88th | Vanuatu | 13.63% | -2.6% |
| 89th | Gambia, The | 14.41% | -0.4% |
| 90th | Uzbekistan | 14.49% | -13.6% |
| 91st | Turkmenistan | 14.51% | -12.0% |
| 92nd | Oman | 14.59% | -2.4% |
| 93rd | Moldova | 14.64% | -5.5% |
| 94th | Mauritania | 14.72% | -1.5% |
| 95th | Equatorial Guinea | 14.85% | -0.2% |
| 96th | Estonia | 15.12% | -40.9% |
| 97th | Latvia | 15.14% | -30.5% |
| 98th | Ukraine | 15.21% | -4.9% |
| 99th | Azerbaijan | 15.33% | -16.0% |
| 100th | Germany | 15.46% | 19.1% |
| 101st | Costa Rica | 15.52% | 6.8% |
| 102nd | Russian Federation | 15.53% | -9.9% |
| 103rd | Belarus | 15.58% | -7.3% |
| 104th | Maldives | 15.60% | 17.6% |
| 105th | Morocco | 15.71% | 1.7% |
| 106th | Lithuania | 15.77% | -22.2% |
| 107th | Slovenia | 15.97% | 13.2% |
| 108th | Rwanda | 16.00% | 1.4% |
| 109th | Malta | 16.12% | -13.3% |
| 110th | Portugal | 16.22% | 15.4% |
| 111th | Guam | 16.28% | -10.3% |
| 112th | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.54% | -3.8% |
| 113th | Jamaica | 16.84% | 0.8% |
| 114th | Iraq | 16.91% | -0.7% |
| 115th | Israel | 17.86% | -13.5% |
| 116th | Syrian Arab Republic | 18.18% | -3.2% |
| 117th | South Sudan | 18.76% | 0.5% |
| 118th | Nepal | 19.05% | -0.2% |
| 119th | Czechia | 19.25% | -5.5% |
| 120th | Brunei Darussalam | 19.41% | 3.1% |
| 121st | Spain | 19.64% | -12.6% |
| 122nd | Hungary | 19.65% | 34.6% |
| 123rd | Türkiye | 19.69% | -3.2% |
| 124th | Yemen, Republic of | 20.19% | 1.4% |
| 125th | Bahamas, The | 20.26% | -6.8% |
| 126th | Lebanon | 20.49% | 3.6% |
| 127th | Romania | 20.56% | -11.2% |
| 128th | India | 21.12% | 0.6% |
| 129th | France | 21.23% | 7.9% |
| 130th | Barbados | 21.26% | -6.0% |
| 131st | Suriname | 21.29% | -2.5% |
| 132nd | Brazil | 21.40% | 6.8% |
| 133rd | European Union | 21.40% | 0.3% |
| 134th | Belgium | 21.48% | 22.7% |
| 135th | Virgin Islands (US) | 21.50% | -0.7% |
| 136th | Belize | 22.16% | 3.0% |
| 137th | Guyana | 22.21% | -2.3% |
| 138th | Bulgaria | 22.39% | -8.6% |
| 139th | Lesotho | 22.47% | -0.4% |
| 140th | Colombia | 22.60% | -14.2% |
| 141st | Sweden | 22.83% | 23.3% |
| 142nd | São Tomé and Principe | 23.12% | 2.9% |
| 143rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 23.40% | 15.0% |
| 144th | Chile | 23.41% | -4.5% |
| 145th | Puerto Rico (US) | 23.53% | 9.7% |
| 146th | Italy | 24.11% | -1.3% |
| 147th | Sudan | 24.13% | 0.0% |
| 148th | Cabo Verde | 24.67% | 0.8% |
| 149th | Mauritius | 25.66% | 4.0% |
| 150th | Saudi Arabia | 25.80% | 2.9% |
| 151st | Greece | 25.81% | -2.9% |
| 152nd | Georgia | 26.16% | 3.2% |
| 153rd | Argentina | 26.21% | -11.3% |
| 154th | Albania | 26.24% | -1.4% |
| 155th | Indonesia | 26.30% | 11.4% |
| 156th | Finland | 26.78% | -2.3% |
| 157th | Sri Lanka | 27.70% | -2.1% |
| 158th | Tunisia | 28.10% | -8.0% |
| 159th | Uruguay | 29.07% | -12.1% |
| 160th | Slovak Republic | 30.28% | -8.2% |
| 161st | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 31.22% | 10.1% |
| 162nd | Algeria | 31.24% | -8.7% |
| 163rd | Zambia | 31.46% | 6.2% |
| 164th | West Bank and Gaza | 31.93% | -10.3% |
| 165th | Gabon | 32.22% | -2.8% |
| 166th | Croatia | 32.54% | -0.9% |
| 167th | French Polynesia | 33.47% | 0.7% |
| 168th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 33.60% | 0.0% |
| 169th | St. Lucia | 34.37% | -9.7% |
| 170th | Haiti | 34.80% | 8.4% |
| 171st | Jordan | 34.99% | 2.6% |
| 172nd | Botswana | 36.82% | -11.7% |
| 173rd | Poland | 36.95% | -7.6% |
| 174th | Angola | 38.02% | -0.2% |
| 175th | New Caledonia | 39.75% | -3.1% |
| 176th | Congo, Republic of | 40.02% | 0.0% |
| 177th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 40.16% | 0.5% |
| 178th | Namibia | 43.26% | 0.6% |
| 179th | South Africa | 43.93% | 0.2% |
| 180th | Libya | 46.40% | -0.6% |
| 181st | Serbia | 47.13% | 13.0% |
| 182nd | Eswatini | 54.70% | 1.9% |
| 183rd | Montenegro | 55.65% | 0.2% |
| 184th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 61.65% | 4.0% |
| 185th | North Macedonia | 61.97% | -3.4% |
| 186th | Djibouti | 67.31% | 0.6% |
FAQ
What was Malawi's youth unemployment in 2005?▾
Malawi's youth unemployment in 2005 was 6.62%. This ranked 33rd globally.
How did Malawi's youth unemployment change in 2005?▾
Malawi's youth unemployment decreased by 0.5% in 2005 compared to 2004.
Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2005?▾
Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2005 at 67.31%.
What is the youth unemployment of Malawi in 2005?▾
The youth unemployment of Malawi in 2005 was 6.62%. This ranked 33rd globally.
How does 2005 compare to 2004 for Malawi's youth unemployment?▾
Malawi's youth unemployment went from 6.65% in 2004 to 6.62% in 2005, a 0.5% decrease.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Malawi matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 2005. Historically: 311 occurrences, 177 successful (57%). Outcome 24 months later: 8.0%. View full analysis →
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