Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Malawi's unemployment rate stands at 5.07% as of 2025-12-31, up from 5.05% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Malawi's unemployment rate was 5.07%, up from 5.05% in 2024.
In 2024, Malawi's unemployment rate was 5.05%, up from 5.01% in 2023.
In 2023, Malawi's unemployment rate was 5.01%, down from 5.02% in 2022.
In 2022, Malawi's unemployment rate was 5.02%, down from 5.65% in 2021.
In 2021, Malawi's unemployment rate was 5.65%, down from 5.72% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.07% | +0.021% |
| 2024 | 5.05% | +0.042% |
| 2023 | 5.01% | -0.011% |
| 2022 | 5.02% | -0.632% |
| 2021 | 5.65% | -0.068% |
| 2020 | 5.72% | +0.756% |
| 2019 | 4.96% | -0.057% |
| 2018 | 5.02% | -0.025% |
| 2017 | 5.05% | +0.035% |
| 2016 | 5.01% | +0.058% |
| 2015 | 4.95% | -0.014% |
| 2014 | 4.97% | -0.011% |
| 2013 | 4.98% | +0.029% |
| 2012 | 4.95% | +0.12% |
| 2011 | 4.83% | +0.049% |
| 2010 | 4.78% | +0.048% |
| 2009 | 4.73% | -0.064% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -0.08% |
| 2007 | 4.88% | -0.078% |
| 2006 | 4.95% | +0.019% |
| 2005 | 4.94% | -0.029% |
| 2004 | 4.96% | -0.201% |
| 2003 | 5.17% | -0.083% |
| 2002 | 5.25% | +0.027% |
| 2001 | 5.22% | +0.176% |
| 2000 | 5.05% | +0.043% |
| 1999 | 5% | +0.081% |
| 1998 | 4.92% | +0.231% |
| 1997 | 4.69% | -0.25% |
| 1996 | 4.94% | +0.045% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | -0.473% |
| 1994 | 5.37% | +0.38% |
| 1993 | 4.99% | -0.076% |
| 1992 | 5.06% | +0.164% |
| 1991 | 4.9% | — |
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Malawi's unemployment rate is 5.07% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 5.05% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 5.72% (2020); the lowest is 4.69% (1997), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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