Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Malawi's youth unemployment rate stands at 6.95% as of 2025-12-31, up from 6.89% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Malawi's youth unemployment rate was 6.95%, up from 6.89% in 2024.
In 2024, Malawi's youth unemployment rate was 6.89%, up from 6.84% in 2023.
In 2023, Malawi's youth unemployment rate was 6.84%, down from 6.85% in 2022.
In 2022, Malawi's youth unemployment rate was 6.85%, down from 7.63% in 2021.
In 2021, Malawi's youth unemployment rate was 7.63%, down from 7.83% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.95% | +0.058% |
| 2024 | 6.89% | +0.047% |
| 2023 | 6.84% | -0.006% |
| 2022 | 6.85% | -0.784% |
| 2021 | 7.63% | -0.199% |
| 2020 | 7.83% | +1.02% |
| 2019 | 6.81% | -0.041% |
| 2018 | 6.85% | -0.012% |
| 2017 | 6.87% | +0.046% |
| 2016 | 6.82% | +0.069% |
| 2015 | 6.75% | -0.003% |
| 2014 | 6.75% | +0.002% |
| 2013 | 6.75% | +0.041% |
| 2012 | 6.71% | +0.131% |
| 2011 | 6.58% | +0.062% |
| 2010 | 6.52% | +0.062% |
| 2009 | 6.46% | -0.052% |
| 2008 | 6.51% | -0.068% |
| 2007 | 6.58% | -0.067% |
| 2006 | 6.64% | +0.026% |
| 2005 | 6.62% | -0.031% |
| 2004 | 6.65% | -0.202% |
| 2003 | 6.85% | -0.088% |
| 2002 | 6.94% | +0.018% |
| 2001 | 6.92% | +0.161% |
| 2000 | 6.76% | +0.03% |
| 1999 | 6.73% | +0.067% |
| 1998 | 6.66% | +0.221% |
| 1997 | 6.44% | -0.263% |
| 1996 | 6.7% | +0.034% |
| 1995 | 6.67% | -0.468% |
| 1994 | 7.14% | +0.358% |
| 1993 | 6.78% | -0.08% |
| 1992 | 6.86% | +0.156% |
| 1991 | 6.7% | — |
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Malawi's youth unemployment rate is 6.95% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 6.89% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 7.83% (2020); the lowest is 6.44% (1997), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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