Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Malawi

Employment in agriculture in Malawi in 2025 — 65%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8 pp.

2025 65% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 8of 182
Period maximum 73.9%1992
Period minimum 63.9%2019

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Malawi, 1991–202562.56567.57072.57519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 72.9%1992: 73.9%1993: 73.3%1994: 73.1%1995: 72.1%1996: 71.6%1997: 71.3%1998: 71.1%1999: 71.1%2000: 71.1%2001: 71.8%2002: 71.8%2003: 71.4%2004: 70.9%2005: 70.7%2006: 70.2%2007: 69.3%2008: 68.6%2009: 67.7%2010: 67.1%2011: 66.6%2012: 66.6%2013: 66.1%2014: 65.6%2015: 65.3%2016: 65.2%2017: 64.8%2018: 64.4%2019: 63.9%2020: 64.9%2021: 65.3%2022: 65.4%2023: 65.3%2024: 65.2%2025: 65%
Change over the period: −8 pp Annual average: -0.23 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi

Malawi 65%
World 25.8%
Eastern Africa computed 60.4%
Low-income countries computed 58.5%
Employment in agriculture — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 65 −0.3 pp
2024 65.2 −0.1 pp
2023 65.3 −0.1 pp
2022 65.4 +0.2 pp
2021 65.3 +0.3 pp
2020 64.9 +1 pp
2019 63.9 −0.5 pp
2018 64.4 −0.4 pp
2017 64.8 −0.4 pp
2016 65.2 −0.2 pp
2015 65.3 −0.3 pp
2014 65.6 −0.5 pp
2013 66.1 −0.5 pp
2012 66.6 −0.1 pp
2011 66.6 −0.4 pp
2010 67.1 −0.6 pp
2009 67.7 −0.8 pp
2008 68.6 −0.7 pp
2007 69.3 −1 pp
2006 70.2 −0.4 pp
2005 70.7 −0.3 pp
2004 70.9 −0.5 pp
2003 71.4 −0.5 pp
2002 71.8 +0 pp
2001 71.8 +0.7 pp
2000 71.1 +0.1 pp
1999 71.1 −0.1 pp
1998 71.1 −0.1 pp
1997 71.3 −0.4 pp
1996 71.6 −0.4 pp
1995 72.1 −1.1 pp
1994 73.1 −0.1 pp
1993 73.3 −0.6 pp
1992 73.9 +0.9 pp
1991 72.9 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.