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.