Economically active population in agriculture in Malawi
Malawi: Economically active population in agriculture was 5.22 million number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Economically active population in agriculture in Malawi, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2012, economically active population in agriculture in Malawi stood at 5.22 million number. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economically active population in agriculture in Malawi peaked at 5.22 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.52 million number, in 1980.
Malawi ranks 14th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.80 million number | 2.52 million number | 3.24 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.58 million number | 3.38 million number | 3.83 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.29 million number | 3.91 million number | 4.77 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.06 million number | 4.91 million number | 5.22 million number | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malawi
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 24.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3003 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 201.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8241 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 30.03 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 30.03 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economically active population in agriculture in Malawi?
- Economically active population in agriculture in Malawi was 5.22 million number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 5.22 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.52 million number in 1980.
- How does Malawi rank for economically active population in agriculture?
- Malawi ranks 14th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is economically active population in agriculture rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files, published as part of Economically active population in agriculture (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural employment shows the number of workers in the agricultural sector.