ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Malawi
Malawi: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO was 2.58 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Malawi, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Malawi stood at 2.58 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 24.4% on the previous year and up 480.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Malawi peaked at 12.76 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -3.87 % change on previous year, in 2021.
That places Malawi 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.78 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0.4613 % change on previous year | -87.8% |
| 1994 | -1.92 % change on previous year | -516.1% |
| 1995 | -1.19 % change on previous year | -37.9% |
| 1996 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -208.3% |
| 1997 | 1.73 % change on previous year | +34.4% |
| 1998 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 2.19 % change on previous year | +31.5% |
| 2000 | 2.59 % change on previous year | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 3.33 % change on previous year | +28.8% |
| 2002 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -24.3% |
| 2003 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 2004 | 2.2 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 2.36 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7349 % change on previous year | -68.9% |
| 2007 | -0.033 % change on previous year | -104.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2986 % change on previous year | -1005.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0171 % change on previous year | -94.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1577 % change on previous year | +821.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4331 % change on previous year | +174.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7261 % change on previous year | +67.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0844 % change on previous year | -88.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1858 % change on previous year | +120.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4448 % change on previous year | +139.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4524 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.143 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 2018 | 2.73 % change on previous year | +1811.4% |
| 2019 | 2.75 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 12.76 % change on previous year | +364.5% |
| 2021 | -3.87 % change on previous year | -130.3% |
| 2022 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -225.9% |
| 2023 | 3.4 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 2024 | 3.42 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -24.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +1811.4% | 0.143 % change on previous year | 2.73 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | +1005.1% | -0.033 % change on previous year | 0.2986 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +821.4% | 0.0171 % change on previous year | 0.1577 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 % change on previous year | -1.92 % change on previous year | 3.78 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.61 % change on previous year | -0.033 % change on previous year | 3.33 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8109 % change on previous year | 0.0844 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 % change on previous year | -3.87 % change on previous year | 12.76 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 14 Uganda 2.71 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Mali 2.64 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Iraq 2.62 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.57 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Madagascar 2.54 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 2.44 % change on previous year compare
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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 30.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 30.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Malawi?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo in Malawi was 2.58 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 12.76 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.87 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Malawi rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo?
- Malawi ranks 17th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — employment in agriculture - ilo rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 480.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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The year-on-year percentage change in ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO modelled estimates — Value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.