ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Malawi
Malawi: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 59.3 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Malawi, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Malawi is 59.3 %, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Malawi peaked at 69.5 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 58.5 %, in 2019.
That places Malawi 11th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 68.6 % | — |
| 1992 | 69.5 % | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 68.9 % | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 68.4 % | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 67.6 % | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 67.3 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 66.8 % | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 66.7 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 66.6 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 66.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 67.2 % | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 67.3 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 66.8 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 66.2 % | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 65.9 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 65.4 % | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 64.3 % | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 63.6 % | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 62.6 % | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 62 % | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 61.6 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 61.5 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 60.9 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 60.6 % | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 60.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 60 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 59.5 % | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 59 % | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 58.5 % | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 59.8 % | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 59.8 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 59.9 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 59.7 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 59.6 % | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 59.3 % | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.82 % | 66.6 % | 69.5 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.59 % | 62.6 % | 67.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.38 % | 58.5 % | 62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.68 % | 59.3 % | 59.9 % | 6 |
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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)
- 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 — share of employment in agriculture in in Malawi?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Malawi was 59.3 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5 % in 2019.
- How does Malawi rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Malawi ranks 11th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.