Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Malawi
Malawi: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture was 52.44 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 52.44 % for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Malawi peaked at 53.61 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 51.81 %, in 2020.
That places Malawi 14th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.11 % | — |
| 2001 | 53.19 % | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 53.22 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 53.34 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 53.48 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 53.61 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 53.55 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 53.43 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 53.3 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 53.14 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 52.83 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 52.52 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 52.41 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 52.39 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 52.19 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 52.17 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.1 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 52.09 % | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 52.35 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 52.56 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 51.81 % | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 52.56 % | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 52.42 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 52.44 % | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 52.44 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 49.12 %, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 52.44 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.64 %, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.34 % | 53.11 % | 53.61 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.36 % | 52.09 % | 52.83 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.31 % | 51.81 % | 52.56 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 11 Albania 53.64 % compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 46.14 % compare
- 12 Armenia 53.63 % compare
- 12 Côte d'Ivoire 39.04 % compare
- 12 Türkiye 41.14 % compare
- 13 Angola 53.1 % compare
- 15 Georgia 52.15 % compare
- 15 Polynesia 21.74 % compare
- 16 Uganda 52.11 % compare
- 16 Micronesia 16.91 % compare
- 17 Cambodia 52 % compare
- 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14.5 % 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 share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Malawi?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture in Malawi was 52.44 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 53.61 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.81 % in 2020.
- How does Malawi rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture?
- Malawi ranks 14th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in agriculture rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.