Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old) rose 1.06% to 71.6% in Malawi in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old) in Malawi reached an all time high of 75.7% in 1990 and an all time low of 70.8% in 2020. When compared to Malawi's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old) in Mozambique amounted to 77.7%, 46.2% in South Africa, 79.5% in Tanzania and 69.2% in Zambia in 2021.
Malawi has been ranked 13th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old), 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Angola | % | 74.9% | 74.9% | 74.9% | 75.0% | 75.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | % | 54.9% | 55.3% | 55.7% | 56.1% | 56.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | 62.4% | 62.4% | 62.5% | 62.5% | 62.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 71.4% | 71.4% | 71.6% | 71.9% | 72.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 57.4% | 57.4% | 57.5% | 57.6% | 57.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | % | 72.8% | 73.0% | 73.1% | 73.2% | 73.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 78.1% | 78.2% | 78.2% | 78.3% | 78.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 56.4% | 55.5% | 55.5% | 55.4% | 55.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 47.6% | 47.6% | 48.5% | 48.4% | 48.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | 46.9% | 47.0% | 47.1% | 47.2% | 47.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 80.0% | 80.1% | 80.1% | 80.1% | 80.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 66.0% | 66.1% | 66.2% | 66.4% | 66.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 69.5% | 69.6% | 69.7% | 69.8% | 69.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | 80.3% | 80.3% | 80.3% | 80.3% | 80.3% |
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