Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Malawi
Malawi: Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) was 57.7% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Malawi, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 57.7% for own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Malawi peaked at 68.5% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 2016.
That places Malawi 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 65.6% | — |
| 1992 | 66.0% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 68.5% | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 67.4% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 66.7% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 67.5% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 65.9% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 65.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 64.5% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 63.2% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 62.4% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 61.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 60.9% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 57.9% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 58.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 59.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 60.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 58.9% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 59.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 58.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 58.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | -1.6% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 57.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 47.8%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 57.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.8%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.4% | 64.5% | 68.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 57.9% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 57.7% | 60.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More gender data for Malawi
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,494 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.4 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,667 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,667 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 330,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 332,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 322,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 324,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 316,113 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Malawi?
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) in Malawi was 57.7% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 1993.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 2016.
- How does Malawi rank for own-account workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Malawi ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".