ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Malaysia

Malaysia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 2,848 1000 No in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
2,848 1000 No
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
30th
of 82 countries
All-time high
11,640 1000 No
in 2018
All-time low
2,848 1000 No
in 2022
Years of data
11
2011–2022

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Malaysia, 2011–2022

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k2011201620222011: 3.8k 1000 No2012: 3.9k 1000 No2013: 4.0k 1000 No2014: 3.4k 1000 No2016: 3.3k 1000 No2017: 11.2k 1000 No2018: 11.6k 1000 No2019: 3.1k 1000 No2020: 3.0k 1000 No2021: 2.9k 1000 No2022: 2.8k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Malaysia is 2,848 1000 No, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Malaysia peaked at 11,640 1000 No in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,848 1000 No, in 2022.

Malaysia ranks 30th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Malaysia, 2011 to 2022.
Year 1000 No Change
2011 3,775 1000 No
2012 3,852 1000 No +2.0%
2013 3,951 1000 No +2.6%
2014 3,429 1000 No -13.2%
2016 3,300 1000 No -3.7%
2017 11,223 1000 No +240.1%
2018 11,640 1000 No +3.7%
2019 3,066 1000 No -73.7%
2020 2,964 1000 No -3.3%
2021 2,948 1000 No -0.5%
2022 2,848 1000 No -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5,530 1000 No 3,066 1000 No 11,640 1000 No 8
2020s 2,920 1000 No 2,848 1000 No 2,964 1000 No 3

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 27 Guatemala 3,124 1000 No compare
  2. 28 Ecuador 2,908 1000 No compare
  3. 29 Canada 2,855 1000 No compare
  4. 31 Romania 2,809 1000 No compare
  5. 32 Spain 2,663 1000 No compare
  6. 33 Azerbaijan 2,412 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 90 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Malaysia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Malaysia was 2,848 1000 No in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 11,640 1000 No in 2018.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,848 1000 No in 2022.
How does Malaysia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Malaysia ranks 30th out of 82 countries with data for 2022.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 1,601 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.