ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Malaysia
Malaysia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 28.21 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Malaysia, 2011–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Malaysia stood at 28.21 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.5% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Malaysia peaked at 40.47 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.56 %, in 2018.
Malaysia ranks 73rd of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 30.8 % | — |
| 2012 | 34.33 % | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 39.73 % | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 40.47 % | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 35.14 % | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 11.91 % | -66.1% |
| 2018 | 11.56 % | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 34.8 % | +201.0% |
| 2020 | 35.38 % | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 23.03 % | -34.9% |
| 2022 | 28.21 % | +22.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.84 % | 11.56 % | 40.47 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 28.87 % | 23.03 % | 35.38 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 70 Brunei Darussalam 31.65 % compare
- 71 South Africa 29.91 % compare
- 72 Costa Rica 29.15 % compare
- 74 Pakistan 26.37 % compare
- 75 Egypt 23.98 % compare
- 76 Bangladesh 21.85 % compare
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 96.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 438.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Malaysia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Malaysia was 28.21 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.47 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.56 % in 2018.
- How does Malaysia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Malaysia ranks 73rd out of 79 countries with data for 2022.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.