ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Malaysia
Malaysia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 65.54 % 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
Malaysia recorded 65.54 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2022.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Malaysia peaked at 67.47 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.49 %, in 2018.
Malaysia ranks 21st of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 62.31 % | — |
| 2012 | 63.97 % | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 65.55 % | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 67.47 % | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 67.33 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 19.64 % | -70.8% |
| 2018 | 18.49 % | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 66.26 % | +258.4% |
| 2020 | 65.81 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 65.29 % | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 65.54 % | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.88 % | 18.49 % | 67.47 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 65.55 % | 65.29 % | 65.81 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 6.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2545 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 3,340 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1237 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,624 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (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 65.54 % 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 67.47 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.49 % in 2018.
- How does Malaysia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Malaysia ranks 21st 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 up 2.5%. 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, total (15+), rural areas — 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.