Malaysia Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Malaysia labor force participation rate for 2022 was 44.44%, a 1.43% increase from 2021.
  • Malaysia labor force participation rate for 2021 was 43.01%, a 0.28% increase from 2020.
  • Malaysia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 42.73%, a 2.9% decline from 2019.
  • Malaysia labor force participation rate for 2019 was 45.63%, a 2.79% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
St. Lucia 59.26%
Brazil 56.39%
Peru 55.95%
Paraguay 55.91%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 53.22%
Guatemala 51.60%
Belize 49.54%
China 48.42%
Maldives 47.24%
Azerbaijan 46.59%
Ecuador 45.87%
Dominican Republic 45.81%
Colombia 44.45%
Malaysia 44.44%
Mexico 44.37%
Guyana 44.06%
Turkey 43.85%
Samoa 43.43%
Costa Rica 42.97%
Kazakhstan 42.24%
Belarus 41.96%
Cuba 41.17%
Fiji 39.26%
Thailand 39.14%
Botswana 38.81%
Armenia 38.25%
Lebanon 35.53%
Suriname 34.40%
Albania 34.16%
Serbia 32.72%
Jamaica 32.72%
Mauritius 32.30%
Montenegro 30.26%
South Africa 29.82%
Turkmenistan 29.44%
Russia 29.16%
Bosnia 28.50%
North Macedonia 28.41%
Equatorial Guinea 28.13%
Tonga 28.06%
Namibia 27.71%
Iraq 26.32%
Venezuela 26.13%
Jordan 25.80%
Romania 25.50%
Algeria 22.78%
Bulgaria 22.20%
Iran 21.97%
Gabon 18.04%
Libya 16.78%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Malaysia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 44.44% 1.43%
2021 43.01% 0.28%
2020 42.73% -2.90%
2019 45.63% 2.79%
2018 42.84% 0.97%
2017 41.86% 0.14%
2016 41.72% 0.25%
2015 41.47% -0.83%
2014 42.29% -0.06%
2013 42.35% 0.63%
2012 41.72% 0.23%
2011 41.49% 1.42%
2010 40.06% -0.71%
2009 40.77% -0.98%
2008 41.75% -0.25%
2007 42.00% -0.48%
2006 42.48% -0.40%
2005 42.88% -0.36%
2004 43.24% -0.51%
2003 43.75% -0.39%
2002 44.15% -0.33%
2001 44.48% 0.23%
2000 44.25% -0.69%
1999 44.94% -0.41%
1998 45.34% 1.18%
1997 44.17% -0.52%
1996 44.68% -0.81%
1995 45.49% -0.80%
1994 46.29% -0.74%
1993 47.02% -0.81%
1992 47.83% -0.70%
1991 48.53% 48.53%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%