Malaysia Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Malaysia unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.63%, a 0.45% decline from 2021.
Malaysia unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.08%, a 0.46% decline from 2020.
Malaysia unemployment rate for 2020 was 4.54%, a 1.28% increase from 2019.
Malaysia unemployment rate for 2019 was 3.26%, a 0.04% decline from 2018.

Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name	Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa	28.84%
Botswana	23.62%
Gabon	20.61%
Namibia	19.99%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	19.55%
Libya	19.30%
Jordan	19.19%
St. Lucia	15.77%
Iraq	15.32%
Montenegro	15.25%
North Macedonia	14.43%
Bosnia	12.66%
Algeria	12.49%
Guyana	12.30%
Lebanon	11.75%
Albania	11.63%
Costa Rica	11.32%
Colombia	10.55%
Turkey	10.43%
Samoa	10.04%
Brazil	9.23%
Iran	8.82%
Serbia	8.68%
Belize	8.67%
Armenia	8.59%
Equatorial Guinea	8.58%
Suriname	8.23%
Paraguay	6.75%
Mauritius	6.32%
Azerbaijan	5.65%
Venezuela	5.62%
Romania	5.61%
Dominican Republic	5.50%
Jamaica	5.50%
China	4.98%
Kazakhstan	4.86%
Fiji	4.56%
Maldives	4.39%
Bulgaria	4.27%
Turkmenistan	4.13%
Russia	3.87%
Peru	3.85%
Ecuador	3.76%
Malaysia	3.63%
Belarus	3.57%
Mexico	3.26%
Guatemala	3.05%
Tonga	2.43%
Cuba	1.25%
Thailand	0.94%
Dominica	0.00%
Grenada	0.00%
Tuvalu	0.00%
American Samoa	0.00%
Marshall Islands	0.00%
Nauru	0.00%

Malaysia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year	Unemployment Rate (%)	Annual Change
2022	3.63%	-0.45%
2021	4.08%	-0.46%
2020	4.54%	1.28%
2019	3.26%	-0.04%
2018	3.30%	-0.11%
2017	3.41%	-0.03%
2016	3.44%	0.34%
2015	3.10%	0.22%
2014	2.88%	-0.28%
2013	3.16%	0.06%
2012	3.10%	0.05%
2011	3.05%	-0.34%
2010	3.39%	-0.27%
2009	3.66%	0.34%
2008	3.32%	0.09%
2007	3.23%	-0.09%
2006	3.32%	-0.21%
2005	3.53%	-0.01%
2004	3.54%	-0.07%
2003	3.61%	0.13%
2002	3.48%	-0.05%
2001	3.53%	0.53%
2000	3.00%	-0.43%
1999	3.43%	0.23%
1998	3.20%	0.75%
1997	2.45%	-0.07%
1996	2.52%	-0.63%
1995	3.15%	-0.49%
1994	3.64%	-0.47%
1993	4.11%	0.40%
1992	3.71%	0.01%
1991	3.70%	3.70%
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%