Malaysia Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023
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 2021 was 44.97%, a 1.97% increase from 2020.
- Malaysia labor force participation rate for 2020 was 43.00%, a 1.85% decline from 2019.
- Malaysia labor force participation rate for 2019 was 44.84%, a 2% increase from 2018.
- Malaysia labor force participation rate for 2018 was 42.84%, a 0.97% increase from 2017.
| Malaysia Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
44.97% |
1.97% |
| 2020 |
43.00% |
-1.85% |
| 2019 |
44.84% |
2.00% |
| 2018 |
42.84% |
0.97% |
| 2017 |
41.87% |
0.15% |
| 2016 |
41.72% |
0.25% |
| 2015 |
41.47% |
-0.83% |
| 2014 |
42.30% |
-0.05% |
| 2013 |
42.35% |
0.65% |
| 2012 |
41.71% |
0.84% |
| 2011 |
40.87% |
0.83% |
| 2010 |
40.04% |
-0.70% |
| 2009 |
40.74% |
-0.96% |
| 2008 |
41.70% |
-0.23% |
| 2007 |
41.93% |
-0.58% |
| 2006 |
42.51% |
-0.18% |
| 2005 |
42.69% |
-1.10% |
| 2004 |
43.79% |
-1.07% |
| 2003 |
44.86% |
0.25% |
| 2002 |
44.61% |
-0.69% |
| 2001 |
45.30% |
0.09% |
| 2000 |
45.21% |
-0.09% |
| 1999 |
45.29% |
-0.43% |
| 1998 |
45.72% |
0.08% |
| 1997 |
45.64% |
-0.97% |
| 1996 |
46.61% |
0.38% |
| 1995 |
46.22% |
-1.34% |
| 1994 |
47.56% |
-1.29% |
| 1993 |
48.85% |
-0.25% |
| 1992 |
49.10% |
0.31% |
| 1991 |
48.78% |
-0.71% |
| 1990 |
49.49% |
-0.71% |
