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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Peru 59.45%
Paraguay 59.39%
St. Lucia 54.97%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.32%
Brazil 51.64%
Guatemala 49.17%
Colombia 48.69%
China 48.07%
Maldives 46.42%
Guyana 46.39%
Belarus 45.74%
Malaysia 44.97%
Mexico 44.82%
Ecuador 44.31%
Belize 44.14%
Costa Rica 44.04%
Dominican Republic 42.78%
Turkey 41.48%
Azerbaijan 40.67%
Kazakhstan 40.38%
Thailand 39.63%
Mauritius 38.68%
Fiji 38.14%
Suriname 36.53%
Bosnia 36.07%
Cuba 35.89%
Botswana 35.40%
Armenia 35.36%
Albania 34.68%
Montenegro 34.49%
Venezuela 33.13%
Russia 32.54%
Samoa 32.27%
Jamaica 31.95%
North Macedonia 30.15%
Serbia 29.89%
Romania 28.57%
Namibia 28.45%
Lebanon 28.39%
Equatorial Guinea 27.43%
Iraq 26.99%
Turkmenistan 26.41%
Jordan 25.04%
Tonga 24.50%
Iran 24.29%
Algeria 22.83%
South Africa 22.43%
Bulgaria 20.70%
Gabon 16.66%
Libya 16.20%
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%