Malaysia Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Malaysia youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 12.49%, a 0.06% decline from 2022.
  • Malaysia youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 12.55%, a 0.34% increase from 2021.
  • Malaysia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 12.21%, a 0.4% decline from 2020.
  • Malaysia youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 12.61%, a 1.34% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Libya 49.44%
South Africa 49.14%
Botswana 45.41%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.31%
Jordan 40.80%
Namibia 38.03%
Gabon 36.53%
Iraq 32.23%
Algeria 30.78%
North Macedonia 28.57%
Albania 28.25%
St. Lucia 28.15%
Montenegro 27.93%
Bosnia 26.52%
Guyana 25.87%
Suriname 25.29%
Serbia 24.31%
Costa Rica 24.10%
Lebanon 23.74%
Iran 22.79%
Romania 21.30%
Mauritius 20.87%
Samoa 19.76%
Colombia 19.27%
Armenia 18.96%
Brazil 17.90%
Turkey 17.61%
Belize 17.41%
Equatorial Guinea 16.35%
China 15.72%
Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
Paraguay 13.03%
Russia 12.70%
Malaysia 12.49%
Bulgaria 11.99%
Dominican Republic 11.75%
Venezuela 10.77%
Belarus 10.23%
Turkmenistan 9.06%
Peru 8.80%
Ecuador 7.21%
Tonga 6.70%
Mexico 6.11%
Guatemala 5.87%
Thailand 5.31%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
Cuba 2.99%
Malaysia Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 12.49% -0.06%
2022 12.55% 0.34%
2021 12.21% -0.40%
2020 12.61% 1.34%
2019 11.27% -0.47%
2018 11.74% 0.16%
2017 11.58% 0.48%
2016 11.10% -0.16%
2015 11.26% 1.29%
2014 9.97% -0.33%
2013 10.30% -0.17%
2012 10.46% 0.58%
2011 9.88% -1.43%
2010 11.31% -0.22%
2009 11.53% 0.92%
2008 10.61% -0.09%
2007 10.70% -0.20%
2006 10.90% -0.68%
2005 11.58% -0.05%
2004 11.63% -0.12%
2003 11.74% 0.33%
2002 11.42% -0.18%
2001 11.60% 1.76%
2000 9.84% -1.26%
1999 11.10% 0.75%
1998 10.35% 2.17%
1997 8.19% -0.09%
1996 8.28% -2.01%
1995 10.29% -1.40%
1994 11.69% -1.30%
1993 13.00% 1.47%
1992 11.53% 0.24%
1991 11.29% 0.24%