Malaysia vs Pre-demographic dividend: Employment in industry (% of total employment)
Employment in industry (% of total employment) over time
- Malaysia
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 26.0% against 12.7% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 13.3%.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 2.0 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 38th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 39th of 187 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.4% | 10.2% | 23.3% | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 10.2% | 20.3% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 11.2% | 16.5% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 26.0% | 12.3% | 13.7% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in industry (% of total employment), Malaysia or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Malaysia, at 26.0% against 12.7% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in industry (% of total employment) between Malaysia and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 13.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Malaysia ranks 38th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 39th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).