Annual working hours per worker in Malaysia
Malaysia: Annual working hours per worker was 2,308 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Malaysia, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Malaysia stood at 2,308 hours per worker.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Malaysia peaked at 2,489 hours per worker in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,118 hours per worker, in 2020.
Malaysia ranks 18th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,407 hours per worker | 2,403 hours per worker | 2,410 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,411 hours per worker | 2,409 hours per worker | 2,413 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,424 hours per worker | 2,415 hours per worker | 2,427 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,441 hours per worker | 2,414 hours per worker | 2,489 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,352 hours per worker | 2,316 hours per worker | 2,402 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,233 hours per worker | 2,118 hours per worker | 2,308 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More work & labour data for Malaysia
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 65.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 83.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Malaysia?
- Annual working hours per worker in Malaysia was 2,308 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,489 hours per worker in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,118 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Malaysia ranks 18th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.