Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Malaysia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Malaysia stood at 0.1%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Malaysia peaked at 2.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
Malaysia ranks 181st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.3% | — |
| 1992 | 2.2% | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -16.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -20.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -25.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -33.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -54.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -35.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 3% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.8%, 3% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -54.9% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 178 United States Virgin Islands 0.1% compare
- 179 United States of America 0.1% compare
- 180 Israel 0.1% compare
- 182 Malta 0.1% compare
- 183 Djibouti 0.1% compare
- 184 Hong Kong, China 0.1% compare
More work & labour data for Malaysia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2671 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2772 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2563 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6933 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 36,440 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,289 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,832 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 22,194 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 44,026 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Malaysia?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Malaysia was 0.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Malaysia rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Malaysia ranks 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.