Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 66.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Malaysia, 1970–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2022, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Malaysia stood at 66.5%. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Malaysia peaked at 66.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 1970.
Malaysia ranks 36th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 54.1% | — |
| 1980 | 56.4% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 62.7% | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 62.0% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 62.0% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 61.2% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 61.9% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 62.4% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 63.5% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 55.4% | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 63.5% | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 63.8% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 62.7% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 64.6% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 64.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 62.3% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 62.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 63.1% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 62.6% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 62.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 62.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 61.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 66.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 54.1% | 54.1% | 54.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 61.5% | 56.4% | 63.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 62.4% | 55.4% | 64.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 60.6% | 63.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 61.3% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 65.3% | 66.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Malaysia?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Malaysia was 66.5% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Malaysia ranks 36th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.