Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Malaysia

Malaysia: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre was 0.0046 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0046 units per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
132nd
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.0046 units per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0027 units per square kilometre
in 2013
Years of data
11
2013–2023

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Malaysia, 2013–2023

00.0010.0020.0030.0040.0052013201820232013: 0.003 units per square kilometre2014: 0.003 units per square kilometre2015: 0.003 units per square kilometre2016: 0.003 units per square kilometre2017: 0.003 units per square kilometre2018: 0.003 units per square kilometre2019: 0.003 units per square kilometre2020: 0.004 units per square kilometre2021: 0.004 units per square kilometre2022: 0.005 units per square kilometre2023: 0.005 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Malaysia stood at 0.0046 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Malaysia peaked at 0.0046 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 units per square kilometre, in 2013.

Malaysia ranks 132nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Malaysia, 2013 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2013 0.0027 units per square kilometre
2014 0.0027 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.0027 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.003 units per square kilometre +11.1%
2017 0.003 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2018 0.003 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2019 0.0033 units per square kilometre +10.0%
2020 0.0037 units per square kilometre +9.1%
2021 0.0037 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2022 0.0046 units per square kilometre +25.0%
2023 0.0046 units per square kilometre +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.003 units per square kilometre 0.0027 units per square kilometre 0.0033 units per square kilometre 7
2020s 0.0041 units per square kilometre 0.0037 units per square kilometre 0.0046 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 129 Morocco 0.007 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 130 Panama 0.0062 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 131 Germany 0.0057 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 133 Tajikistan 0.0043 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 134 Kuwait 0.0042 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 135 Azerbaijan 0.0042 units per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Malaysia?
Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre in Malaysia was 0.0046 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0046 units per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 units per square kilometre in 2013.
How does Malaysia rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 132nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre in Malaysia. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/monthly-minimum-wage-local-currency-per-square-kilometre/malaysia/

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Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 3,647 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.