Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Malaysia
Malaysia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 829,630 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Malaysia, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 829,630 for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Malaysia peaked at 829,630 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 496,994, in 2005.
Malaysia ranks 29th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 496,994 | — |
| 2006 | 513,620 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 524,217 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 538,232 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 558,290 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 579,235 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 593,659 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 613,506 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 630,133 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 660,552 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 664,418 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 677,255 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 693,473 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 705,489 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 725,325 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 695,779 | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 716,503 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 761,383 | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 774,114 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 785,920 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 801,525 | +2.0% |
| 2026 | 815,780 | +1.8% |
| 2027 | 829,630 | +1.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 829,630 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 136,768, 6.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 829,630 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 155,259, 5.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 526,271 | 496,994 | 558,290 | 5 |
| 2010s | 654,304 | 579,235 | 725,325 | 10 |
| 2020s | 772,579 | 695,779 | 829,630 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Malaysia?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Malaysia was 829,630 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 829,630 in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 496,994 in 2005.
- How does Malaysia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Malaysia ranks 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.