Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 1.82 % change on previous year in 2025. βΌ Falling
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Malaysia, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, annual growth rate in Malaysia is 1.82 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Malaysia peaked at 4 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.41 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Malaysia ranks 68th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.64 % change on previous year | 3.43 % change on previous year | 3.9 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.53 % change on previous year | 3.46 % change on previous year | 3.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.07 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | 4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 65 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2 % change on previous year compare
- 66 Ireland 1.95 % change on previous year compare
- 67 Singapore 1.92 % change on previous year compare
- 69 Malta 1.77 % change on previous year compare
- 70 Turkmenistan 1.75 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Philippines 1.75 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Malaysia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 273,792 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 70.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 90.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0077 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Malaysia?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Malaysia was 1.82 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Malaysia ranks 68th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 35 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.