Labor force, total, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5203 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Malaysia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total, per capita in Malaysia stood at 0.5203 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.5203 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3533 units per person, in 1990.
That places Malaysia 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3533 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3553 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3595 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3636 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3674 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3712 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3751 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.379 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.383 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3875 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.392 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3961 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4001 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4043 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4088 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4137 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.419 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4245 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4306 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4373 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4439 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4496 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4597 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4697 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4796 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4836 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4849 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4877 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4926 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4975 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4978 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5027 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.511 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5143 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.517 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5203 units per person | +0.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.5203 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.5203 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5099 units per person, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3695 units per person | 0.3533 units per person | 0.3875 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4126 units per person | 0.392 units per person | 0.4373 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4749 units per person | 0.4439 units per person | 0.4975 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5105 units per person | 0.4978 units per person | 0.5203 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0859 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Malaysia?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Malaysia was 0.5203 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5203 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3533 units per person in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.