Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Malaysia
Malaysia: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 54.98 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Malaysia, 1990β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 54.98 units per square kilometre for labor force, total, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Malaysia peaked at 54.98 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.18 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Malaysia ranks 66th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.66 units per square kilometre | 19.18 units per square kilometre | 26.46 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.16 units per square kilometre | 27.4 units per square kilometre | 37.43 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9 units per square kilometre | 38.72 units per square kilometre | 50.64 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.19 units per square kilometre | 51.35 units per square kilometre | 54.98 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 63 Cambodia 56.81 units per square kilometre compare
- 64 Ghana 55.98 units per square kilometre compare
- 65 Benin 55.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 67 Cabo Verde 54.51 units per square kilometre compare
- 68 Hungary 54.48 units per square kilometre compare
- 69 Slovenia 52.01 units per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Malaysia?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Malaysia was 54.98 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.98 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.18 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 66th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total 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.
Labor force, total Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Labor force, total 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.