Work & Labour in Malaysia 296 indicators covering work & labour for Malaysia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2671 % change on previous year 2100 down 10.6% 120th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2772 % change on previous year 2100 down 2.5% 123rd Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2563 % change on previous year 2100 down 21.2% 118th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year 2050 down 9.1% 125th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6933 % change on previous year 2050 down 24.9% 110th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 36,440 1000 No 2050 up 8.1% 36th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,289 1000 No 2050 down 11.1% 71st Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,832 1000 No 2100 down 2.4% 49th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 22,194 1000 No 2100 down 2.7% 49th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 44,026 1000 No 2100 down 2.5% 49th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.5% 106th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per capita 0.001 1000 No per person 2025 unchanged 26th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.5% 106th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person 2025 down 0.1% 17th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.4% 108th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person 2025 up 0.1% 175th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 42.8% 119th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita 0.0002 1000 No per person 2025 down 22.1% 137th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 22.1% 101st Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita 0.0008 1000 No per person 2025 up 6.0% 61st Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 9,933 2027 up 17.9% 45th Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.08 2027 up 1.3% 52nd Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 19,353 2027 up 22.6% 36th Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 3.78 2027 up 10.8% 125th Labour dependency ratio 0.975 2027 down 13.2% 155th Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 73,628 2027 up 17.4% 60th Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 25,647 2027 up 17.4% 71st Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 63.59 2027 up 1.0% 44th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.78 % change on previous year 2027 down 4.4% 87th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year 2027 down 30.4% 70th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square 0.1069 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 16.4% 85th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square 0.056 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 16.9% 83rd Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square 0.0509 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 15.9% 91st Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre 0.0221 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 down 9.7% 105th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0818 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 24.0% 66th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 139th Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.1% 2025 up 1.4% 52nd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 79.2% 2025 up 1.3% 29th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 65.2% 2025 up 0.3% 142nd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% 2025 up 1.6% 105th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 70.7% 2025 up 3.4% 86th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 83.1% 2025 up 2.8% 37th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.7% 2025 up 4.3% 114th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.5% 2025 up 6.1% 66th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.9% 2025 up 5.4% 58th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 37.3% 2025 up 8.3% 75th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0003 units per person 2025 up 3.2% 126th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 7.6% 44th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates 65.2% 2025 up 0.3% 141st Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 24.1% 117th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 20.9% 112th Employment 18,015 2025 up 23.1% 37th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 18,015 2025 up 23.1% 37th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 12.0% 2025 up 8.9% 99th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 11.1% 2025 up 8.6% 103rd Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 13.3% 2025 up 8.4% 91st Employment in services (% of total employment) 64.9% 2025 up 8.1% 80th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 57.4% 2025 up 9.4% 71st Page 1 of 5 Next →