Malaysia Employed Persons

2009 - 2025 | Monthly | Person | CEIC Data

Key information about Malaysia Employed Persons

  • Malaysia Employed Persons was reported at 17,060,100.000 Person in Oct 2025
  • It recorded an increase from the previous number of 17,026,300.000 Person for Sep 2025
  • Malaysia Employed Persons data is updated monthly, averaging 14,454,400.000 Person from Jan 2009 to Oct 2025, with 202 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 17,060,100.000 Person in Oct 2025 and a record low of 10,726,600.000 Person in Mar 2009
  • Malaysia Employed Persons data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Employed Persons: Monthly

CEIC extends history for monthly Employed Persons. The Department of Statistics provides Employed Persons based on current population. Employed Persons prior to January 2010 are based on population projections.

View Malaysia's Employed Persons from Jan 2009 to Oct 2025 in the chart:

Malaysia Employed Persons

What was Malaysia's Employed Persons in Oct 2025?

Malaysia Employed Persons was reported at 17,060,100.000 Person in Oct 2025 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
17,060,100.000 Oct 2025 17,026,300.000 Sep 2025 10,726,600.000 Mar 2009 17,060,100.000 Oct 2025 Person monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025

Employed Persons by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person) 1,178,603.521 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1996 - Sep 2025
Algeria (Person) 11,001,000.000 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
Argentina (Person) 13,304,000.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Armenia (Person) 942,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Australia (Person) 14,655,706.787 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Nov 2025
Austria (Person) 3,971,500.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Oct 2025
Azerbaijan (Person) 5,096,500.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (Person) 770,129.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (Person) 69,090,000.000 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Belarus (Person) 4,334,800.000 Nov 2019 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2019
Belgium (Person) 5,130,900.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1980 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (Person) 7,180,918.747 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) 853,172.000 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Botswana (Person) 504,738.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2024
Brazil (Person) 102,555,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Oct 2025
Brunei (Person) 222,700.000 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Bulgaria (Person) 2,956,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (Person) 9,297,000.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Canada (Person) 21,135,500.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Chile (Person) 9,386,410.346 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Oct 2025
China (Person) 734,390,000.000 2024 yearly 1949 - 2024
Colombia (Person) 24,096,488.272 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Croatia (Person) 1,735,230.000 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Nov 2025
Cyprus (Person) 509,211.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (Person) 5,535,847.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Denmark (Person) 3,260,103.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (Person) 8,449,249.598 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Egypt (Person) 32,498,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Estonia (Person) 709,300.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
European Union (Person) 209,527,600.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Finland (Person) 2,590,000.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Nov 2025
France (Person) 30,754,700.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2025
Georgia (Person) 814,694.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Germany (Person) 45,939,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2025
Ghana (Person) 9,270,939.000 2015 yearly 2013 - 2015
Greece (Person) 4,347,400.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) 3,672,700.000 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1981 - Oct 2025
Hungary (Person) 4,696,509.740 May 2022 monthly Jan 2015 - May 2022
Iceland (Person) 225,700.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
India (Person) 562,364,490.000 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Indonesia (Person) 120,647,700.000 Feb 2016 monthly Feb 2012 - Feb 2016
Ireland (Person) 2,825,500.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Israel (Person) 4,459,577.611 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Nov 2025
Italy (Person) 24,207,991.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Japan (Person) 68,460,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Oct 2025
Jordan (Person) 1,265,254.000 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Kazakhstan (Person) 9,277,200.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Kenya (Person) 20,778,600.000 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
South Korea (Person) 28,782,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Kosovo (Person) 422,192.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (Person) 2,229,434.000 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan (Person) 645,139.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Laos (Person) 3,474,582.000 2014 yearly 1994 - 2014
Latvia (Person) 897,000.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Lithuania (Person) 1,485,600.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (Person) 524,637.815 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Macau SAR, China (Person) 376,800.000 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (Person) 701,369.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Malaysia (Person) 17,060,100.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Malta (Person) 386,394.000 Jul 2025 monthly Oct 2002 - Jul 2025
Mauritius (Person) 550,100.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Mexico (Person) 59,533,449.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1995 - Sep 2025
Moldova (Person) 856,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (Person) 1,393,669.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (Person) 271,428.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Morocco (Person) 10,833,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Myanmar (Person) 206,729.000 2022 yearly 1985 - 2022
Nepal (Person) 7,086,000.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Netherlands (Person) 9,855,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (Person) 2,873,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (Person) 46,488,079.000 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2020
Norway (Person) 2,915,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Oman (Person) 2,667,529.000 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Pakistan (Person) 63,453,872.000 Jun 2021 quarterly Sep 2012 - Jun 2021
Palestinian Territory (Person) 1,105,000.000 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Panama (Person) 1,063,250.000 Aug 2017 monthly Mar 2008 - Aug 2017
Paraguay (Person) 2,974,314.326 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Peru (Person) 5,796,600.000 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Nov 2025
Philippines (Person) 48,581,333.333 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1982 - Sep 2025
Poland (Person) 17,361,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1992 - Sep 2025
Portugal (Person) 5,279,400.000 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1998 - Oct 2025
Qatar (Person) 2,179,447.000 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Romania (Person) 8,308,100.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Russia (Person) 74,800,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Saudi Arabia (Person) 18,179,370.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2025
Serbia (Person) 2,365,000.000 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Sep 2025
Singapore (Person) 4,096,100.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (Person) 2,606,900.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (Person) 884,685.000 Feb 2019 monthly May 1997 - Feb 2019
South Africa (Person) 17,054,823.145 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Spain (Person) 22,387,100.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1976 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (Person) 8,172,638.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2012 - Jun 2025
Sudan (Person) 9,900,000.000 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (Person) 5,275,100.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Switzerland (Person) 5,518,249.700 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1991 - Sep 2025
Syria (Person) 125,388.000 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
Taiwan, China (Person) 11,632,000.000 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1993 - Nov 2025
Tajikistan (Person) 2,545,000.000 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Thailand (Person) 39,846,962.657 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Tunisia (Person) 3,606,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2011 - Sep 2025

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Malaysia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -27,060.208 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 18,019.868 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 14.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 312,770.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 66.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MYR bn) 599.224 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MYR bn) 1,935.614 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (MYR bn) 500.265 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Central Government Operations: ytd: Expenditure (MYR mn) 332,857.280 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Oct 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.104 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 4,645.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 34,360.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 17.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,687,998.656 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 380,264.526 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 233,913.571 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 29,715.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 11.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,906,698.415 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 665,132.470 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 4,845.057 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,117.347 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 3,982.947 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1976 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 8,362.594 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Exports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 6,731.543 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Exports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 67,071.813 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Exports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 6,622.021 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Imports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 10,470.012 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Imports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 3,162.125 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 53,848.176 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Import Volume Index (IVI): Total (2010=100) 236.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Oct 2025
Import Volume Index; sa (2010=100) 227.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Export Volume index; sa (2010=100) 177.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Export Volume Index (EVI): Total (2010=100) 181.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Oct 2025
Terms of Trade: Total (2010=100) 123.800 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Oct 2025
Trade Balance: sa (MYR mn) 19,572.865 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Imports: Taiwan (MYR mn) 4,690.016 Mar 2019 monthly Jan 1986 - Mar 2019
Import Value Index (2015=100) 135.238 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 149.550 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 660.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 2,897.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 2,260.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -3,446.528 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -2.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -452.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -3,266.665 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 328,395.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 69.9 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 141,587.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 29.8 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 12.329 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -2,608.221 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Financial Derivatives (MYR mn) -801.816 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (MYR mn) 18,983.157 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -13,453.425 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Debit (MYR mn) 67,854.911 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -2,788.389 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI): Net (MYR mn) -19,920.577 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Reserves Assets (MYR mn) -3,142.200 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Net (MYR mn) -1,837.899 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (MYR mn) 13,633.666 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
BoP: Financial Acc: Other Investment (MYR mn) 16,172.973 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc (MYR mn) -5,763.820 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Balance of Payment (BoP): Current Account (CA) (MYR mn) 11,423.927 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Credit (MYR mn) 294,451.880 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Net (MYR mn) -149.421 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) 29,929.197 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment (MYR mn) -42,248.099 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Debit (MYR mn) 257,067.842 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Capital Account (MYR mn) -52.320 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment (MYR mn) 17,632.149 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Credit (MYR mn) 65,228.721 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (MYR mn) 41,256.005 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Net (MYR mn) 37,384.038 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (MYR mn) 7,561.627 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (MYR mn) 444.748 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) -16,353.054 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Serv: Repayment: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 129,353.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
External Debt: Serv: Interest: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 21,402.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 84.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 7,776.003 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 165,682.441 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 606,018.934 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 4.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1970 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 112,100.0 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 1.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 4,763.970 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 624,206.407 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 699,002.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 15.500 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 326.350 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 737.520 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1964 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 363,620.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 558,415.759 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.36 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 117.47 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M3 (MYR mn) 2,546,954.118 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Banking System: Demand Deposits (MYR mn) 329,103.228 Oct 2018 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Global Competitiveness Index (Score) 74.602 2019 yearly 2017 - 2019
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 25.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024

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