Malaysia Labour Force Participation Rate

2010 - 2025 | Monthly | % | Department of Statistics

Key information about Malaysia Labour Force Participation Rate

  • Malaysia Labour Force Participation Rate remained the same rate at 70.6 % in Jan 2025, compared with 70.6 % in the previous month.
  • Malaysia Labour Force Participation Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 2010 to Jan 2025, with an average rate of 68.1 % .
  • The data reached the an all-time high of 70.6 % in Jan 2025 and a record low of 62.5 % in Feb 2010.
  • Malaysia Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by Department of Statistics.
  • In the latest reports, Malaysia Population reached 34.1 million people in Dec 2024.
  • Unemployment Rate of Malaysia dropped to 3.1 % in Jan 2025.
  • The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 831.3 USD in Dec 2024.

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Malaysia Labour Force Participation Rate

What was Malaysia's Labour Force Participation Rate in Jan 2025?

Malaysia Labour Force Participation Rate remained the same rate at 70.6 % in Jan 2025, compared with 70.6 % in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
70.6 Jan 2025 70.6 Dec 2024 62.5 Feb 2010 70.6 Jan 2025 % monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025

Labour Force Participation Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 63.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2024
Algeria (%) 41.7 2018 yearly 2003 - 2018
Argentina (%) 62.3 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Armenia (%) 60.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Australia (%) 66.7 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Jan 2025
Austria (%) 77.1 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2021 - Jun 2022
Azerbaijan (%) 63.5 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Bahrain (%) 70.9 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Bangladesh (%) 61.7 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Belarus (%) 86.8 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Belgium (%) 71.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Bolivia (%) 77.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 47.8 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Botswana (%) 68.3 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Brazil (%) 62.3 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Jan 2025
Brunei (%) 64.0 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Bulgaria (%) 55.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 2024
Cambodia (%) 87.4 2020 yearly 2020 - 2020
Canada (%) 64.7 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Feb 2025
Chile (%) 62.1 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
China (%) 65.8 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Colombia (%) 64.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Croatia (%) 54.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Cyprus (%) 65.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2024
Czech Republic (%) 60.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Denmark (%) 74.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2025
Ecuador (%) 64.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2024
Egypt (%) 43.4 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Estonia (%) 66.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
European Union (%) 75.8 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Finland (%) 67.8 Jan 2025 monthly May 2004 - Jan 2025
France (%) 74.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2024
Georgia (%) 53.3 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Germany (%) 56.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2024
Ghana (%) 63.4 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Greece (%) 59.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 56.9 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1981 - Jan 2025
Hungary (%) 68.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
Iceland (%) 79.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%) 45.1 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Indonesia (%) 70.6 Aug 2024 semiannually Feb 2005 - Aug 2024
Iran (%) 41.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2018 - Dec 2022
Ireland (%) 66.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Israel (%) 62.9 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Italy (%) 67.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 66.7 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Japan (%) 63.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Jan 2025
Jordan (%) 38.5 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 68.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2024
Kenya (%) 67.0 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
South Korea (%) 63.7 Feb 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Feb 2025
Kosovo (%) 42.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2023
Kuwait (%) 74.1 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 58.7 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Laos (%) 66.0 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Latvia (%) 68.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
Lebanon (%) 45.8 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 63.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 1998 - Dec 2024
Luxembourg (%) 55.0 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 67.2 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Jan 2025
North Macedonia (%) 52.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2023 - Dec 2024
Malawi (%) 67.3 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Malaysia (%) 70.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
Malta (%) 83.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2024
Mauritius (%) 58.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Mexico (%) 59.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Moldova (%) 42.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2024
Mongolia (%) 62.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2024
Montenegro (%) 64.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Morocco (%) 43.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Mozambique (%) 79.0 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Myanmar (%) 60.7 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
Nepal (%) 39.8 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Netherlands (%) 72.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
New Zealand (%) 71.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2024
Nigeria (%) 82.6 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Norway (%) 65.3 2023 yearly 1989 - 2023
Oman (%) 67.8 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Pakistan (%) 32.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 45.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2002 - Jun 2024
Panama (%) 63.3 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 71.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Peru (%) 72.4 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Philippines (%) 63.9 Jan 2025 quarterly Jul 2003 - Jan 2025
Poland (%) 58.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2024
Portugal (%) 60.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2024
Qatar (%) 87.7 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Romania (%) 51.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Russia (%) 68.4 Feb 2024 monthly Aug 2009 - Feb 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 61.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 2016 - Mar 2023
Serbia (%) 56.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Slovakia (%) 61.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2021 - Jun 2024
Slovenia (%) 58.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2024
South Africa (%) 60.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Spain (%) 58.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2021 - Dec 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 46.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Sudan (%) 47.6 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Sweden (%) 74.8 Jan 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Jan 2025
Switzerland (%) 67.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2024
Syria (%) 38.0 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023

Malaysia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.9 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -23,593.390 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 14,591.306 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 279,139.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1978 - Dec 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 64.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (MYR bn) 560.959 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (MYR bn) 1,896.039 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (MYR bn) 473.200 2029 yearly 1990 - 2029
Central Government Operations: ytd: Expenditure (MYR mn) 32,536.300 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Jan 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.104 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,949.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 29,195.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 0.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 5,310,793.196 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 357,814.446 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 260,686.212 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 27,246.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 5.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,816,656.959 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 659,645.999 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 3,867.036 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 2,514.117 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 2,984.704 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 1976 - Jan 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 6,299.540 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2025
Trade Balance: sa (MYR mn) 8,696.859 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Imports: Taiwan (MYR mn) 4,690.016 Mar 2019 monthly Jan 1986 - Mar 2019
Imports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 2,468.999 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Imports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 9,714.675 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Imports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 46,315.717 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Exports: Value: Machinery, Appliances and Parts (MYR mn) 5,921.002 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Exports: Value: Electrical & Electronic Products (MYR mn) 50,525.686 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2025
Exports: Value: Optical and Scientific Equipment (MYR mn) 4,242.133 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Export Volume index; sa (2010=100) 159.100 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Import Volume Index; sa (2010=100) 212.900 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Export Volume Index (EVI): Total (2010=100) 152.700 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2025
Import Volume Index (IVI): Total (2010=100) 212.700 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2025
Terms of Trade: Total (2010=100) 118.400 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Jan 2025
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) 2,796.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 2,598.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 6,807.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -3,719.393 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -3.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 3,594.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 4,399.936 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 301,013.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 69.7 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 128,734.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 29.8 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 18.696 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -1,489.713 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Goods: Credit (MYR mn) 294,451.880 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Financial Derivatives (MYR mn) 2,679.157 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: Financial Acc (MYR mn) -5,763.820 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Other Investment (MYR mn) 16,172.973 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: CA: Secondary Income: Net (MYR mn) -5,657.465 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (MYR mn) 13,219.092 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: Financial Acc: Direct Investment (MYR mn) 17,632.149 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Direct Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -12,297.048 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (MYR mn) 444.748 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: PI: Credit (MYR mn) 21,102.780 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: PI: Debit (MYR mn) 41,256.005 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Reserves Assets (MYR mn) -6,052.535 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Asset (MYR mn) -25,895.045 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: 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: Services: Debit (MYR mn) 65,378.142 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: Financial Acc: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (MYR mn) -16,353.054 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI): Net (MYR mn) -20,153.225 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: GS: Services: Net (MYR mn) -149.421 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Serv: Interest: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 21,402.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
External Debt: Serv: Repayment: ML Term: Total (MYR mn) 129,353.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.5 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Jan 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 84.2 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 7,387.794 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 148,884.318 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 556,882.484 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1969 - Jan 2025
M2 Growth (%) 3.4 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1970 - Jan 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 108,100.0 Feb 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 2.000 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 6.3 May 2023 monthly Dec 1990 - May 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 3,300.000 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 574,874.064 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 634,429.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 15.200 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Credit to Households (USD bn) 320.164 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 719.033 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1964 - Sep 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 334,335.4 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 506,798.648 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Jan 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.66 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Jan 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 116.24 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M3 (MYR mn) 2,492,236.559 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 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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