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Malaysia Unemployment Rate 2020s

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
4.10% decade average (2020-2029)

Malaysia's unemployment rate during the 2020s ranged from 3.76% (2025) to 4.64% (2021), averaging 4.10% over 6 years of data.

2020s Data
YearValueChangeRank
2020 4.54% +1.27pp 58th
2021 4.64% +0.11pp 60th
2022 3.93% −0.67pp 66th
2023 3.86% −0.04pp 71st
2024 3.85% +0.65pp 68th
2025 3.76% +0.56pp 63rd