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Malaysia Average Unemployment Rate 1985-2025

Name: Malaysia Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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4.00% 41 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Malaysia's average unemployment rate from 1985 to 2025 was 4.00%, based on 41 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	3.76%	+0.56pp	63rd
2024	3.85%	+0.65pp	68th
2023	3.86%	−0.04pp	71st
2022	3.93%	−0.67pp	66th
2021	4.64%	+0.11pp	60th
2020	4.54%	+1.27pp	58th
2019	3.33%	+0.00pp	45th
2018	3.30%	−0.13pp	41st
2017	3.41%	−0.04pp	41st
2016	3.44%	+0.29pp	41st
2015	3.10%	+0.23pp	33rd
2014	2.88%	−0.22pp	31st
2013	3.14%	+0.12pp	34th
2012	3.04%	−0.01pp	28th
2011	3.05%	−0.25pp	28th
2010	3.32%	−0.36pp	33rd
2009	3.62%	+0.30pp	39th
2008	3.34%	+0.12pp	40th
2007	3.31%	−0.02pp	44th
2006	3.32%	−0.23pp	38th
2005	3.53%	−0.02pp	36th
2004	3.54%	−0.06pp	38th
2003	3.61%	+0.14pp	39th
2002	3.48%	−0.20pp	40th
2001	3.53%	+0.43pp	39th
2000	3.00%	−0.43pp	33rd
1999	3.43%	+0.21pp	39th
1998	3.20%	+0.76pp	31st
1997	2.45%	−0.07pp	23rd
1996	2.52%	−0.62pp	26th
1995	3.15%	+0.20pp	38th
1994	3.64%	+0.61pp	49th
1993	4.11%	+0.39pp	58th
1992	3.71%	−0.64pp	62nd
1991	3.70%	−1.36pp	67th
1990	5.06%	−1.66pp	25th
1989	6.72%	−1.36pp	29th
1988	8.08%	−0.13pp	39th
1987	8.21%	−0.05pp	37th
1986	8.26%	+1.37pp	35th
1985	6.89%	–	28th

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