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Labour force participation rate in Malaysia

Latest: 66.1%
Previous: 66.1%
Change: +0.01 (+0.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Labour force participation rate in Malaysia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	56.3%
Dec 31, 1991	56.3%
Dec 31, 1992	56.7%
Dec 31, 1993	57.0%
Dec 31, 1994	57.4%
Dec 31, 1995	57.8%
Dec 31, 1996	58.2%
Dec 31, 1997	58.5%
Dec 31, 1998	58.9%
Dec 31, 1999	59.3%
Dec 31, 2000	59.5%
Dec 31, 2001	59.7%
Dec 31, 2002	59.9%
Dec 31, 2003	60.0%
Dec 31, 2004	60.1%
Dec 31, 2005	60.3%
Dec 31, 2006	60.5%
Dec 31, 2007	60.7%
Dec 31, 2008	61.0%
Dec 31, 2009	61.3%
Dec 31, 2010	61.6%
Dec 31, 2011	61.9%
Dec 31, 2012	63.0%
Dec 31, 2013	64.0%
Dec 31, 2014	65.0%
Dec 31, 2015	65.2%
Dec 31, 2016	65.1%
Dec 31, 2017	65.2%
Dec 31, 2018	65.6%
Dec 31, 2019	65.9%
Dec 31, 2020	65.5%
Dec 31, 2021	65.6%
Dec 31, 2022	66.2%
Dec 31, 2023	66.2%
Dec 31, 2024	66.1%
Dec 31, 2025	66.1%

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