Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Malaysia
Malaysia: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 3.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Malaysia, 1970–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Malaysia stood at 3.9%.
The figure is down 15.2% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Malaysia peaked at 7.4% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1991.
Malaysia ranks 126th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 1.7% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 0.5% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Malaysia?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Malaysia was 3.9% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 1986.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Malaysia ranks 126th out of 185 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.