Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Malaysia's unemployment rate stands at 3.76% as of 2025-12-31, down from 3.85% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Malaysia's unemployment rate was 3.76%, down from 3.85% in 2024.
In 2024, Malaysia's unemployment rate was 3.85%, down from 3.86% in 2023.
In 2023, Malaysia's unemployment rate was 3.86%, down from 3.93% in 2022.
In 2022, Malaysia's unemployment rate was 3.93%, down from 4.64% in 2021.
In 2021, Malaysia's unemployment rate was 4.64%, up from 4.54% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.76% | -0.082% |
| 2024 | 3.85% | -0.012% |
| 2023 | 3.86% | -0.072% |
| 2022 | 3.93% | -0.71% |
| 2021 | 4.64% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.54% | +1.21% |
| 2019 | 3.33% | +0.03% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | -0.11% |
| 2017 | 3.41% | -0.03% |
| 2016 | 3.44% | +0.34% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +0.22% |
| 2014 | 2.88% | -0.26% |
| 2013 | 3.14% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.04% | -0.01% |
| 2011 | 3.05% | -0.27% |
| 2010 | 3.32% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.62% | +0.28% |
| 2008 | 3.34% | +0.03% |
| 2007 | 3.31% | -0.01% |
| 2006 | 3.32% | -0.21% |
| 2005 | 3.53% | -0.01% |
| 2004 | 3.54% | -0.07% |
| 2003 | 3.61% | +0.13% |
| 2002 | 3.48% | -0.05% |
| 2001 | 3.53% | +0.53% |
| 2000 | 3% | -0.43% |
| 1999 | 3.43% | +0.23% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +0.75% |
| 1997 | 2.45% | -0.07% |
| 1996 | 2.52% | -0.63% |
| 1995 | 3.15% | -0.49% |
| 1994 | 3.64% | -0.47% |
| 1993 | 4.11% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 3.71% | +0.01% |
| 1991 | 3.7% | — |
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Malaysia's unemployment rate is 3.76% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.85% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 4.64% (2021); the lowest is 2.45% (1997), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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