Labour Force (Total) rose 1.23% to 16.7 mil in Malaysia in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Malaysia reached an all time high of 16.7 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 6.96 mil in 1990. When compared to Malaysia's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Cambodia amounted to 9.35 mil, 3.29 mil in Singapore, 40.2 mil in Thailand and 56.2 mil in Vietnam in 2021.
Malaysia has been ranked 39th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Cambodia | mil | 8.48 | 8.85 | 8.97 | 9.09 | 9.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 792 | 794 | 795 | 794 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | mil | 126 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 136 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | mil | 3.52 | 3.59 | 3.66 | 3.73 | 3.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | mil | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | mil | 24.5 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 24.1 | 23.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | mil | 42.6 | 43.8 | 43.0 | 43.8 | 45.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | mil | 3.45 | 3.49 | 3.49 | 3.50 | 3.54 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | mil | 40.2 | 39.9 | 39.8 | 40.2 | 40.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | mil | 54.5 | 54.7 | 55.0 | 55.2 | 55.8 |
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