Malaysia is currently observing a number of unemployed people of 630,400, marking a decrease of 102,600 (-14.0%) compared to 2021.
Number of unemployed people in Malaysia
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Source:
Data availability:
Regions:
189
Date range: 1950 to 2023
Points:
4,891
Measure:
People
Malaysia Unemployed people between 1970 and 2022
| Period | Unemployed people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 630,400 | 102,600 |
| 2021 | 733,000 | 142,276 |
| 2020 | 875,276 | 356,343 |
| 2019 | 518,933 | 4,967 |
| 2018 | 513,967 | 539,626 |
| 2017 | 1,053,592 | 549,592 |
| 2016 | 504,000 | 53,700 |
| 2015 | 450,300 | 41,015 |
| 2014 | 409,285 | 23,757 |
| 2013 | 433,042 | 39,992 |
| 2012 | 393,050 | 3,983 |
| 2011 | 389,067 | 1,358 |
| 2010 | 387,708 | 26,000 |
| 2009 | 413,708 | 248,466 |
| 2008 | 165,242 | 74,602 |
| 2007 | 90,640 | 16,055 |
| 2006 | 74,585 | 4,766 |
| 2005 | 69,819 | 41,104 |
| 2004 | 28,715 | 6,107 |
| 2003 | 34,822 | 2,363 |
| 2002 | 37,185 | 3,683 |
| 2001 | 33,502 | 777 |
| 2000 | 34,278 | 327 |
| 1999 | 34,605 | 3,614 |
| 1998 | 30,991 | 7,857 |
| 1997 | 23,134 | 196 |
| 1996 | 23,330 | 676 |
| 1995 | 24,007 | 2,808 |
| 1994 | 26,815 | 8,767 |
| 1993 | 35,582 | 9,650 |
| 1992 | 45,232 | 3,339 |
| 1991 | 48,571 | 12,655 |
| 1990 | 61,226 | 327,274 |
| 1989 | 388,500 | 93,500 |
| 1988 | 482,000 | 9,000 |
| 1987 | 473,000 | 42,700 |
| 1986 | 515,700 | 101,200 |
| 1985 | 414,500 | 72,200 |
| 1984 | 342,300 | 127,400 |
| 1983 | 214,900 | 32,500 |
| 1982 | 182,400 | 97,168 |
| 1981 | 85,232 | 21,452 |
| 1980 | 63,780 | 41,719 |
| 1979 | 105,499 | 11,879 |
| 1978 | 117,378 | 5,297 |
| 1977 | 122,675 | 4,246 |
| 1976 | 118,429 | 4,329 |
| 1975 | 114,100 | 24,413 |
| 1974 | 138,513 | 9,739 |
| 1973 | 148,252 | 18,824 |
| 1972 | 167,076 | 24,176 |
| 1970 | 142,900 |