Low pay rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Low pay rate was 28.3 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Low pay rate in Malaysia, 2011–2015
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low pay rate in Malaysia is 28.3, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.4% over five years.
That places Malaysia 17th out of 84 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Low pay rate in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 29.9 | — |
| 2012 | 30.5 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 30.1 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 28.6 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 28.3 | -1.0% |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More gender data for Malaysia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,206 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 214,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 227,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 214,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 228,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 213,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 226,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 211,196 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 224,575 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low pay rate in Malaysia?
- Low pay rate in Malaysia was 28.3 in 2015, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest low pay rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5 in 2012.
- What is the lowest low pay rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3 in 2015.
- How does Malaysia rank for low pay rate?
- Malaysia ranks 17th out of 84 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Low pay rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the proportion of employees whose hourly earnings at all jobs were less than two-thirds of median hourly earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.