Time-related underemployment, female in Malaysia
Malaysia: Time-related underemployment, female was 2.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, female in Malaysia, 2011–2022
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment, female in Malaysia is 2.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Malaysia peaked at 6.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2022.
Malaysia ranks 64th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.7% | — |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -26.3% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +34.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -49.8% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.4% | 6.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 4.6% | 3 |
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)
- Population 30,756 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 30,756 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.62 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Malaysia?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Malaysia was 2.2% in 2022, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Malaysia ranks 64th out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.