Time-related underemployment, female in Malaysia

Malaysia: Time-related underemployment, female was 2.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
2.2%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
64th
of 103 countries
All-time high
6.8%
in 2013
All-time low
2.2%
in 2022
Years of data
11
2011–2022

Time-related underemployment, female in Malaysia, 2011–2022

2345672011201620222011: 5.7 % of employment2012: 6.6 % of employment2013: 6.8 % of employment2014: 6.2 % of employment2016: 5.3 % of employment2017: 4.3 % of employment2018: 4.6 % of employment2019: 3.4 % of employment2020: 4.6 % of employment2021: 2.3 % of employment2022: 2.2 % of employment

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

Annual values for Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment) in Malaysia, 2011 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 5.4% 3.4% 6.8% 8
2020s 3.0% 2.2% 4.6% 3

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 61 Zambia 2.7% compare
  2. 62 Albania 2.3% compare
  3. 62 Mali 2.3% compare
  4. 65 Cayman Islands 2.2% compare
  5. 66 Lithuania 1.9% compare
  6. 67 Croatia 1.9% compare

See the full ranking of 116 places →

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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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Indicator
Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment)
Unit
% of employment
Source
International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
116 places, 1,925 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.