Malaysia: Self-employment

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 Malaysia

Self-employment, percent of total employment

 Latest value 24.74
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1991 - 2022
 Average 25.66
 Min - Max 23.22 - 28.89
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 24.74 percent, a decline from 24.91 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 40.56 percent, based on data from 179 countries. Historically, the average for Malaysia from 1991 to 2022 is 25.66 percent. The minimum value, 23.22 percent, was reached in 2011 while the maximum of 28.89 percent was recorded in 1991. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Malaysia - Self-employment - Recent values chart

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Malaysia - Self-employment - historical chart - 1991-2022




Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

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 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Labor force 17.31 2023 million people
 Unemployment rate 3.86 2023 percent
 Female unemployment 4.03 2023 percent
 Male unemployment 3.74 2023 percent
 Youth unemployment 12.49 2023 percent
 Labor force participation 65.02 2023 percent
 Labor force: percent female 38.95 2023 percent
 Female labor force participation 51.60 2023 percent
 Male labor force participation 77.97 2023 percent
 Self-employment 24.74 2022 percent
 Employment 16.61 6/2024 million employed people
 Unemployment rate 3.30 6/2024 percent
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