Employment in industry in Malaysia
26.0% of employed people in Malaysia worked in industry in 2025.
Malaysia, 2025
26.0%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
37th of 182
Employment in industry in Malaysia over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malaysia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.0% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 33.1% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 26.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 27.5%, the figure has changed by −1.6 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Malaysia has the 37th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Malaysia
All statistics for Malaysia
Employment in agriculture
9.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
64.9%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
12.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
66.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
51.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT