Malaysia - Self-employed

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Malaysia was 28.76 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 29.82 in 1991, while its lowest value was 20.14 in 2011.

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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 29.82
1992 29.31
1993 28.75
1994 27.91
1995 26.89
1996 28.02
1997 25.95
1998 24.88
1999 24.36
2000 23.56
2001 23.15
2002 22.76
2003 22.55
2004 23.30
2005 21.54
2006 21.89
2007 22.72
2008 21.13
2009 21.72
2010 21.41
2011 20.14
2012 22.90
2013 25.06
2014 24.90
2015 27.07
2016 26.54
2017 26.49
2018 28.82
2019 28.76

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Malaysia was 26.55 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 30.19 in 1991, while its lowest value was 23.58 in 2002.

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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 30.19
1992 29.70
1993 29.05
1994 28.44
1995 27.61
1996 27.54
1997 25.31
1998 27.63
1999 25.81
2000 26.96
2001 25.37
2002 23.58
2003 24.43
2004 26.53
2005 26.11
2006 27.78
2007 27.38
2008 27.67
2009 27.04
2010 27.17
2011 24.91
2012 26.12
2013 25.97
2014 24.39
2015 25.51
2016 25.06
2017 25.73
2018 26.82
2019 26.55

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Malaysia was 27.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 30.05 in 1991, while its lowest value was 23.22 in 2011.

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.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 30.05
1992 29.56
1993 28.95
1994 28.25
1995 27.36
1996 27.72
1997 25.54
1998 26.65
1999 25.29
2000 25.75
2001 24.58
2002 23.29
2003 23.77
2004 25.40
2005 24.51
2006 25.72
2007 25.76
2008 25.41
2009 25.18
2010 25.17
2011 23.22
2012 24.96
2013 25.63
2014 24.58
2015 26.10
2016 25.63
2017 26.02
2018 27.58
2019 27.40

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity