ILO · Labor
Malaysia: Trade union density rate
8.70Percentage · 2018-14.2% since 2008
ILOSTAT ILR_TUMT_NOC_RT. Trade union density rate (Percentage). Annual figures for Malaysia from 2000 to 2018.
Every year
| Year | Value (Percentage) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8.698 | |
| 2017 | 8.676 | |
| 2016 | 8.808 | |
| 2015 | 8.784 | |
| 2014 | 8.906 | |
| 2013 | 9.08 | |
| 2012 | 9.249 | |
| 2011 | 8.437 | |
| 2010 | 9.115 | |
| 2009 | 9.895 | |
| 2008 | 10.132 | |
| 2007 | 10.269 | |
| 2006 | 10.502 | |
| 2005 | 10.038 | |
| 2004 | 10.519 | |
| 2003 | 10.489 | |
| 2002 | 11.028 | |
| 2001 | 11.123 | |
| 2000 | 10.665 |
Source
Published by ILO, produced by International Labour Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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ILO (2026). Trade union density rate. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ilo-ilr-tumt-noc-rt-pt (accessed 2026-11-09). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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