In 2021, there were 72 percent of own-account workers in the informal sector in Malaysia, a slight increase compared to 71.7 percent in 2019. Own-account workers, or those working individually or with a partner and hold self-employed jobs, made up the majority of workers in the informal sector.
Share of own-account workers in the informal sector in Malaysia from 2011 to 2021
According to the ILO, "own-account workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or more partners, hold the type of job defined as a self- employed job, and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them during the reference period. "
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Statistics Malaysia. (December 29, 2022). Share of own-account workers in the informal sector in Malaysia from 2011 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/974057/informal-sector-own-account-workers-malaysia/
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Statistics Malaysia. (2022). Share of own-account workers in the informal sector in Malaysia from 2011 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/974057/informal-sector-own-account-workers-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia. "Share of Own-account Workers in The Informal Sector in Malaysia from 2011 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/974057/informal-sector-own-account-workers-malaysia/
Statistics Malaysia, Share of own-account workers in the informal sector in Malaysia from 2011 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/974057/informal-sector-own-account-workers-malaysia/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Share of own-account workers in the informal sector in Malaysia from 2011 to 2021 [Graph], Statistics Malaysia, December 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/974057/informal-sector-own-account-workers-malaysia/
