Statistic Of Foreign Workers In Malaysia

The amount of legal foreign workers in malaysia compared to population sizes around the world.

Statistic of foreign workers in malaysia. In a parliamentary written reply yesterday the ministry of human resources said based on malaysia s immigration department s statistics the manufacturing sector employed the highest number of foreign labour. In 2017 there were approximately 0 72 million indonesian migrant workers working in malaysia. There were 1 78 million foreign workers in malaysia as of june 30. While foreign labour management is a top policy priority in malaysia the number of foreign workers in the country is a perennial mystery.

Number of foreign workers by country of origin 2000 2015 source. Tuesday 26 november 2019 1200 social statistics bulletin 2019. Foreign workers must remain in their respective countries while pending vdr approval from malaysia immigration department. There are currently 1 781 598 foreign workers in the country as of 30 june 2017 says the home ministry.

This statistic displays the number of migrant workers in malaysia in 2017 by country of origin. Children statistics malaysia 2019. The official estimate of total foreign workers dropped from 6 7 million in late 2014 to 3 8 million in 2016. This publication presents selected indicators on children in malaysia.

Ministry of home affairs ministry of home affairs statistics on the number of foreign workers by country of origin 2000 2015 identified at least 8 countries as the major source for foreign workers to malaysia. Here s the worrying statistic foreign workers on the other hand is the fastest growth sector by a compound average of 8 9 per cent even as we are grappling with a weak economy. To put how many 2 070 00 people is into perspective we ve prepared this infographic comparing the number of foreign workers in malaysia to the population size of countries around the world. The compilation of statistics in this publication consists of four main areas namely population health education and child protection.

Kuala lumpur oct 8. A total of 1 99 million foreign workers in malaysia were registered under the temporary visiting work permit pas lawatan kerja sementara as at aug 31 this year. However the labour force survey lfs reports that the number of foreign workers.