Statistics Of Foreign Workers In Malaysia

According to the latest statistics the states of sabah selangor and johor combine to contain nearly two thirds of all foreign workers in malaysia.

Statistics 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. This statistic displays the number of migrant workers in malaysia in 2017 by country of origin. Other areas of malaysia which are home to many foreigners include kuala lumpur sarawak pahang and penang. The main contributor countries listed are indonesia.

Number of foreign workers by country of origin 2000 2015 source. Kuala lumpur oct 8. There were 1 78 million foreign workers in malaysia as of june 30. According to the home ministry s statistics there were 728 870 indonesians working in the country.

In malaysia s furniture industry alone reputed to be one of the largest in the world a shortage of 27 000 workers has seen monthly shipments declining by more than 28 per cent.