The number of foreign workers in Malaysia increased steadily from 769,566 in 2001 to a peak of 2,470,000 in 2013 before declining to 1,330,832 in 2014 and then rising again to over 2 million per year from 2015 to 2020, with the highest number being 2,310,000 in 2020 according to data from the Ministry of Home Affairs and annual reports.
The number of foreign workers in Malaysia increased steadily from 769,566 in 2001 to a peak of 2,470,000 in 2013 before declining to 1,330,832 in 2014 and then rising again to over 2 million per year from 2015 to 2020, with the highest number being 2,310,000 in 2020 according to data from the Ministry of Home Affairs and annual reports.
The number of foreign workers in Malaysia increased steadily from 769,566 in 2001 to a peak of 2,470,000 in 2013 before declining to 1,330,832 in 2014 and then rising again to over 2 million per year from 2015 to 2020, with the highest number being 2,310,000 in 2020 according to data from the Ministry of Home Affairs and annual reports.