Africa Eastern and Southern vs Malaysia: Employers, female (% of female employment)

Africa Eastern and Southern
1.9%
in 2025
Malaysia
3.2%
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
33rd
Malaysia rank
33rd

Employers, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Malaysia
0123199120082025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3.2% against 1.9% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.7 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 47 groups.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.7% 2.1% 0.3% Malaysia
2000s 1.7% 2.4% 0.8% Malaysia
2010s 1.5% 2.8% 1.3% Malaysia
2020s 1.9% 3.1% 1.2% Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, female (% of female employment), Africa Eastern and Southern or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 3.2% against 1.9% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, female (% of female employment) between Africa Eastern and Southern and Malaysia?
1.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Malaysia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Malaysia rank globally for employers, female (% of female employment)?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 33rd and Malaysia ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).