Japan vs Malaysia: Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled
Japan
56.4
in 2025
Malaysia
55.8
in 2022
Japan rank
90th
Malaysia rank
91st
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled over time
- Japan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 56.4 against 55.8 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.6.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 90th and Malaysia ranks 91st of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.9 | 35.83 | 14.07 | Japan |
| 1980s | 48.55 | 44.69 | 3.86 | Japan |
| 1990s | 50.21 | 44.89 | 5.32 | Japan |
| 2000s | 48.57 | 46.66 | 1.9 | Japan |
| 2010s | 49.91 | 52.42 | 2.51 | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 53.61 | 55.53 | 1.92 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled, Japan or Malaysia?
- Japan, at 56.4 against 55.8 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled between Japan and Malaysia?
- 0.6, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled?
- Japan ranks 90th and Malaysia ranks 91st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.