Female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 in Malaysia
Malaysia: Female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 was 53.5 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 in Malaysia, 1970–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 53.5 for female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 in Malaysia peaked at 53.7 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.28, in 1970.
That places Malaysia 69th out of 172 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.28 | — |
| 1980 | 35.96 | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 42.44 | +18.0% |
| 1983 | 43.59 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 42.36 | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 42.82 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 42.63 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 43.59 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 43.74 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 43.69 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 45.17 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 35.45 | -21.5% |
| 1992 | 44.97 | +26.9% |
| 1993 | 44.29 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 42.99 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 45.54 | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 44.65 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 42.91 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 43.2 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 46.11 | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 45.05 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 44.93 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 45.99 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 45.44 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 44.22 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 44.8 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 44.04 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 44.9 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 46.43 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 47.98 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 50.78 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 51.9 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 52.3 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 52.18 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.8 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 53.2 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 53.7 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 52.8 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 52.8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 53.5 | +1.3% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 53.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.55, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 53.5 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 51.44, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +26.9% | 35.45 | 44.97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.28 | 33.28 | 33.28 | 1 |
| 1980s | 42.31 | 35.96 | 43.74 | 9 |
| 1990s | 43.24 | 35.45 | 45.54 | 9 |
| 2000s | 45.07 | 44.04 | 46.11 | 8 |
| 2010s | 50.62 | 44.9 | 53.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.03 | 52.8 | 53.5 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More work & labour data for Malaysia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2671 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2772 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2563 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6933 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 36,440 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,289 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 21,832 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 22,194 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 44,026 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 in Malaysia?
- Female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 in Malaysia was 53.5 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7 in 2019.
- What is the lowest female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.28 in 1970.
- How does Malaysia rank for female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980?
- Malaysia ranks 69th out of 172 countries with data for 2022.
- Is female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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