Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 80.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 80.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 82.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 2010.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 82.4% | — |
| 1991 | 82.1% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 82.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 81.8% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 81.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 81.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 81.5% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 81.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 81.3% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 81.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 80.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 79.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 79.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 79.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 78.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 78.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 78.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 78.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 78.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 80.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.7% | 81.1% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 78.7% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 78.5% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.3% | 79.6% | 80.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 12 Congo 93.5% compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 93.5% compare
- 14 Angola 93.2% compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of Congo 92.5% compare
- 16 Azerbaijan 92.0% compare
- 17 Tanzania 92.0% compare
- 18 South Sudan 91.9% compare
More work & labour data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 58.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 72.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.8% (2025)
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 14.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 80.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 2010.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.