Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 81.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Malaysia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Malaysia stood at 81.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Malaysia peaked at 82.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 1991.
Malaysia ranks 65th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 73.1% | — |
| 1992 | 73.9% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 74.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 75.5% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 76.2% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 76.8% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 77.9% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 78.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 79.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 79.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 80.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 81.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.5%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 81.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.7%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.0% | 73.1% | 78.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 80.2% | 78.9% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 81.5% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 81.6% | 82.1% | 6 |
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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Malaysia?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Malaysia was 81.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 1991.
- How does Malaysia rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Malaysia ranks 65th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.