Labor force, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Labor force, female was 44.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) recorded 44.4% for labor force, female in 2025.
The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 44.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 2010.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Labor force, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.9% | — |
| 1991 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 44.8% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 44.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 44.7% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 44.7% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 44.7% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 44.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 44.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 44.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 44.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 44.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 43.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 43.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 43.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 43.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 44.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 44.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.7% | 44.6% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 43.8% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 43.7% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 44.1% | 44.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 15 South Sudan 49.6% compare
- 16 Sao Tome and Principe 49.4% compare
- 17 Benin 49.4% compare
- 18 Angola 49.4% compare
- 19 Belarus 49.2% compare
- 20 Lithuania 49.0% compare
- 21 Tanzania, United Republic of 49.0% compare
More education data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.13 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 161.08 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 179.31 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 18.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0837 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Labor force, female in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 44.4% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 2010.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for labor force, female?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.