Labor force, female in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Labor force, female was 44.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in East Asia & Pacific, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 44.6% for labor force, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 44.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 2010.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 17th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force, female in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.3% | — |
| 1991 | 44.2% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 44.2% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 44.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 44.1% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 44.1% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 44.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 44.1% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 44.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 44.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 44.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 43.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 43.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 43.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 43.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 43.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 44.3% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 44.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 44.5% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 44.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.2% | 44.1% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 43.6% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 43.6% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 44.1% | 44.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More education data for East Asia & Pacific
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 174.05 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 191.34 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.4731 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0801 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?
- Labor force, female in East Asia & Pacific was 44.6% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 2010.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for labor force, female?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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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About this data
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.