Gender income gap in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income
Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income: Gender income gap was 55.16 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Gender income gap in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income, 2004–2026
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income recorded 55.16 for gender income gap in 2026. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender income gap in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income peaked at 55.16 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 48.75, in 2004.
Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income ranks 42nd of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gender income gap in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 48.75 | — |
| 2005 | 48.92 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 49.41 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 49.93 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 50.17 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 49.87 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 49.96 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 49.69 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 49.77 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 49.67 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.8 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 50.08 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 50.41 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 50.67 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 51.13 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 51.93 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 52.87 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 53.03 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 53.94 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 54.41 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 55.05 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 55.09 | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 55.16 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.51 | 48.75 | 50.17 | 6 |
| 2010s | 50.31 | 49.67 | 51.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.22 | 52.87 | 55.16 | 7 |
More gender data for Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 272,261 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.87 % change on previous year (2030)
- Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 36.62 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender income gap in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
- Gender income gap in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income was 55.16 in 2026, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gender income gap recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 55.16 in 2026.
- What is the lowest gender income gap recorded in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.75 in 2004.
- How does Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income rank for gender income gap?
- Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income ranks 42nd out of 87 groups with data for 2026.
- Is gender income gap rising or falling in Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gender income gap (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. The gender income gap, expressed as a percentage, is calculated as the ratio of women's total labour income to men's total labour income. This indicator reflects gender disparities in work earnings. For example, a value of less than 100 indicates that women earn less than men, with 100 implying parity between men and women. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.