Labor force, female, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2364 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.2364 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.2408 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2301 units per person, in 2020.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 4th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Labor force, female, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2359 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2349 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2348 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.234 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2343 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2343 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2346 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2346 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2353 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2354 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2358 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2362 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2364 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2373 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2379 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2386 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2391 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2408 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2407 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2404 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.24 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2408 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2402 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2387 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2384 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2378 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2369 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2356 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2356 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2354 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2301 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2344 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2344 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2366 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2358 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2364 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2348 units per person | 0.234 units per person | 0.2359 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2383 units per person | 0.2358 units per person | 0.2408 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2379 units per person | 0.2354 units per person | 0.2408 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2346 units per person | 0.2301 units per person | 0.2366 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More gender data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force, female 500.61 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3786 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 31.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 93.1% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 13.91 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.38 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 11.1% (2025)
- Literacy rate, adult female 95.5% (2024)
- Female migrants 40.4% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Labor force, female, per capita in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.2364 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2408 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2301 units per person in 2020.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
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- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.