Labor force, female, per capita in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.2393 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female, per capita in East Asia & Pacific, 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 is 0.2393 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.2393 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2307 units per person, in 1993.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 1st of 46 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Labor force, female, per capita in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2318 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2313 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2314 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2307 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2312 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2314 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2319 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2322 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2326 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2327 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2333 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2338 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.234 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2348 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2356 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2364 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2371 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2388 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2388 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2386 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2383 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2392 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2388 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2379 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2379 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2376 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2371 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2363 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2368 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2369 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2321 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2362 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2367 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.239 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2386 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2393 units per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2317 units per person | 0.2307 units per person | 0.2327 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2361 units per person | 0.2333 units per person | 0.2388 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2377 units per person | 0.2363 units per person | 0.2392 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.237 units per person | 0.2321 units per person | 0.2393 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More gender data for East Asia & Pacific
- Labor force, female 572.12 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.3825 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 23.3 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 93.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.51 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 14.6% (2025)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 28.6% (2016)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 22.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in East Asia & Pacific?
- Labor force, female, per capita in East Asia & Pacific was 0.2393 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2393 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2307 units per person in 1993.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 1st out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.