Labor force, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Labor force, female, per square kilometre was 23.3 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 23.3 units per square kilometre for labor force, female, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 23.3 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.27 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 5th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.27 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 17.48 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 17.73 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 17.91 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 18.17 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 18.42 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 18.68 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 18.92 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 19.17 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 19.38 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 19.57 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 19.79 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 19.97 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 20.19 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 20.41 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 20.64 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 20.85 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 21.16 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 21.32 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 21.45 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 21.58 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 21.82 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 21.96 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 22.05 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 22.22 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 22.35 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 22.45 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 22.53 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.72 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 22.85 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 22.47 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 22.92 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 23.04 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 23.3 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.31 units per square kilometre | 17.27 units per square kilometre | 19.38 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.53 units per square kilometre | 19.57 units per square kilometre | 21.45 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.25 units per square kilometre | 21.58 units per square kilometre | 22.85 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.93 units per square kilometre | 22.47 units per square kilometre | 23.3 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 2 Singapore 2,221 units per square kilometre compare
- 3 Hong Kong 1,863 units per square kilometre compare
- 4 Malta 400.54 units per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bahrain 239.07 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bangladesh 204.94 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Maldives 203.11 units per square kilometre compare
- 8 Barbados 174.5 units per square kilometre compare
More gender data for East Asia & Pacific
- Labor force, female 572.12 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2393 units per person (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)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 93.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 14 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 13.51 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 14.6% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 22.0% (2016)
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 28.6% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific?
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific was 23.3 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.27 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for labor force, female, per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 5th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.