Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm was 16.02 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Malaysia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Malaysia is 16.02 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Malaysia peaked at 25.48 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.02 %, in 2023.
That places Malaysia 49th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.63 % | — |
| 2001 | 19.24 % | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 20.31 % | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 21.13 % | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 23.72 % | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 21.87 % | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 23.55 % | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 22.25 % | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 23.43 % | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 25.48 % | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 22.76 % | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 23.36 % | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 19.27 % | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 18.38 % | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 17.8 % | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 19.07 % | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 18.65 % | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 20.13 % | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 21.29 % | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 21.72 % | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 21.97 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 20.55 % | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 19.64 % | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 16.02 % | -18.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 16.02 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.19 %, 2.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 16.02 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.05 %, 15.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.86 % | 17.63 % | 25.48 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.24 % | 17.8 % | 23.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.55 % | 16.02 % | 21.97 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2261 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Malaysia?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm in Malaysia was 16.02 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.48 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.02 % in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Malaysia ranks 49th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.