Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Malaysia
Malaysia: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 31.28 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in 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: total employment in in Malaysia is 31.28 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Malaysia peaked at 37.64 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 30.96 %, in 2014.
That places Malaysia 58th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.7 % | — |
| 2001 | 32.31 % | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 33.03 % | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 33.32 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 35.9 % | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 35.23 % | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 36.09 % | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 35.24 % | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 36.04 % | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 37.64 % | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 35.76 % | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 36.58 % | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 32.57 % | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 31.8 % | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 30.96 % | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 31.68 % | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 32.15 % | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 33.04 % | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 34.17 % | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 35.34 % | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 34.74 % | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 34.94 % | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 33.86 % | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 31.28 % | -7.6% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 31.28 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.43 %, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 31.28 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.82 %, 2.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.65 % | 31.7 % | 37.64 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.41 % | 30.96 % | 36.58 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7 % | 31.28 % | 34.94 % | 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: total employment in in Malaysia?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Malaysia was 31.28 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.64 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.96 % in 2014.
- How does Malaysia rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
- Malaysia ranks 58th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.