Malaysia - Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap 56.66
World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked
Global rank
##112 of 187 economies
Share of global total
0.5%
Ranking Race — Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Malaysia climbed from #147 to #112 (overtook Indonesia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Malaysia ↓Key Events — Malaysia
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2019Overtook Indonesia in global rank auto
2020Overtook Guinea-Bissau in global rank auto
Female Labor Force Participation and Gender Wage Gap, 1990-2025
World Bank WDI · % of female population ages 15-64 · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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