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Female labour force participation rate in Malaysia

Latest: 51.6%
Previous: 51.6%
Change: +0.03 (+0.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Female labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Female labour force participation rate in Malaysia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	35.8%
Dec 31, 1991	35.9%
Dec 31, 1992	36.4%
Dec 31, 1993	36.9%
Dec 31, 1994	37.4%
Dec 31, 1995	37.9%
Dec 31, 1996	38.4%
Dec 31, 1997	39.0%
Dec 31, 1998	39.5%
Dec 31, 1999	40.1%
Dec 31, 2000	40.6%
Dec 31, 2001	41.1%
Dec 31, 2002	41.5%
Dec 31, 2003	41.9%
Dec 31, 2004	42.3%
Dec 31, 2005	42.6%
Dec 31, 2006	43.0%
Dec 31, 2007	43.4%
Dec 31, 2008	43.9%
Dec 31, 2009	44.3%
Dec 31, 2010	44.8%
Dec 31, 2011	45.3%
Dec 31, 2012	47.0%
Dec 31, 2013	48.8%
Dec 31, 2014	50.5%
Dec 31, 2015	50.8%
Dec 31, 2016	51.0%
Dec 31, 2017	51.3%
Dec 31, 2018	51.6%
Dec 31, 2019	51.8%
Dec 31, 2020	51.4%
Dec 31, 2021	51.4%
Dec 31, 2022	51.6%
Dec 31, 2023	51.6%
Dec 31, 2024	51.6%
Dec 31, 2025	51.6%

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