Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — ASEAN

Female labor force participation rate in ASEAN in 2025 — 55.54%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.73 pp.

2025 55.54% −0.05 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 56.45%1996
Period minimum 53.28%2006

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — ASEAN, 1990–2025535455565719901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 56.28%1991: 55.88%1992: 56.18%1993: 55.76%1994: 56.27%1995: 56.37%1996: 56.45%1997: 55.97%1998: 56.21%1999: 55.95%2000: 55.94%2001: 55.36%2002: 54.37%2003: 54.12%2004: 53.7%2005: 53.38%2006: 53.28%2007: 54.94%2008: 55.09%2009: 55.32%2010: 55.59%2011: 55.97%2012: 56.03%2013: 55.42%2014: 55.57%2015: 55.47%2016: 55.26%2017: 54.96%2018: 55.69%2019: 55.79%2020: 54.36%2021: 53.82%2022: 55.31%2023: 55.68%2024: 55.59%2025: 55.54%
Change over the period: −0.73 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: ASEAN

ASEAN 55.54%
World 48.94%
Female labor force participation rate — ASEAN, by year ASEAN All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 55.54 −0.05 pp
2024 55.59 −0.09 pp
2023 55.68 +0.37 pp
2022 55.31 +1.49 pp
2021 53.82 −0.53 pp
2020 54.36 −1.43 pp
2019 55.79 +0.09 pp
2018 55.69 +0.73 pp
2017 54.96 −0.3 pp
2016 55.26 −0.21 pp
2015 55.47 −0.1 pp
2014 55.57 +0.15 pp
2013 55.42 −0.61 pp
2012 56.03 +0.06 pp
2011 55.97 +0.39 pp
2010 55.59 +0.27 pp
2009 55.32 +0.23 pp
2008 55.09 +0.15 pp
2007 54.94 +1.66 pp
2006 53.28 −0.1 pp
2005 53.38 −0.32 pp
2004 53.7 −0.42 pp
2003 54.12 −0.25 pp
2002 54.37 −1 pp
2001 55.36 −0.58 pp
2000 55.94 −0.01 pp
1999 55.95 −0.26 pp
1998 56.21 +0.25 pp
1997 55.97 −0.49 pp
1996 56.45 +0.08 pp
1995 56.37 +0.1 pp
1994 56.27 +0.51 pp
1993 55.76 −0.42 pp
1992 56.18 +0.3 pp
1991 55.88 −0.39 pp
1990 56.28

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.