Gender in Malaysia 223 indicators covering gender for Malaysia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 7,206 2030 down 11.3% 55th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.39 % change on previous year 2030 down 77.4% 134th Population 30,756 2030 up 19.4% 39th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 30,756 2030 up 19.4% 39th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year 2030 down 20.5% 74th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 214,187 2025 down 15.3% 59th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 227,793 2025 down 15.6% 59th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 214,543 2025 down 14.3% 59th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 228,149 2025 down 15.2% 58th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 213,108 2025 down 14.9% 59th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 226,616 2025 down 16.3% 57th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 211,196 2025 down 15.3% 59th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 224,575 2025 down 16.6% 56th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 217,281 2025 down 12.4% 56th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 231,097 2025 down 13.6% 55th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 229,376 2025 down 7.7% 54th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 242,528 2025 down 9.5% 54th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 33.92 2027 down 2.5% 137th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.772 2025 up 17.5% 88th Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.717 2025 up 17.7% 81st Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.841 2025 up 24.0% 39th Women's Political Participation Index 0.791 2025 up 14.8% 130th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.772 2025 up 17.5% 88th Key features of women's political empowerment 0.772 2025 up 17.5% 88th Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 69th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.772 2025 up 17.5% 88th Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 28.9% 2024 up 38.5% 81st Prevalence of obesity, male 18.2% 2024 up 33.3% 112th Life expectancy at age 60, female 22.76 years 2024 up 4.9% 94th Life expectancy at age 60, male 18.22 years 2024 down 3.8% 116th Share of women who are obese 28.9% 2024 up 38.5% 84th Share of women who are overweight or obese 59.6% 2024 up 17.2% 82nd Share of overweight men vs. women 53.2% 2024 up 16.6% 113th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 87.1% 2024 up 2.1% 95th Share of women who are married or in a union 6.0% 2010 down 30.8% 111th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 7.3% 118th Population, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year 2024 down 29.0% 87th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.0% 137th Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 171st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 218.6 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 2.0% 71st Women, Business and the Law Index 60.62 index (0–100) 2023 up 21.2% 156th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 144th Women have the same rights to remarry as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 122nd Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 94th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 17.5% 108th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 106.91 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.4% 75th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 6.1% 80th Labor force, female 6.94 million 2025 up 24.0% 41st Labor force, female, per capita 0.193 units per person 2025 up 7.6% 100th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.9987 index 2025 up 0.3% 144th Page 1 of 4 Next →