Gender in Malaysia 223 indicators covering gender for Malaysia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 20.9% 115th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 39.3% 111th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 22.0% 115th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2025 down 1.2% 94th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.27 index 2025 up 3.1% 17th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year 2025 down 28.3% 70th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 59.2% 2050 down 0.7% 35th Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 20.3 units per square kilometre 2023 up 29.3% 74th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0238 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.3% 85th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0831 units per square kilometre 2023 up 23.2% 76th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.819 2023 up 3.5% 67th Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 0.1 2025 unchanged 89th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 77th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.21 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 52.3% 76th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 41,670 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 28.4% 52nd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 76th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.13 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 51.9% 78th Share of the population that is female 47.7% 2025 up 0.1% 201st Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 90.36 2024 down 7.0% 173rd Gender Development Index 0.973 2023 up 0.6% 90th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.973 2023 up 0.6% 90th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.973 2023 up 0.6% 90th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.8275 2023 up 3.2% 64th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 16.5% 144th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year 2023 up 76.0% 21st Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 26.1 2016 up 4.8% 99th Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 13.5% 2025 up 30.3% 151st Population 35.56 million 2024 up 15.8% 44th Life Expectancy at Birth 76.82 2024 up 2.0% 85th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 22.25 2014 down 9.7% 119th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 31.3% 2023 down 4.9% 62nd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 31.3% 2023 down 4.9% 62nd Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 28.8% 2023 down 9.1% 89th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 80.28 2024 down 3.6% 137th Sex ratio at birth 106.37 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.2% 43rd Sex ratio by age 40.32 males per 100 females 2023 up 23.0% 37th Sex ratio at age 5 103.69 males per 100 females 2023 down 3.2% 146th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 106.37 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.2% 43rd Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 155th Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 0.6% 2023 down 3.6% 158th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 40.3% 2023 down 0.6% 91st Sex ratio at age 60 102.4 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.8% 41st Male population by age group 1.17 million people 2023 down 10.5% 54th Female population by age group 1.10 million people 2023 down 9.1% 56th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 — 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 — 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 60 2023 — 76th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →