Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.UEM.TOTL.FE.ZS•% of female labor force•1991 → 2025•187 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
187
Frequency
yearly
Range
1991 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 2.66%
2.66% – 3.87%
3.87% – 5.11%
5.11% – 6.49%
6.49% – 9.36%
9.36% – 13.87%
> 13.87%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
187 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Countries
187
Median
5.8%
Mean
8.2%
25th pctl
3.4%
75th pctl
10.7%
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Compare trends
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
EswatiniDjiboutiSouth Africa
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 40% | 2022 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 36.03% | 2025 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 35.43% | 2025 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 34% | 2025 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 30.34% | 2025 | |
| IraqIRQ | 30.09% | 2025 | |
| GabonGAB | 28.58% | 2025 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 27.88% | 2025 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 26.08% | 2025 | |
| LibyaLBY | 25.19% | 2025 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 25% | 2025 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 24.58% | 2025 | |
| JordanJOR | 23.34% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 21.13% | 2025 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 20.65% | 2025 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 20.42% | 2025 | |
| LesothoLSO | 18.45% | 2025 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 18.4% | 2025 | |
| HaitiHTI | 18.03% | 2025 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 15.97% | 2025 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 15.59% | 2025 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 15.31% | 2025 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 14.74% | 2025 | |
| LebanonLBN | 14.48% | 2023 | |
| AngolaAGO | 14.26% | 2025 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 14.24% | 2025 | |
| SudanSDN | 14.01% | 2022 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 13.76% | 2025 | |
| South SudanSSD | 13.59% | 2023 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 13.46% | 2025 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 13.44% | 2025 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 13.26% | 2025 | |
| RwandaRWA | 12.83% | 2025 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 12.54% | 2025 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 12.22% | 2025 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 12.08% | 2025 | |
| SpainESP | 11.94% | 2025 | |
| NepalNPL | 11.82% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 11.65% | 2025 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 11.39% | 2025 | |
| GreeceGRC | 11.33% | 2025 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 11.18% | 2025 | |
| OmanOMN | 11.14% | 2025 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 11.12% | 2025 | |
| SurinameSUR | 10.84% | 2025 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 10.73% | 2025 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 10.66% | 2025 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 10.63% | 2025 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 10.51% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 10.42% | 2025 | |
| UkraineUKR | 10.15% | 2021 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 9.69% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 9.62% | 2025 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 9.37% | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 9.29% | 2025 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 9.28% | 2025 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 9.16% | 2025 | |
| FinlandFIN | 8.87% | 2025 | |
| UruguayURY | 8.65% | 2025 | |
| SwedenSWE | 8.6% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 8.14% | 2025 | |
| EstoniaEST | 8.03% | 2025 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 7.79% | 2025 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 7.7% | 2025 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 7.62% | 2025 | |
| FranceFRA | 7.54% | 2025 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 7.5% | 2025 | |
| BrazilBRA | 7.33% | 2025 | |
| ItalyITA | 7.32% | 2025 | |
| SamoaWSM | 7.29% | 2025 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 7.18% | 2025 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 7% | 2025 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 6.96% | 2025 | |
| PakistanPAK | 6.94% | 2025 | |
| FijiFJI | 6.87% | 2025 | |
| KenyaKEN | 6.74% | 2025 | |
| EritreaERI | 6.73% | 2025 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 6.63% | 2025 | |
| CanadaCAN | 6.56% | 2025 | |
| PortugalPRT | 6.53% | 2025 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 6.48% | 2025 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 6.47% | 2025 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 6.46% | 2025 | |
| HondurasHND | 6.4% | 2025 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 6.35% | 2025 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 6.27% | 2025 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 6.24% | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 6.16% | 2025 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 6.12% | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 6.1% | 2025 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 6.02% | 2025 | |
| MalawiMWI | 6.01% | 2025 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 5.84% | 2025 | |
| PeruPER | 5.78% | 2025 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 5.77% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 5.72% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 5.63% | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | 5.56% | 2025 | |
| LatviaLVA | 5.52% | 2025 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 5.46% | 2025 | |
| CyprusCYP | 5.46% | 2025 | |
| GuamGUM | 5.39% | 2025 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 5.28% | 2025 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 5.27% | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | 5.17% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 5.16% | 2025 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 5.13% | 2025 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 5.07% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 5.04% | 2025 | |
| GuineaGIN | 5.04% | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 4.53% | 2025 | |
| IrelandIRL | 4.53% | 2025 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 4.5% | 2025 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 4.41% | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 4.4% | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 4.4% | 2025 | |
| NorwayNOR | 4.35% | 2025 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 4.29% | 2025 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 4.26% | 2025 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 4.19% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 4.18% | 2025 | |
| CameroonCMR | 4.15% | 2025 | |
| IndiaIND | 4.14% | 2025 | |
| EcuadorECU | 4.1% | 2025 | |
| BhutanBTN | 4.09% | 2025 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 4.08% | 2025 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 4.08% | 2025 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 4.05% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 4.01% | 2025 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 4% | 2025 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 4% | 2025 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 3.88% | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 3.88% | 2025 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 3.86% | 2025 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 3.67% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 3.65% | 2025 | |
| BahrainBHR | 3.63% | 2025 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 3.57% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 3.55% | 2025 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 3.54% | 2025 | |
| GermanyDEU | 3.41% | 2025 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 3.41% | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | 3.37% | 2025 | |
| IcelandISL | 3.35% | 2025 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 3.31% | 2025 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 3.31% | 2025 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 3.31% | 2025 | |
| UgandaUGA | 3.29% | 2025 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 3.29% | 2025 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 3.26% | 2025 | |
| GhanaGHA | 3.22% | 2025 | |
| PolandPOL | 3.15% | 2025 | |
| SenegalSEN | 3.11% | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 3.01% | 2025 | |
| MaliMLI | 3.01% | 2025 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 2.87% | 2025 | |
| MaltaMLT | 2.83% | 2025 | |
| MexicoMEX | 2.73% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 2.69% | 2025 | |
| BelarusBLR | 2.68% | 2025 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 2.62% | 2025 | |
| TongaTON | 2.54% | 2025 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 2.48% | 2025 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 2.48% | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | 2.3% | 2025 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 2.28% | 2025 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 2.22% | 2025 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 2.22% | 2025 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 2.21% | 2025 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 2.11% | 2025 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 2.09% | 2025 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 2.05% | 2025 | |
| TogoTGO | 2.03% | 2025 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 1.91% | 2025 | |
| CubaCUB | 1.89% | 2025 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 1.63% | 2025 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 1.42% | 2025 | |
| BeninBEN | 1.38% | 2025 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 1.36% | 2025 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 1.23% | 2025 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 0.91% | 2025 | |
| ThailandTHA | 0.81% | 2025 | |
| BurundiBDI | 0.81% | 2025 | |
| ChadTCD | 0.69% | 2025 | |
| QatarQAT | 0.39% | 2025 | |
| NigerNER | 0.3% | 2025 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 0.23% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)