Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.FE.NE.ZS•% of female population ages 15+•1960 → 2025•207 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
207
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 32.57%
32.57% – 41.58%
41.58% – 48.33%
48.33% – 52.57%
52.57% – 57.79%
57.79% – 63.78%
> 63.78%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)
207 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)
Countries
207
Median
50.5%
Mean
49.6%
25th pctl
40.2%
75th pctl
58.9%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| NepalNPL | 226.91% | 2015 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 94.5% | 2022 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 83.3% | 2013 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 78.94% | 2024 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 78.28% | 2016 | |
| BurundiBDI | 77.49% | 2020 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 77.07% | 2024 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 76.77% | 2015 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 75.59% | 2013 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 74.17% | 2023 | |
| BeninBEN | 73.61% | 2022 | |
| NigerNER | 73.15% | 2022 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 71.89% | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 71.69% | 2021 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 71.46% | 2022 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 70.46% | 2016 | |
| RwandaRWA | 69.57% | 2025 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 69.04% | 2025 | |
| IcelandISL | 68.8% | 2025 | |
| TogoTGO | 67.61% | 2022 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 67.08% | 2024 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 66.52% | 1991 | — |
| MadagascarMDG | 66.5% | 2022 | |
| BermudaBMU | 66.41% | 2010 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 66.2% | 2016 | |
| AngolaAGO | 65.8% | 2025 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 65.51% | 2022 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 65.33% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 65.3% | 2000 | — |
| BelarusBLR | 63.94% | 2024 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 63.57% | 2023 | |
| QatarQAT | 63.28% | 2024 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 63.12% | 2018 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 62.9% | 2025 | |
| MalawiMWI | 62.56% | 2020 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 62.29% | 2018 | |
| South SudanSSD | 61.93% | 2008 | — |
| NetherlandsNLD | 61.8% | 2025 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 61.67% | 2001 | |
| GhanaGHA | 61.65% | 2024 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 61.54% | 2024 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 60.92% | 2022 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 60.62% | 2025 | |
| PeruPER | 60.54% | 2025 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 60.46% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 59.72% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 59.64% | 2020 | |
| PalauPLW | 59.5% | 2023 | |
| NorwayNOR | 59.2% | 2025 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 59.01% | 2022 | |
| ThailandTHA | 58.95% | 2025 | |
| SwedenSWE | 58.9% | 2025 | |
| IrelandIRL | 58.5% | 2025 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 58.2% | 2023 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 58.06% | 2022 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 57.9% | 2022 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 57.88% | 2010 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 57.82% | 2025 | |
| EstoniaEST | 57.8% | 2025 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 57.79% | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | 57.79% | 2025 | |
| MaltaMLT | 57.5% | 2025 | |
| CyprusCYP | 57.2% | 2025 | |
| CanadaCAN | 57.11% | 2025 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 57% | 2015 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 56.84% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 56.6% | 2025 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 56.57% | 2025 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 55.99% | 2024 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 55.74% | 2025 | |
| CubaCUB | 55.3% | 2013 | |
| CameroonCMR | 55.28% | 2021 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 55.2% | 2025 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 55.2% | 2024 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 55.17% | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | 55.14% | 2025 | |
| GermanyDEU | 54.9% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 54.88% | 2025 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 54.6% | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 54.57% | 2021 | |
| AustriaAUT | 54.11% | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 53.8% | 2024 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 53.5% | 2022 | |
| ArubaABW | 53.4% | 2011 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 53.4% | 2025 | |
| LatviaLVA | 53.2% | 2025 | |
| BhutanBTN | 52.93% | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 52.9% | 2025 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 52.64% | 2023 | |
| FinlandFIN | 52.4% | 2025 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 52.4% | 2025 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 52.14% | 2017 | |
| PortugalPRT | 52.1% | 2025 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 52.09% | 2024 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 52.06% | 2024 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 52.02% | 2024 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 51.9% | 2025 | |
| UruguayURY | 51.83% | 2024 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 51.74% | 2023 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 51.48% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 51.14% | 2025 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 51.11% | 2025 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 51% | 2024 | |
| PolandPOL | 50.55% | 2025 | |
| KenyaKEN | 50.52% | 2022 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 49.99% | 2024 | |
| EcuadorECU | 49.92% | 2025 | |
| BrazilBRA | 49.83% | 2025 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 49.54% | 2022 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 49.51% | 2024 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 49.42% | 2019 | |
| FranceFRA | 49.4% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 48.92% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 48.7% | 2025 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 48.62% | 2019 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 48.55% | 2023 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 48.47% | 2025 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 48.4% | 2024 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 48.3% | 2023 | |
| ChileCHL | 48.2% | 2025 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 47.98% | 2024 | |
| GuamGUM | 47.7% | 2011 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 47.6% | 2025 | |
| SpainESP | 47.3% | 2025 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 47.2% | 2025 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 46.98% | 2016 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 46.74% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 46.7% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 45.35% | 2014 | |
| HaitiHTI | 45.32% | 2012 | |
| MexicoMEX | 45.28% | 2025 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 45.11% | 2018 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 45.1% | 2024 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 45.08% | 2024 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 45.03% | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 45.01% | 2024 | |
| ComorosCOM | 44.86% | 2021 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 44.66% | 2020 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 44.4% | 2019 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 44.19% | 2024 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 43.98% | 2025 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 43.51% | 2020 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 43% | 2020 | |
| UkraineUKR | 42.92% | 2021 | |
| MaliMLI | 42.35% | 2024 | |
| BahrainBHR | 42.01% | 2015 | |
| TongaTON | 41.94% | 2023 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 41.68% | 2023 | |
| ChadTCD | 41.04% | 2022 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 40.94% | 2025 | |
| DominicaDMA | 40.8% | 2001 | |
| GuineaGIN | 40.7% | 2019 | |
| GreeceGRC | 40.64% | 2025 | |
| American SamoaASM | 40.34% | 1990 | — |
| SurinameSUR | 40.31% | 2016 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 40.23% | 2022 | |
| HondurasHND | 40.14% | 2025 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 39.78% | 2014 | — |
| RomaniaROU | 39.5% | 2025 | |
| MonacoMCO | 39.22% | 2016 | — |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 39.14% | 2009 | |
| ItalyITA | 38.8% | 2025 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 38.35% | 2025 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 37.92% | 2012 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 37.08% | 2024 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 36.86% | 2020 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 36.77% | 2024 | |
| OmanOMN | 35.82% | 2022 | |
| FijiFJI | 35.16% | 2024 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 34.48% | 1991 | — |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 34.18% | 1983 | — |
| NaoeroNRU | 33.8% | 2024 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 33.68% | 1991 | — |
| GabonGAB | 33.5% | 2024 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 33.27% | 2020 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 33.06% | 2021 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 32.63% | 2024 | |
| IndiaIND | 32.52% | 2025 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 32.31% | 2022 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 32.22% | 2025 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 32.19% | 2021 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 32.1% | 2025 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 30.55% | 2023 | |
| SamoaWSM | 28.97% | 2022 | |
| SenegalSEN | 28.78% | 2024 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 28.33% | 2017 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 27.71% | 2024 | |
| PakistanPAK | 25.39% | 2025 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 25.36% | 2019 | |
| LibyaLBY | 25.3% | 2012 | — |
| LebanonLBN | 25.15% | 2019 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 22.46% | 2016 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 22.01% | 2021 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 21.22% | 2023 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 20.99% | 2024 | |
| KosovoXKX | 18.39% | 2024 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 17.4% | 2022 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 16.4% | 2022 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 16.38% | 2025 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 13.5% | 2017 | |
| JordanJOR | 13.23% | 2024 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 12.82% | 2025 | |
| SudanSDN | 12.37% | 2022 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 12.09% | 2024 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 10.1% | 2010 | |
| IraqIRQ | 7.72% | 2021 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 4.46% | 2014 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)