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Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.FE.ZS% of female population ages 15+1991 → 2025187 countries
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)
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High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
187
Frequency
yearly
Range
1991 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) infographic

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 31.06%
31.06% – 41.03%
41.03% – 47.78%
47.78% – 51.6%
51.6% – 55.4%
55.4% – 60.85%
> 60.85%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Highest 15 countries

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
187 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Distribution across countries

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Countries
187
 
Median
49.8%
 
Mean
47.4%
 
25th pctl
39.5%
 
75th pctl
56.8%
 
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Compare trends

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Solomon IslandsMadagascarBurundi
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
CountryLatestDateTrend
Solomon IslandsSLB81.17%2025
MadagascarMDG80.17%2025
BurundiBDI78.85%2025
TanzaniaTZA78.5%2025
NigeriaNGA77.57%2025
CambodiaKHM77.17%2025
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK74.87%2025
BeninBEN74.13%2025
UgandaUGA73.11%2025
NigerNER72.56%2025
MozambiqueMOZ71.56%2025
MoldovaMDA71.44%2025
BoliviaBOL70.46%2025
LiberiaLBR70.43%2025
EritreaERI67.94%2025
IcelandISL67.67%2025
Viet NamVNM67.62%2025
Bahamas, TheBHS64.25%2025
New ZealandNZL62.59%2025
AngolaAGO61.93%2025
Macao SAR, ChinaMAC61.8%2025
SingaporeSGP61.75%2025
QatarQAT61.61%2025
Burkina FasoBFA61.35%2025
PeruPER61.29%2025
Lao PDRLAO61%2025
Central African RepublicCAF60.88%2025
South SudanSSD60.82%2023
Timor-LesteTLS60.67%2025
JamaicaJAM60.33%2025
IsraelISR60.18%2025
NetherlandsNLD60.15%2025
AustraliaAUS59.98%2025
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD59.66%2025
NorwayNOR59.39%2025
KazakhstanKAZ59.23%2025
Guinea-BissauGNB59.13%2025
SwitzerlandCHE59.09%2025
KenyaKEN58.79%2025
ThailandTHA58.48%2025
Cote d'IvoireCIV57.89%2025
CyprusCYP57.87%2025
DenmarkDNK57.32%2025
IrelandIRL57.05%2025
AzerbaijanAZE56.95%2025
BarbadosBRB56.79%2025
ChinaCHN56.78%2025
ZimbabweZWE56.33%2025
CanadaCAN56.26%2025
SwedenSWE56.24%2025
EstoniaEST56.09%2025
EthiopiaETH55.81%2025
TogoTGO55.49%2025
ParaguayPRY55.41%2025
St. LuciaLCA55.34%2025
Korea, Rep.KOR55.25%2025
BelarusBLR55.25%2025
United KingdomGBR54.81%2025
MalawiMWI54.69%2025
JapanJPN54.62%2025
BhutanBTN54.38%2025
CameroonCMR54.25%2025
MaltaMLT54.22%2025
LithuaniaLTU54.01%2025
United StatesUSA53.99%2025
LuxembourgLUX53.76%2025
GhanaGHA53.48%2025
GuamGUM53.47%2025
GermanyDEU53.41%2025
Russian FederationRUS53.34%2025
ZambiaZMB52.95%2025
UruguayURY52.3%2025
AustriaAUT52.21%2025
LatviaLVA52.2%2025
IndonesiaIDN52.1%2025
AlbaniaALB52.02%2025
Slovak RepublicSVK51.94%2025
HungaryHUN51.92%2025
Congo, Rep.COG51.72%2025
CzechiaCZE51.69%2025
Brunei DarussalamBRN51.57%2025
FinlandFIN51.48%2025
MaliMLI51.25%2025
PortugalPRT51.06%2025
United Arab EmiratesARE50.81%2025
GeorgiaGEO50.65%2025
Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG50.63%2025
Sierra LeoneSLE50.52%2025
SloveniaSVN50.52%2025
EcuadorECU50.24%2025
VanuatuVUT49.99%2025
PolandPOL49.99%2025
RwandaRWA49.95%2025
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT49.76%2025
Papua New GuineaPNG49.76%2025
MalaysiaMYS49.65%2025
Dominican RepublicDOM49.52%2025
BrazilBRA49.5%2025
PhilippinesPHL49.24%2025
PanamaPAN49.21%2025
MongoliaMNG49.14%2025
BulgariaBGR48.72%2025
SerbiaSRB48.68%2025
NicaraguaNIC48.61%2025
ArgentinaARG48.2%2025
HaitiHTI47.82%2025
ChileCHL47.8%2025
Equatorial GuineaGNQ47.73%2025
FranceFRA47.6%2025
El SalvadorSLV47.3%2025
BelgiumBEL46.98%2025
ChadTCD46.98%2025
SpainESP46.52%2025
Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR46.32%2025
ColombiaCOL46.2%2025
MexicoMEX46.16%2025
Channel IslandsCHI46.07%2025
BotswanaBWA45.94%2025
Trinidad and TobagoTTO45.92%2025
ComorosCOM45.55%2025
CroatiaHRV44.94%2025
New CaledoniaNCL44.9%2025
NamibiaNAM44.81%2025
Cabo VerdeCPV44.72%2025
KuwaitKWT44.36%2025
ArmeniaARM44.03%2025
MontenegroMNE43.95%2025
MauritiusMUS43.84%2025
UkraineUKR42.89%2021
Gambia, TheGMB42.68%2025
Costa RicaCRI42.44%2025
Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ42.37%2025
TongaTON41.27%2025
GuyanaGUY40.99%2025
French PolynesiaPYF40.78%2025
BahrainBHR40.76%2025
GuineaGIN40.5%2025
BelizeBLZ40.22%2025
SurinameSUR40.05%2025
GreeceGRC39.61%2025
MyanmarMMR39.49%2025
RomaniaROU39.48%2025
CubaCUB39.22%2025
LesothoLSO39.22%2025
MaldivesMDV39.07%2025
UzbekistanUZB38.45%2025
North MacedoniaMKD37.99%2025
ItalyITA37.82%2025
TurkmenistanTKM37.29%2025
BangladeshBGD37.23%2025
GuatemalaGTM37.07%2025
HondurasHND37.06%2025
SenegalSEN37.03%2025
FijiFJI35.81%2025
Puerto Rico (US)PRI34.99%2025
Venezuela, RBVEN34.93%2025
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH34.04%2025
South AfricaZAF32.92%2025
TurkiyeTUR32.82%2025
IndiaIND31.08%2025
EswatiniSWZ31.04%2025
Saudi ArabiaSAU30.32%2025
GabonGAB29.73%2025
Sri LankaLKA28.99%2025
SamoaWSM28.5%2025
OmanOMN26.62%2025
LibyaLBY24.68%2025
NepalNPL24.23%2025
PakistanPAK22.38%2025
MauritaniaMRT22.32%2025
TunisiaTUN21.09%2025
TajikistanTJK21.02%2025
Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP20.64%2025
LebanonLBN19.02%2023
MoroccoMAR17.6%2025
Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY15.63%2025
Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM15.61%2025
DjiboutiDJI12.5%2025
SudanSDN12.43%2022
JordanJOR12.29%2025
Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN11.83%2025
West Bank and GazaPSE11.36%2022
AlgeriaDZA11.22%2025
Syrian Arab RepublicSYR9.41%2025
IraqIRQ7.65%2025
AfghanistanAFG3.82%2025
Yemen, Rep.YEM3.25%2025
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)