economic2025
Female employment rate
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
48.6%
Median: 50.0%
Countries Covered
206
with available data
Highest
Kazakhstan
94.5%
Lowest
Yemen
4.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Kazakhstan94.5%
2Solomon Islands83.3%
3United Republic of Tanzania78.9%
4Isle of Man78.3%
5Burundi77.5%
By Region
Oceania61.8%(2 countries)
Europe52.6%(32 countries)
North America51.4%(4 countries)
South America50.9%(7 countries)
Other48.5%(126 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (4.5%)High (94.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 48.6%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (126)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 94.5% |
| 2 | Solomon Islands | 83.3% |
| 3 | United Republic of Tanzania | 78.9% |
| 4 | Isle of Man | 78.3% |
| 5 | Burundi | 77.5% |
| 6 | Nigeria | 77.1% |
| 7 | Cayman Islands | 76.8% |
| 8 | Faroe Islands | 75.6% |
| 9 | Cambodia | 74.2% |
| 10 | Benin | 73.6% |
| 11 | Niger | 73.2% |
| 12 | Bolivia | 71.9% |
| 13 | Uganda | 71.7% |
| 14 | Mozambique | 71.5% |
| 15 | Rwanda | 69.6% |
| 16 | Moldova, Republic of | 69.0% |
| 17 | Iceland | 68.8% |
| 18 | Togo | 67.6% |
| 19 | Vietnam | 67.1% |
| 20 | Virgin Islands, British | 66.5% |
| 21 | Madagascar | 66.5% |
| 22 | Bermuda | 66.4% |
| 23 | Macao | 66.2% |
| 24 | Angola | 65.8% |
| 25 | San Marino | 65.5% |
| 26 | Vanuatu | 65.3% |
| 27 | People's Republic of China | 65.3% |
| 28 | Belarus | 63.9% |
| 29 | Bahamas | 63.6% |
| 30 | Qatar | 63.3% |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 63.1% |
| 32 | New Zealand | 62.9% |
| 33 | Antigua and Barbuda | 62.3% |
| 34 | South Sudan | 61.9% |
| 35 | Netherlands | 61.8% |
| 36 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 61.7% |
| 37 | Ghana | 61.6% |
| 38 | Seychelles | 61.5% |
| 39 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 60.9% |
| 40 | Australia | 60.6% |
| 41 | Peru | 60.5% |
| 42 | Singapore | 60.5% |
| 43 | Switzerland | 59.7% |
| 44 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 59.6% |
| 45 | Palau | 59.5% |
| 46 | Kenya | 59.4% |
| 47 | Norway | 59.2% |
| 48 | Guinea-Bissau | 59.0% |
| 49 | Thailand | 59.0% |
| 50 | Sweden | 58.9% |
| 51 | Ireland | 58.5% |
| 52 | Jamaica | 58.2% |
| 53 | Cote d'Ivoire | 58.1% |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 57.9% |
| 55 | Northern Mariana Islands | 57.9% |
| 56 | Paraguay | 57.8% |
| 57 | Estonia | 57.8% |
| 58 | Saint Lucia | 57.8% |
| 59 | Israel | 57.8% |
| 60 | Malta | 57.5% |
| 61 | Cyprus | 57.2% |
| 62 | Canada | 57.1% |
| 63 | Greenland | 57.0% |
| 64 | Burkina Faso | 56.8% |
| 65 | Denmark | 56.6% |
| 66 | United Kingdom | 56.6% |
| 67 | Barbados | 56.0% |
| 68 | South Korea | 55.7% |
| 69 | Cuba | 55.3% |
| 70 | Cameroon | 55.3% |
| 71 | Lithuania | 55.2% |
| 72 | Georgia | 55.2% |
| 73 | Russian Federation | 55.2% |
| 74 | Japan | 55.1% |
| 75 | Germany | 54.9% |
| 76 | United States of America | 54.9% |
| 77 | Luxembourg | 54.6% |
| 78 | Ethiopia | 54.6% |
| 79 | Austria | 54.1% |
| 80 | Zambia | 53.8% |
| 81 | Malaysia | 53.5% |
| 82 | Czech Republic | 53.4% |
| 83 | Aruba | 53.4% |
| 84 | Latvia | 53.2% |
| 85 | Bhutan | 52.9% |
| 86 | Hungary | 52.9% |
| 87 | Grenada | 52.6% |
| 88 | Finland | 52.4% |
| 89 | Slovakia | 52.4% |
| 90 | Liechtenstein | 52.1% |
| 91 | Portugal | 52.1% |
| 92 | Brunei Darussalam | 52.1% |
| 93 | Albania | 52.1% |
| 94 | United Arab Emirates | 52.0% |
| 95 | Slovenia | 51.9% |
| 96 | Uruguay | 51.8% |
| 97 | Indonesia | 51.7% |
| 98 | Armenia | 51.5% |
| 99 | Hong Kong | 51.1% |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 51.1% |
| 101 | Mongolia | 51.0% |
| 102 | Poland | 50.5% |
| 103 | Montenegro | 50.0% |
| 104 | Ecuador | 49.9% |
| 105 | Brazil | 49.8% |
| 106 | Papua New Guinea | 49.5% |
| 107 | Zimbabwe | 49.5% |
| 108 | Belize | 49.4% |
| 109 | France | 49.4% |
| 110 | Argentina | 48.9% |
| 111 | Belgium | 48.7% |
| 112 | Maldives | 48.6% |
| 113 | Philippines | 48.6% |
| 114 | Serbia | 48.5% |
| 115 | Guatemala | 48.4% |
| 116 | New Caledonia | 48.3% |
| 117 | Chile | 48.2% |
| 118 | Botswana | 48.0% |
| 119 | Guam | 47.7% |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 47.6% |
| 121 | Spain | 47.3% |
| 122 | Croatia | 47.2% |
| 123 | Kuwait | 47.0% |
| 124 | Colombia | 46.7% |
| 125 | Panama | 46.7% |
| 126 | Nicaragua | 45.4% |
| 127 | Haiti | 45.3% |
| 128 | Mexico | 45.3% |
| 129 | Namibia | 45.1% |
| 130 | Trinidad and Tobago | 45.1% |
| 131 | El Salvador | 45.1% |
| 132 | Kiribati | 45.0% |
| 133 | Lesotho | 45.0% |
| 134 | Comoros | 44.9% |
| 135 | Myanmar | 44.7% |
| 136 | Cape Verde | 44.4% |
| 137 | Mauritius | 44.2% |
| 138 | Republic of The Gambia | 44.0% |
| 139 | Venezuela | 43.5% |
| 140 | Curaçao | 43.0% |
| 141 | Ukraine | 42.9% |
| 142 | Mali | 42.4% |
| 143 | Bahrain | 42.0% |
| 144 | Tonga | 41.9% |
| 145 | Kyrgyzstan | 41.7% |
| 146 | Liberia | 41.2% |
| 147 | Chad | 41.0% |
| 148 | Costa Rica | 40.9% |
| 149 | Dominica | 40.8% |
| 150 | Guinea | 40.7% |
| 151 | Greece | 40.6% |
| 152 | American Samoa | 40.3% |
| 153 | Suriname | 40.3% |
| 154 | Timor-Leste | 40.2% |
| 155 | Honduras | 40.1% |
| 156 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 39.8% |
| 157 | Romania | 39.5% |
| 158 | Monaco | 39.2% |
| 159 | Republic of the Congo | 39.1% |
| 160 | Italy | 38.8% |
| 161 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 38.4% |
| 162 | French Polynesia | 37.9% |
| 163 | Bangladesh | 37.1% |
| 164 | Uzbekistan | 36.9% |
| 165 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.8% |
| 166 | Malawi | 36.7% |
| 167 | Oman | 35.8% |
| 168 | Fiji | 35.2% |
| 169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 34.5% |
| 170 | Equatorial Guinea | 34.2% |
| 171 | Nauru | 33.8% |
| 172 | Gibraltar | 33.7% |
| 173 | Gabon | 33.5% |
| 174 | Puerto Rico | 33.3% |
| 175 | Marshall Islands | 33.1% |
| 176 | South Africa | 32.6% |
| 177 | India | 32.5% |
| 178 | Tuvalu | 32.3% |
| 179 | Saudi Arabia | 32.2% |
| 180 | Guyana | 32.2% |
| 181 | Türkiye | 32.1% |
| 182 | Eswatini | 30.6% |
| 183 | Samoa | 29.0% |
| 184 | Senegal | 28.8% |
| 185 | Sao Tome and Principe | 28.3% |
| 186 | Sri Lanka | 27.7% |
| 187 | Pakistan | 25.4% |
| 188 | Mauritania | 25.4% |
| 189 | Libya | 25.3% |
| 190 | Lebanon | 25.2% |
| 191 | Nepal | 24.6% |
| 192 | Tajikistan | 22.5% |
| 193 | Afghanistan | 22.0% |
| 194 | Tunisia | 21.2% |
| 195 | Egypt | 21.0% |
| 196 | Somalia | 17.4% |
| 197 | Morocco | 16.4% |
| 198 | Djibouti | 16.4% |
| 199 | Algeria | 13.5% |
| 200 | Jordan | 13.2% |
| 201 | State of Palestine | 12.8% |
| 202 | Sudan | 12.4% |
| 203 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 12.1% |
| 204 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.1% |
| 205 | Iraq | 7.7% |
| 206 | Yemen | 4.5% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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