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Female share of low pay earners

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 Data132 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
44.0%
Median: 46.4%
Countries Covered
132
with available data
Highest
Finland
66.9%
Lowest
Yemen
4.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Finland66.9%
2Armenia66.4%
3Luxembourg65.5%
4Curaçao64.1%
5Uzbekistan64.0%
By Region
Europe54.5%(23 countries)
Oceania54.4%(2 countries)
North America49.1%(4 countries)
South America47.9%(7 countries)
Other42.1%(75 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (4.2%)High (66.9%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 44.0%)

Europe (23)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (75)
Africa (7)
Asia (14)

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
1Finland66.9%
2Armenia66.4%
3Luxembourg65.5%
4Curaçao64.1%
5Uzbekistan64.0%
6Trinidad and Tobago63.1%
7Antigua and Barbuda62.9%
8Russian Federation61.1%
9Iceland60.3%
10Bolivia59.9%
11United Kingdom58.8%
12France58.7%
13Austria58.7%
14Bahamas58.0%
15Sweden57.7%
16Portugal57.6%
17Switzerland57.6%
18Germany57.5%
19Botswana56.8%
20Czech Republic56.6%
21Tajikistan56.5%
22United States of America56.4%
23Israel56.3%
24New Zealand56.3%
25Peru55.1%
26Vietnam55.0%
27Canada54.6%
28Mongolia54.0%
29Greece53.9%
30Dominican Republic53.7%
31Slovakia53.6%
32Italy53.4%
33Tunisia53.1%
34Jamaica52.9%
35Mauritius52.8%
36Australia52.5%
37Netherlands52.2%
38Latvia52.2%
39Myanmar52.1%
40Lithuania51.9%
41Denmark51.8%
42Eswatini51.8%
43Cyprus51.8%
44Namibia51.3%
45Cambodia51.0%
46Puerto Rico50.9%
47Costa Rica50.7%
48Republic of the Congo50.4%
49Uruguay50.3%
50Chile50.2%
51Argentina49.9%
52Cook Islands49.8%
53South Africa49.5%
54Brazil48.9%
55Poland48.4%
56Rwanda48.2%
57Philippines48.0%
58New Caledonia47.9%
59Indonesia47.7%
60Paraguay47.4%
61Thailand47.0%
62Bulgaria46.9%
63Brunei Darussalam46.8%
64Sri Lanka46.6%
65Colombia46.6%
66Bosnia and Herzegovina46.5%
67Lao People's Democratic Republic46.4%
68Malta45.6%
69El Salvador44.7%
70Hungary44.7%
71Moldova, Republic of44.3%
72Maldives44.0%
73Ghana44.0%
74Uganda43.9%
75Malawi43.7%
76Malaysia43.5%
77India43.4%
78Tonga43.0%
79Guatemala42.9%
80Albania42.8%
81Ethiopia42.4%
82Mexico42.4%
83Türkiye41.7%
84Wallis and Futuna41.7%
85Fiji41.4%
86Nicaragua41.3%
87Nigeria41.2%
88Burkina Faso40.9%
89Vanuatu40.9%
90Nepal40.8%
91Belize40.6%
92Guyana40.6%
93Lesotho40.4%
94Angola40.4%
95Panama39.2%
96United Republic of Tanzania38.8%
97Senegal38.7%
98Samoa37.7%
99Spain37.5%
100Kiribati37.1%
101Zimbabwe36.7%
102Bhutan35.8%
103Cameroon35.6%
104Madagascar35.4%
105Kenya34.7%
106Benin34.4%
107Ecuador34.0%
108Honduras34.0%
109Zambia33.4%
110Mauritania32.9%
111Mali32.6%
112Bangladesh30.7%
113Cote d'Ivoire29.8%
114Liberia26.6%
115State of Palestine26.0%
116Marshall Islands25.7%
117Guinea25.6%
118Democratic Republic of the Congo25.5%
119Somalia25.2%
120Republic of The Gambia24.1%
121Timor-Leste23.5%
122Comoros22.3%
123Burundi21.9%
124Sudan21.4%
125Egypt20.9%
126Sierra Leone19.9%
127Lebanon19.4%
128Jordan17.7%
129Pakistan12.6%
130Venezuela6.8%
131Afghanistan4.3%
132Yemen4.2%
Showing 132 of 132 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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