economic2026
Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
2.4%
Median: 2.0%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Timor-Leste
15.5%
Lowest
Pakistan
0.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Timor-Leste15.5%
2Djibouti14.8%
3Azerbaijan13.1%
4Nigeria10.4%
5Sao Tome and Principe8.6%
By Region
Oceania4.3%(2 countries)
Africa3.6%(9 countries)
Other2.5%(106 countries)
Europe2.2%(32 countries)
North America2.1%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1%)High (15.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.4%)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Other (106)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timor-Leste | 15.5% |
| 2 | Djibouti | 14.8% |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 13.1% |
| 4 | Nigeria | 10.4% |
| 5 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.6% |
| 6 | Tonga | 8.4% |
| 7 | Uzbekistan | 8.2% |
| 8 | Honduras | 7.2% |
| 9 | Ghana | 6.8% |
| 10 | Somalia | 6.1% |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 6.0% |
| 12 | Switzerland | 5.3% |
| 13 | Namibia | 5.1% |
| 14 | Lesotho | 4.7% |
| 15 | Australia | 4.6% |
| 16 | Greece | 4.3% |
| 17 | Uganda | 4.2% |
| 18 | Croatia | 4.1% |
| 19 | Angola | 4.1% |
| 20 | New Zealand | 4.1% |
| 21 | Italy | 4.1% |
| 22 | Guyana | 4.0% |
| 23 | Suriname | 4.0% |
| 24 | Libya | 3.9% |
| 25 | Lebanon | 3.6% |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 3.4% |
| 27 | Central African Republic | 3.4% |
| 28 | Morocco | 3.3% |
| 29 | South Africa | 3.3% |
| 30 | El Salvador | 3.2% |
| 31 | Tunisia | 3.2% |
| 32 | Guinea | 3.2% |
| 33 | Cuba | 3.2% |
| 34 | Malaysia | 3.2% |
| 35 | South Korea | 3.2% |
| 36 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.2% |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 3.1% |
| 38 | Mexico | 3.1% |
| 39 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.1% |
| 40 | Jamaica | 3.1% |
| 41 | Latvia | 3.0% |
| 42 | Brazil | 3.0% |
| 43 | Spain | 2.9% |
| 44 | France | 2.9% |
| 45 | Portugal | 2.9% |
| 46 | Eritrea | 2.9% |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 2.8% |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.8% |
| 49 | Paraguay | 2.8% |
| 50 | Belize | 2.8% |
| 51 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.7% |
| 52 | Cambodia | 2.7% |
| 53 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.7% |
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 2.7% |
| 55 | People's Republic of China | 2.7% |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 2.6% |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 2.6% |
| 58 | French Polynesia | 2.6% |
| 59 | Bahrain | 2.5% |
| 60 | Georgia | 2.5% |
| 61 | Iceland | 2.5% |
| 62 | Madagascar | 2.5% |
| 63 | Cape Verde | 2.5% |
| 64 | Mongolia | 2.5% |
| 65 | Poland | 2.5% |
| 66 | Albania | 2.4% |
| 67 | Yemen | 2.4% |
| 68 | Austria | 2.4% |
| 69 | North Korea | 2.4% |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | 2.4% |
| 71 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 2.4% |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 2.4% |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 2.3% |
| 74 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.3% |
| 75 | Serbia | 2.3% |
| 76 | Argentina | 2.3% |
| 77 | Estonia | 2.3% |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.3% |
| 79 | New Caledonia | 2.3% |
| 80 | Venezuela | 2.2% |
| 81 | Guatemala | 2.2% |
| 82 | Niger | 2.2% |
| 83 | Peru | 2.2% |
| 84 | Eswatini | 2.1% |
| 85 | Guam | 2.1% |
| 86 | Singapore | 2.1% |
| 87 | Algeria | 2.1% |
| 88 | Uruguay | 2.1% |
| 89 | Belgium | 2.1% |
| 90 | South Sudan | 2.1% |
| 91 | Bolivia | 2.1% |
| 92 | State of Palestine | 2.0% |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 2.0% |
| 94 | Ireland | 2.0% |
| 95 | Germany | 2.0% |
| 96 | Hungary | 2.0% |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 2.0% |
| 98 | Colombia | 1.9% |
| 99 | Macao | 1.9% |
| 100 | Canada | 1.9% |
| 101 | Indonesia | 1.8% |
| 102 | Philippines | 1.8% |
| 103 | Netherlands | 1.8% |
| 104 | Slovenia | 1.8% |
| 105 | Chile | 1.8% |
| 106 | Puerto Rico | 1.7% |
| 107 | Türkiye | 1.7% |
| 108 | Zimbabwe | 1.7% |
| 109 | Fiji | 1.7% |
| 110 | Montenegro | 1.6% |
| 111 | Panama | 1.6% |
| 112 | Thailand | 1.6% |
| 113 | Vanuatu | 1.6% |
| 114 | Republic of The Gambia | 1.6% |
| 115 | Gabon | 1.6% |
| 116 | Sweden | 1.6% |
| 117 | Samoa | 1.5% |
| 118 | Ecuador | 1.5% |
| 119 | Finland | 1.5% |
| 120 | Malta | 1.5% |
| 121 | Haiti | 1.4% |
| 122 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.4% |
| 123 | Botswana | 1.4% |
| 124 | Israel | 1.4% |
| 125 | Myanmar | 1.3% |
| 126 | Sudan | 1.3% |
| 127 | Czech Republic | 1.3% |
| 128 | Bahamas | 1.3% |
| 129 | Denmark | 1.2% |
| 130 | Iraq | 1.2% |
| 131 | United States of America | 1.2% |
| 132 | Burkina Faso | 1.2% |
| 133 | Jordan | 1.2% |
| 134 | Slovakia | 1.2% |
| 135 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.1% |
| 136 | Vietnam | 1.1% |
| 137 | Comoros | 1.1% |
| 138 | Egypt | 1.0% |
| 139 | Malawi | 1.0% |
| 140 | Zambia | 1.0% |
| 141 | Liberia | 1.0% |
| 142 | Maldives | 1.0% |
| 143 | Mauritius | 1.0% |
| 144 | Sri Lanka | 1.0% |
| 145 | Cyprus | 1.0% |
| 146 | Rwanda | 1.0% |
| 147 | Ukraine | 0.9% |
| 148 | Cameroon | 0.9% |
| 149 | Togo | 0.9% |
| 150 | Kazakhstan | 0.9% |
| 151 | Hong Kong | 0.9% |
| 152 | United Kingdom | 0.9% |
| 153 | Oman | 0.9% |
| 154 | Kenya | 0.9% |
| 155 | Russian Federation | 0.8% |
| 156 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.8% |
| 157 | Mauritania | 0.8% |
| 158 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.8% |
| 159 | Kuwait | 0.7% |
| 160 | Benin | 0.7% |
| 161 | Romania | 0.7% |
| 162 | Lithuania | 0.7% |
| 163 | Bangladesh | 0.7% |
| 164 | Japan | 0.7% |
| 165 | Mozambique | 0.7% |
| 166 | India | 0.6% |
| 167 | Burundi | 0.6% |
| 168 | Senegal | 0.6% |
| 169 | Afghanistan | 0.6% |
| 170 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.6% |
| 171 | Chad | 0.6% |
| 172 | Qatar | 0.5% |
| 173 | Barbados | 0.5% |
| 174 | Nepal | 0.5% |
| 175 | Solomon Islands | 0.5% |
| 176 | Republic of the Congo | 0.5% |
| 177 | Norway | 0.4% |
| 178 | Armenia | 0.4% |
| 179 | Bhutan | 0.3% |
| 180 | Belarus | 0.3% |
| 181 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.3% |
| 182 | Mali | 0.2% |
| 183 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2% |
| 184 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.1% |
| 185 | Ethiopia | 0.1% |
| 186 | Pakistan | 0.1% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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