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Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national 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
49.2%
Median: 51.0%
Countries Covered
158
with available data
Highest
Kazakhstan
94.5%
Lowest
Iraq
7.7%
Top 5 Countries
1Kazakhstan94.5%
2United Republic of Tanzania78.9%
3Burundi77.5%
4Nigeria77.1%
5Cambodia74.2%
By Region
Oceania62.2%(2 countries)
Europe52.5%(32 countries)
North America51.8%(4 countries)
South America50.7%(7 countries)
Other48.7%(83 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (7.7%)High (94.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 49.2%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (83)
Africa (8)
Asia (22)
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 | Kazakhstan | 94.5% |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 78.9% |
| 3 | Burundi | 77.5% |
| 4 | Nigeria | 77.1% |
| 5 | Cambodia | 74.2% |
| 6 | Benin | 73.6% |
| 7 | Niger | 73.2% |
| 8 | Bolivia | 71.9% |
| 9 | Uganda | 71.7% |
| 10 | Mozambique | 71.5% |
| 11 | Moldova, Republic of | 71.3% |
| 12 | Iceland | 69.0% |
| 13 | Togo | 67.6% |
| 14 | Vietnam | 67.1% |
| 15 | Madagascar | 66.5% |
| 16 | San Marino | 65.5% |
| 17 | Belarus | 63.9% |
| 18 | New Zealand | 63.7% |
| 19 | Bahamas | 63.6% |
| 20 | Angola | 63.3% |
| 21 | Qatar | 63.3% |
| 22 | Malta | 62.6% |
| 23 | Netherlands | 61.9% |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 61.7% |
| 25 | Ghana | 61.6% |
| 26 | Seychelles | 61.5% |
| 27 | Peru | 61.0% |
| 28 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 60.9% |
| 29 | Singapore | 60.8% |
| 30 | Australia | 60.7% |
| 31 | Switzerland | 60.1% |
| 32 | Norway | 59.9% |
| 33 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 59.6% |
| 34 | Palau | 59.5% |
| 35 | Kenya | 59.4% |
| 36 | Thailand | 59.3% |
| 37 | Sweden | 59.0% |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 59.0% |
| 39 | Israel | 59.0% |
| 40 | Ireland | 58.2% |
| 41 | Estonia | 58.2% |
| 42 | Jamaica | 58.2% |
| 43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 58.1% |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 57.9% |
| 45 | Canada | 57.6% |
| 46 | Cyprus | 57.3% |
| 47 | Denmark | 56.9% |
| 48 | United Kingdom | 56.0% |
| 49 | Barbados | 56.0% |
| 50 | Saint Lucia | 55.5% |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 55.3% |
| 52 | Cameroon | 55.3% |
| 53 | United States of America | 55.2% |
| 54 | Georgia | 55.2% |
| 55 | South Korea | 55.2% |
| 56 | Germany | 55.1% |
| 57 | Russian Federation | 55.1% |
| 58 | Lithuania | 54.7% |
| 59 | Paraguay | 54.7% |
| 60 | Ethiopia | 54.6% |
| 61 | Japan | 54.2% |
| 62 | Austria | 54.1% |
| 63 | Zambia | 53.8% |
| 64 | Malaysia | 53.5% |
| 65 | Finland | 53.3% |
| 66 | Hungary | 52.9% |
| 67 | Slovakia | 52.7% |
| 68 | Latvia | 52.7% |
| 69 | Grenada | 52.6% |
| 70 | Brunei Darussalam | 52.1% |
| 71 | Albania | 52.1% |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 52.0% |
| 73 | Czech Republic | 51.8% |
| 74 | Uruguay | 51.8% |
| 75 | Slovenia | 51.8% |
| 76 | Indonesia | 51.7% |
| 77 | Armenia | 51.5% |
| 78 | Portugal | 51.2% |
| 79 | Hong Kong | 51.1% |
| 80 | Mongolia | 51.0% |
| 81 | Bhutan | 50.7% |
| 82 | Poland | 50.6% |
| 83 | Ecuador | 50.2% |
| 84 | Montenegro | 50.0% |
| 85 | Rwanda | 49.6% |
| 86 | Papua New Guinea | 49.5% |
| 87 | Zimbabwe | 49.5% |
| 88 | Argentina | 49.5% |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 49.3% |
| 90 | France | 49.0% |
| 91 | Brazil | 49.0% |
| 92 | Serbia | 48.8% |
| 93 | Philippines | 48.6% |
| 94 | Guatemala | 48.4% |
| 95 | New Caledonia | 48.3% |
| 96 | Belgium | 48.0% |
| 97 | Botswana | 48.0% |
| 98 | Chile | 47.8% |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 47.6% |
| 100 | Croatia | 46.8% |
| 101 | Spain | 46.5% |
| 102 | Panama | 46.0% |
| 103 | Mexico | 45.8% |
| 104 | Colombia | 45.7% |
| 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | 45.1% |
| 106 | El Salvador | 45.1% |
| 107 | Kiribati | 45.0% |
| 108 | Lesotho | 45.0% |
| 109 | Comoros | 44.9% |
| 110 | Myanmar | 44.7% |
| 111 | Mauritius | 44.2% |
| 112 | Venezuela | 43.5% |
| 113 | Curaçao | 43.0% |
| 114 | Ukraine | 42.9% |
| 115 | Republic of The Gambia | 42.7% |
| 116 | Mali | 42.4% |
| 117 | Costa Rica | 42.2% |
| 118 | Tonga | 41.9% |
| 119 | Kyrgyzstan | 41.7% |
| 120 | Chad | 41.0% |
| 121 | Romania | 40.6% |
| 122 | Timor-Leste | 40.2% |
| 123 | Greece | 39.5% |
| 124 | Honduras | 38.7% |
| 125 | Italy | 38.4% |
| 126 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 38.2% |
| 127 | Bangladesh | 37.1% |
| 128 | Uzbekistan | 36.9% |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.8% |
| 130 | Malawi | 36.7% |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 36.3% |
| 132 | Oman | 35.8% |
| 133 | Fiji | 35.2% |
| 134 | Nauru | 33.8% |
| 135 | Gabon | 33.5% |
| 136 | Puerto Rico | 33.3% |
| 137 | Marshall Islands | 33.1% |
| 138 | India | 33.0% |
| 139 | South Africa | 32.6% |
| 140 | Türkiye | 32.5% |
| 141 | Tuvalu | 32.3% |
| 142 | Guyana | 32.2% |
| 143 | Eswatini | 30.6% |
| 144 | Saudi Arabia | 29.7% |
| 145 | Samoa | 29.0% |
| 146 | Senegal | 28.8% |
| 147 | Sri Lanka | 27.7% |
| 148 | Pakistan | 22.3% |
| 149 | Afghanistan | 22.0% |
| 150 | Tunisia | 21.2% |
| 151 | Egypt | 21.0% |
| 152 | Somalia | 17.4% |
| 153 | Morocco | 16.4% |
| 154 | Jordan | 13.2% |
| 155 | State of Palestine | 12.4% |
| 156 | Sudan | 12.4% |
| 157 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 12.1% |
| 158 | Iraq | 7.7% |
Showing 158 of 158 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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