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Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (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
47.4%
Median: 49.8%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Solomon Islands
81.1%
Lowest
Yemen
3.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Solomon Islands81.1%
2Madagascar80.2%
3Burundi79.1%
4United Republic of Tanzania78.5%
5Nigeria77.4%
By Region
Oceania61.6%(2 countries)
Europe51.9%(32 countries)
South America50.5%(7 countries)
North America48.6%(4 countries)
Other47.8%(106 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (3.3%)High (81.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 47.4%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (106)
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 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 | Solomon Islands | 81.1% |
| 2 | Madagascar | 80.2% |
| 3 | Burundi | 79.1% |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 78.5% |
| 5 | Nigeria | 77.4% |
| 6 | Cambodia | 77.1% |
| 7 | North Korea | 74.9% |
| 8 | Benin | 73.9% |
| 9 | Uganda | 73.0% |
| 10 | Niger | 72.6% |
| 11 | Mozambique | 71.5% |
| 12 | Moldova, Republic of | 71.3% |
| 13 | Liberia | 70.4% |
| 14 | Bolivia | 69.7% |
| 15 | Eritrea | 68.0% |
| 16 | Iceland | 67.9% |
| 17 | Vietnam | 67.9% |
| 18 | Bahamas | 64.9% |
| 19 | New Zealand | 63.0% |
| 20 | Macao | 62.3% |
| 21 | Angola | 62.0% |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 61.7% |
| 23 | Qatar | 61.5% |
| 24 | Singapore | 61.4% |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 61.3% |
| 26 | Peru | 61.0% |
| 27 | Central African Republic | 60.9% |
| 28 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 60.9% |
| 29 | South Sudan | 60.8% |
| 30 | Timor-Leste | 60.5% |
| 31 | Netherlands | 60.5% |
| 32 | Jamaica | 60.3% |
| 33 | Australia | 60.2% |
| 34 | Israel | 60.1% |
| 35 | Norway | 59.9% |
| 36 | Switzerland | 59.7% |
| 37 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 59.7% |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 59.1% |
| 39 | Thailand | 59.0% |
| 40 | Kenya | 58.7% |
| 41 | Cyprus | 58.2% |
| 42 | Cote d'Ivoire | 58.0% |
| 43 | Denmark | 57.5% |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 57.4% |
| 45 | Ireland | 57.3% |
| 46 | Barbados | 57.2% |
| 47 | People's Republic of China | 57.1% |
| 48 | Canada | 56.8% |
| 49 | Estonia | 56.6% |
| 50 | Sweden | 56.4% |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 56.2% |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 55.7% |
| 53 | Belarus | 55.6% |
| 54 | Togo | 55.4% |
| 55 | South Korea | 55.2% |
| 56 | United Kingdom | 55.1% |
| 57 | Malawi | 55.0% |
| 58 | Saint Lucia | 55.0% |
| 59 | Cameroon | 54.7% |
| 60 | Paraguay | 54.6% |
| 61 | United States of America | 54.3% |
| 62 | Bhutan | 54.3% |
| 63 | Japan | 54.3% |
| 64 | Malta | 54.2% |
| 65 | Lithuania | 54.2% |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 54.0% |
| 67 | Ghana | 54.0% |
| 68 | Germany | 53.9% |
| 69 | Russian Federation | 53.8% |
| 70 | Guam | 53.7% |
| 71 | Zambia | 52.9% |
| 72 | Austria | 52.8% |
| 73 | Finland | 52.4% |
| 74 | Latvia | 52.3% |
| 75 | Slovakia | 52.2% |
| 76 | Czech Republic | 52.1% |
| 77 | Hungary | 52.0% |
| 78 | Indonesia | 51.9% |
| 79 | Uruguay | 51.9% |
| 80 | Brunei Darussalam | 51.9% |
| 81 | Albania | 51.8% |
| 82 | Republic of the Congo | 51.7% |
| 83 | Mali | 51.5% |
| 84 | Portugal | 51.1% |
| 85 | Hong Kong | 51.0% |
| 86 | Georgia | 50.9% |
| 87 | Sierra Leone | 50.7% |
| 88 | Slovenia | 50.6% |
| 89 | Poland | 50.4% |
| 90 | United Arab Emirates | 50.2% |
| 91 | Vanuatu | 50.2% |
| 92 | Ecuador | 50.1% |
| 93 | Mongolia | 49.8% |
| 94 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.7% |
| 95 | Papua New Guinea | 49.6% |
| 96 | Malaysia | 49.5% |
| 97 | Rwanda | 49.5% |
| 98 | Philippines | 49.3% |
| 99 | Brazil | 49.1% |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 48.9% |
| 101 | Panama | 48.7% |
| 102 | Serbia | 48.7% |
| 103 | Bulgaria | 48.5% |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 48.5% |
| 105 | Argentina | 48.1% |
| 106 | Equatorial Guinea | 48.1% |
| 107 | France | 48.0% |
| 108 | Haiti | 47.9% |
| 109 | Chile | 47.8% |
| 110 | Belgium | 47.3% |
| 111 | Chad | 47.2% |
| 112 | El Salvador | 47.2% |
| 113 | Spain | 46.4% |
| 114 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 46.4% |
| 115 | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.3% |
| 116 | Mexico | 46.1% |
| 117 | Botswana | 46.0% |
| 118 | New Caledonia | 45.6% |
| 119 | Colombia | 45.6% |
| 120 | Croatia | 45.2% |
| 121 | Namibia | 45.1% |
| 122 | Comoros | 45.0% |
| 123 | Armenia | 44.8% |
| 124 | Cape Verde | 44.7% |
| 125 | Kuwait | 44.5% |
| 126 | Montenegro | 44.1% |
| 127 | Mauritius | 43.9% |
| 128 | Ukraine | 42.9% |
| 129 | Republic of The Gambia | 42.8% |
| 130 | Costa Rica | 42.4% |
| 131 | Kyrgyzstan | 42.4% |
| 132 | Tonga | 41.5% |
| 133 | Guyana | 41.1% |
| 134 | French Polynesia | 41.1% |
| 135 | Bahrain | 40.9% |
| 136 | Guinea | 40.7% |
| 137 | Suriname | 40.1% |
| 138 | Romania | 39.8% |
| 139 | Cuba | 39.6% |
| 140 | Myanmar | 39.5% |
| 141 | Lesotho | 39.5% |
| 142 | Greece | 39.3% |
| 143 | Maldives | 39.0% |
| 144 | Uzbekistan | 38.6% |
| 145 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 38.2% |
| 146 | Italy | 38.0% |
| 147 | Belize | 37.9% |
| 148 | Turkmenistan | 37.4% |
| 149 | Bangladesh | 37.4% |
| 150 | Guatemala | 37.1% |
| 151 | Honduras | 37.0% |
| 152 | Senegal | 36.7% |
| 153 | Fiji | 35.8% |
| 154 | Venezuela | 35.2% |
| 155 | Puerto Rico | 35.0% |
| 156 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34.4% |
| 157 | South Africa | 32.7% |
| 158 | Türkiye | 32.4% |
| 159 | India | 31.1% |
| 160 | Eswatini | 30.5% |
| 161 | Gabon | 29.8% |
| 162 | Saudi Arabia | 29.7% |
| 163 | Sri Lanka | 28.9% |
| 164 | Samoa | 28.8% |
| 165 | Oman | 26.6% |
| 166 | Libya | 24.8% |
| 167 | Nepal | 24.1% |
| 168 | Mauritania | 22.3% |
| 169 | Pakistan | 22.2% |
| 170 | Tunisia | 21.1% |
| 171 | Tajikistan | 21.0% |
| 172 | Sao Tome and Principe | 20.7% |
| 173 | Lebanon | 19.0% |
| 174 | Morocco | 17.7% |
| 175 | Egypt | 15.6% |
| 176 | Somalia | 15.6% |
| 177 | Sudan | 12.4% |
| 178 | Djibouti | 12.4% |
| 179 | Jordan | 12.3% |
| 180 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 12.0% |
| 181 | State of Palestine | 11.4% |
| 182 | Algeria | 11.3% |
| 183 | Syrian Arab Republic | 9.5% |
| 184 | Iraq | 7.7% |
| 185 | Afghanistan | 3.8% |
| 186 | Yemen | 3.3% |
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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