demographic2025

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — series 2

Name: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — series 2
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: demographic, % of female population ages 15+, employment, population, ratio, female, modeled, ilo, estimate, series

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•186 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

47.4% of female population ages 15+

Median: 49.9% of female population ages 15+

Countries Covered

186

with available data

Highest

Solomon Islands

81.2% of female population ages 15+

Lowest

Yemen

3.2% of female population ages 15+

Top 5 Countries

1Solomon Islands81.2% of female population ages 15+

2Madagascar80.2% of female population ages 15+

3Burundi78.9% of female population ages 15+

4United Republic of Tanzania78.5% of female population ages 15+

5Nigeria77.6% of female population ages 15+

By Region

Oceania61.3% of female population ages 15+(2 countries)

Europe51.7% of female population ages 15+(32 countries)

South America50.8% of female population ages 15+(7 countries)

North America48.4% of female population ages 15+(4 countries)

Other47.8% of female population ages 15+(106 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (3.2% of female population ages 15+)High (81.2% of female population ages 15+)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 47.4% of female population ages 15+)

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

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Solomon Islands	81.2% of female population ages 15+
2	Madagascar	80.2% of female population ages 15+
3	Burundi	78.9% of female population ages 15+
4	United Republic of Tanzania	78.5% of female population ages 15+
5	Nigeria	77.6% of female population ages 15+
6	Cambodia	77.2% of female population ages 15+
7	North Korea	74.9% of female population ages 15+
8	Benin	74.1% of female population ages 15+
9	Uganda	73.1% of female population ages 15+
10	Niger	72.6% of female population ages 15+
11	Mozambique	71.6% of female population ages 15+
12	Moldova, Republic of	71.4% of female population ages 15+
13	Bolivia	70.5% of female population ages 15+
14	Liberia	70.4% of female population ages 15+
15	Eritrea	67.9% of female population ages 15+
16	Iceland	67.7% of female population ages 15+
17	Vietnam	67.6% of female population ages 15+
18	Bahamas	64.2% of female population ages 15+
19	New Zealand	62.6% of female population ages 15+
20	Angola	61.9% of female population ages 15+
21	Macao	61.8% of female population ages 15+
22	Singapore	61.7% of female population ages 15+
23	Qatar	61.6% of female population ages 15+
24	Burkina Faso	61.3% of female population ages 15+
25	Peru	61.3% of female population ages 15+
26	Lao People's Democratic Republic	61.0% of female population ages 15+
27	Central African Republic	60.9% of female population ages 15+
28	South Sudan	60.8% of female population ages 15+
29	Timor-Leste	60.7% of female population ages 15+
30	Jamaica	60.3% of female population ages 15+
31	Israel	60.2% of female population ages 15+
32	Netherlands	60.2% of female population ages 15+
33	Australia	60.0% of female population ages 15+
34	Democratic Republic of the Congo	59.7% of female population ages 15+
35	Norway	59.4% of female population ages 15+
36	Kazakhstan	59.2% of female population ages 15+
37	Guinea-Bissau	59.1% of female population ages 15+
38	Switzerland	59.1% of female population ages 15+
39	Kenya	58.8% of female population ages 15+
40	Thailand	58.5% of female population ages 15+
41	Cote d'Ivoire	57.9% of female population ages 15+
42	Cyprus	57.9% of female population ages 15+
43	Denmark	57.3% of female population ages 15+
44	Ireland	57.1% of female population ages 15+
45	Azerbaijan	57.0% of female population ages 15+
46	Barbados	56.8% of female population ages 15+
47	People's Republic of China	56.8% of female population ages 15+
48	Zimbabwe	56.3% of female population ages 15+
49	Canada	56.3% of female population ages 15+
50	Sweden	56.2% of female population ages 15+
51	Estonia	56.1% of female population ages 15+
52	Ethiopia	55.8% of female population ages 15+
53	Togo	55.5% of female population ages 15+
54	Paraguay	55.4% of female population ages 15+
55	Saint Lucia	55.3% of female population ages 15+
56	South Korea	55.3% of female population ages 15+
57	Belarus	55.2% of female population ages 15+
58	United Kingdom	54.8% of female population ages 15+
59	Malawi	54.7% of female population ages 15+
60	Japan	54.6% of female population ages 15+
61	Bhutan	54.4% of female population ages 15+
62	Cameroon	54.2% of female population ages 15+
63	Malta	54.2% of female population ages 15+
64	Lithuania	54.0% of female population ages 15+
65	United States of America	54.0% of female population ages 15+
66	Luxembourg	53.8% of female population ages 15+
67	Ghana	53.5% of female population ages 15+
68	Guam	53.5% of female population ages 15+
69	Germany	53.4% of female population ages 15+
70	Russian Federation	53.3% of female population ages 15+
71	Zambia	53.0% of female population ages 15+
72	Uruguay	52.3% of female population ages 15+
73	Austria	52.2% of female population ages 15+
74	Latvia	52.2% of female population ages 15+
75	Indonesia	52.1% of female population ages 15+
76	Albania	52.0% of female population ages 15+
77	Slovakia	51.9% of female population ages 15+
78	Hungary	51.9% of female population ages 15+
79	Republic of the Congo	51.7% of female population ages 15+
80	Czech Republic	51.7% of female population ages 15+
81	Brunei Darussalam	51.6% of female population ages 15+
82	Finland	51.5% of female population ages 15+
83	Mali	51.3% of female population ages 15+
84	Portugal	51.1% of female population ages 15+
85	United Arab Emirates	50.8% of female population ages 15+
86	Georgia	50.7% of female population ages 15+
87	Hong Kong	50.6% of female population ages 15+
88	Sierra Leone	50.5% of female population ages 15+
89	Slovenia	50.5% of female population ages 15+
90	Ecuador	50.2% of female population ages 15+
91	Vanuatu	50.0% of female population ages 15+
92	Poland	50.0% of female population ages 15+
93	Rwanda	50.0% of female population ages 15+
94	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	49.8% of female population ages 15+
95	Papua New Guinea	49.8% of female population ages 15+
96	Malaysia	49.6% of female population ages 15+
97	Dominican Republic	49.5% of female population ages 15+
98	Brazil	49.5% of female population ages 15+
99	Philippines	49.2% of female population ages 15+
100	Panama	49.2% of female population ages 15+
101	Mongolia	49.1% of female population ages 15+
102	Bulgaria	48.7% of female population ages 15+
103	Serbia	48.7% of female population ages 15+
104	Nicaragua	48.6% of female population ages 15+
105	Argentina	48.2% of female population ages 15+
106	Haiti	47.8% of female population ages 15+
107	Chile	47.8% of female population ages 15+
108	Equatorial Guinea	47.7% of female population ages 15+
109	France	47.6% of female population ages 15+
110	El Salvador	47.3% of female population ages 15+
111	Chad	47.0% of female population ages 15+
112	Belgium	47.0% of female population ages 15+
113	Spain	46.5% of female population ages 15+
114	Virgin Islands, U.S.	46.3% of female population ages 15+
115	Colombia	46.2% of female population ages 15+
116	Mexico	46.2% of female population ages 15+
117	Botswana	45.9% of female population ages 15+
118	Trinidad and Tobago	45.9% of female population ages 15+
119	Comoros	45.6% of female population ages 15+
120	Croatia	44.9% of female population ages 15+
121	New Caledonia	44.9% of female population ages 15+
122	Namibia	44.8% of female population ages 15+
123	Cape Verde	44.7% of female population ages 15+
124	Kuwait	44.4% of female population ages 15+
125	Armenia	44.0% of female population ages 15+
126	Montenegro	44.0% of female population ages 15+
127	Mauritius	43.8% of female population ages 15+
128	Ukraine	42.9% of female population ages 15+
129	Republic of The Gambia	42.7% of female population ages 15+
130	Costa Rica	42.4% of female population ages 15+
131	Kyrgyzstan	42.4% of female population ages 15+
132	Tonga	41.3% of female population ages 15+
133	Guyana	41.0% of female population ages 15+
134	French Polynesia	40.8% of female population ages 15+
135	Bahrain	40.8% of female population ages 15+
136	Guinea	40.5% of female population ages 15+
137	Belize	40.2% of female population ages 15+
138	Suriname	40.0% of female population ages 15+
139	Greece	39.6% of female population ages 15+
140	Myanmar	39.5% of female population ages 15+
141	Romania	39.5% of female population ages 15+
142	Cuba	39.2% of female population ages 15+
143	Lesotho	39.2% of female population ages 15+
144	Maldives	39.1% of female population ages 15+
145	Uzbekistan	38.5% of female population ages 15+
146	The Republic of North Macedonia	38.0% of female population ages 15+
147	Italy	37.8% of female population ages 15+
148	Turkmenistan	37.3% of female population ages 15+
149	Bangladesh	37.2% of female population ages 15+
150	Guatemala	37.1% of female population ages 15+
151	Honduras	37.1% of female population ages 15+
152	Senegal	37.0% of female population ages 15+
153	Fiji	35.8% of female population ages 15+
154	Puerto Rico	35.0% of female population ages 15+
155	Venezuela	34.9% of female population ages 15+
156	Bosnia and Herzegovina	34.0% of female population ages 15+
157	South Africa	32.9% of female population ages 15+
158	Türkiye	32.8% of female population ages 15+
159	India	31.1% of female population ages 15+
160	Eswatini	31.0% of female population ages 15+
161	Saudi Arabia	30.3% of female population ages 15+
162	Gabon	29.7% of female population ages 15+
163	Sri Lanka	29.0% of female population ages 15+
164	Samoa	28.5% of female population ages 15+
165	Oman	26.6% of female population ages 15+
166	Libya	24.7% of female population ages 15+
167	Nepal	24.2% of female population ages 15+
168	Pakistan	22.4% of female population ages 15+
169	Mauritania	22.3% of female population ages 15+
170	Tunisia	21.1% of female population ages 15+
171	Tajikistan	21.0% of female population ages 15+
172	Sao Tome and Principe	20.6% of female population ages 15+
173	Lebanon	19.0% of female population ages 15+
174	Morocco	17.6% of female population ages 15+
175	Egypt	15.6% of female population ages 15+
176	Somalia	15.6% of female population ages 15+
177	Djibouti	12.5% of female population ages 15+
178	Sudan	12.4% of female population ages 15+
179	Jordan	12.3% of female population ages 15+
180	Islamic Republic of Iran	11.8% of female population ages 15+
181	State of Palestine	11.4% of female population ages 15+
182	Algeria	11.2% of female population ages 15+
183	Syrian Arab Republic	9.4% of female population ages 15+
184	Iraq	7.6% of female population ages 15+
185	Afghanistan	3.8% of female population ages 15+
186	Yemen	3.2% of female population ages 15+

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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).

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