demographic2026
Wage and salaried workers, 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
60.4%
Median: 68.9%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Qatar
98.7%
Lowest
Chad
3.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Qatar98.7%
2Kuwait98.7%
3Bahrain96.8%
4Jordan96.6%
5Norway96.6%
By Region
Europe89.1%(32 countries)
Oceania86.2%(2 countries)
North America75.2%(4 countries)
Asia66.7%(26 countries)
South America63.6%(7 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 (98.7%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 60.4%)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Other (106)
Africa (9)
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 | Qatar | 98.7% |
| 2 | Kuwait | 98.7% |
| 3 | Bahrain | 96.8% |
| 4 | Jordan | 96.6% |
| 5 | Norway | 96.6% |
| 6 | United States of America | 96.1% |
| 7 | Macao | 95.5% |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 95.2% |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 94.6% |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 94.4% |
| 11 | Denmark | 94.2% |
| 12 | Germany | 94.1% |
| 13 | Sweden | 93.6% |
| 14 | Oman | 93.6% |
| 15 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 93.5% |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 93.1% |
| 17 | Belarus | 93.1% |
| 18 | Estonia | 92.4% |
| 19 | Japan | 92.3% |
| 20 | Ireland | 92.2% |
| 21 | Slovakia | 92.1% |
| 22 | Puerto Rico | 92.0% |
| 23 | Cyprus | 92.0% |
| 24 | Finland | 91.8% |
| 25 | Israel | 91.6% |
| 26 | Singapore | 91.6% |
| 27 | Lithuania | 91.3% |
| 28 | Iceland | 91.3% |
| 29 | Croatia | 91.2% |
| 30 | Brunei Darussalam | 91.1% |
| 31 | Hungary | 91.0% |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 90.9% |
| 33 | Austria | 90.4% |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 90.2% |
| 35 | Malta | 90.2% |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 90.1% |
| 37 | Slovenia | 90.0% |
| 38 | Canada | 89.7% |
| 39 | France | 89.2% |
| 40 | Bahamas | 88.9% |
| 41 | Belgium | 88.9% |
| 42 | Spain | 88.8% |
| 43 | Mauritius | 88.7% |
| 44 | Romania | 88.7% |
| 45 | Portugal | 88.7% |
| 46 | Czech Republic | 88.5% |
| 47 | Latvia | 88.5% |
| 48 | New Caledonia | 88.4% |
| 49 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 88.1% |
| 50 | Montenegro | 88.0% |
| 51 | Australia | 87.6% |
| 52 | Netherlands | 87.3% |
| 53 | Barbados | 86.6% |
| 54 | Guam | 86.6% |
| 55 | Poland | 86.3% |
| 56 | South Africa | 85.3% |
| 57 | Lebanon | 85.1% |
| 58 | Switzerland | 85.0% |
| 59 | French Polynesia | 84.8% |
| 60 | New Zealand | 84.8% |
| 61 | Tunisia | 84.7% |
| 62 | Italy | 84.1% |
| 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | 83.1% |
| 64 | Malaysia | 81.8% |
| 65 | Saint Lucia | 81.5% |
| 66 | Cuba | 81.1% |
| 67 | Ukraine | 80.8% |
| 68 | South Korea | 80.4% |
| 69 | Suriname | 78.9% |
| 70 | Chile | 77.1% |
| 71 | Argentina | 77.1% |
| 72 | State of Palestine | 77.1% |
| 73 | Libya | 76.6% |
| 74 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 76.5% |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 76.5% |
| 76 | Algeria | 76.5% |
| 77 | Syrian Arab Republic | 76.3% |
| 78 | Serbia | 75.7% |
| 79 | Greece | 75.2% |
| 80 | Brazil | 75.1% |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 74.6% |
| 82 | Uruguay | 74.3% |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 74.0% |
| 84 | Morocco | 73.7% |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | 73.6% |
| 86 | Türkiye | 72.1% |
| 87 | Botswana | 71.8% |
| 88 | Turkmenistan | 70.3% |
| 89 | Guyana | 70.2% |
| 90 | Uzbekistan | 69.5% |
| 91 | Jamaica | 69.5% |
| 92 | Egypt | 69.3% |
| 93 | Mexico | 69.1% |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea | 68.8% |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 68.5% |
| 96 | Maldives | 68.1% |
| 97 | Fiji | 67.3% |
| 98 | Lesotho | 66.1% |
| 99 | Armenia | 64.9% |
| 100 | Eswatini | 64.6% |
| 101 | People's Republic of China | 64.1% |
| 102 | Tajikistan | 64.1% |
| 103 | Belize | 62.9% |
| 104 | Panama | 62.8% |
| 105 | Iraq | 62.7% |
| 106 | Venezuela | 62.5% |
| 107 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 62.5% |
| 108 | Samoa | 62.4% |
| 109 | Gabon | 61.3% |
| 110 | Mongolia | 60.7% |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 59.5% |
| 112 | Paraguay | 58.7% |
| 113 | Philippines | 58.6% |
| 114 | Namibia | 57.9% |
| 115 | El Salvador | 57.2% |
| 116 | Colombia | 57.2% |
| 117 | Tonga | 56.8% |
| 118 | Georgia | 56.5% |
| 119 | Sao Tome and Principe | 55.4% |
| 120 | Rwanda | 55.3% |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 52.3% |
| 122 | Albania | 51.1% |
| 123 | Nicaragua | 50.7% |
| 124 | Thailand | 50.0% |
| 125 | Guatemala | 45.9% |
| 126 | Honduras | 45.4% |
| 127 | Peru | 44.9% |
| 128 | Sudan | 43.2% |
| 129 | Vietnam | 41.4% |
| 130 | Eritrea | 40.8% |
| 131 | Moldova, Republic of | 40.5% |
| 132 | Ecuador | 39.3% |
| 133 | Indonesia | 39.2% |
| 134 | Cambodia | 38.9% |
| 135 | Djibouti | 37.2% |
| 136 | Vanuatu | 36.2% |
| 137 | North Korea | 36.1% |
| 138 | Myanmar | 34.7% |
| 139 | Yemen | 34.4% |
| 140 | Bangladesh | 34.2% |
| 141 | Somalia | 33.5% |
| 142 | Malawi | 32.5% |
| 143 | Comoros | 30.3% |
| 144 | Bolivia | 30.0% |
| 145 | Azerbaijan | 28.2% |
| 146 | Mauritania | 27.8% |
| 147 | Pakistan | 26.2% |
| 148 | Ghana | 25.9% |
| 149 | Kenya | 25.8% |
| 150 | Senegal | 23.5% |
| 151 | Cameroon | 21.6% |
| 152 | Zimbabwe | 21.5% |
| 153 | India | 20.6% |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | 20.4% |
| 155 | Timor-Leste | 19.9% |
| 156 | Zambia | 19.6% |
| 157 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.8% |
| 158 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 18.0% |
| 159 | Republic of The Gambia | 17.5% |
| 160 | Mali | 17.5% |
| 161 | Bhutan | 17.3% |
| 162 | Benin | 15.4% |
| 163 | South Sudan | 15.1% |
| 164 | Haiti | 14.9% |
| 165 | Togo | 14.5% |
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau | 14.4% |
| 167 | Angola | 14.4% |
| 168 | Papua New Guinea | 14.3% |
| 169 | Ethiopia | 13.0% |
| 170 | Uganda | 12.0% |
| 171 | Central African Republic | 11.6% |
| 172 | Burkina Faso | 10.8% |
| 173 | Nigeria | 10.2% |
| 174 | Guinea | 9.9% |
| 175 | Republic of the Congo | 9.8% |
| 176 | Burundi | 9.3% |
| 177 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 9.2% |
| 178 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.2% |
| 179 | Madagascar | 9.2% |
| 180 | Liberia | 9.1% |
| 181 | Nepal | 8.9% |
| 182 | Mozambique | 8.5% |
| 183 | Afghanistan | 6.4% |
| 184 | Sierra Leone | 5.1% |
| 185 | Niger | 4.5% |
| 186 | Chad | 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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