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Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) — series 2

Name: Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) — series 2
Creator: World Bank World Development Indicators
Keywords: economic, % of female employment, employment, industry, 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

11.4% of female employment

Median: 10.2% of female employment

Countries Covered

186

with available data

Highest

Lesotho

35.7% of female employment

Lowest

Burundi

0.5% of female employment

Top 5 Countries

1Lesotho35.7% of female employment

2Tunisia31.8% of female employment

3Vietnam30.9% of female employment

4Tonga26.9% of female employment

5Cambodia25.8% of female employment

By Region

Asia13.4% of female employment(26 countries)

North America13.2% of female employment(4 countries)

Europe12.2% of female employment(32 countries)

Africa11.5% of female employment(9 countries)

Other10.7% of female employment(106 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.5% of female employment)High (35.7% of female employment)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 11.4% of female employment)

Asia (26)

North America (4)

Europe (32)

Africa (9)

Other (106)

South America (7)

Oceania (2)

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	Lesotho	35.7% of female employment
2	Tunisia	31.8% of female employment
3	Vietnam	30.9% of female employment
4	Tonga	26.9% of female employment
5	Cambodia	25.8% of female employment
6	Islamic Republic of Iran	25.3% of female employment
7	People's Republic of China	24.8% of female employment
8	Algeria	24.6% of female employment
9	The Republic of North Macedonia	24.4% of female employment
10	Sri Lanka	24.1% of female employment
11	Eswatini	23.1% of female employment
12	Romania	22.1% of female employment
13	Afghanistan	21.6% of female employment
14	Sao Tome and Principe	21.2% of female employment
15	Maldives	21.1% of female employment
16	Czech Republic	20.9% of female employment
17	Togo	20.9% of female employment
18	North Korea	20.4% of female employment
19	Turkmenistan	19.8% of female employment
20	Slovakia	19.8% of female employment
21	Bulgaria	19.6% of female employment
22	Belarus	19.6% of female employment
23	Benin	19.2% of female employment
24	Serbia	19.0% of female employment
25	Thailand	18.9% of female employment
26	Guatemala	18.7% of female employment
27	Slovenia	18.7% of female employment
28	Hungary	18.5% of female employment
29	Myanmar	17.8% of female employment
30	Malaysia	17.7% of female employment
31	Nepal	17.6% of female employment
32	Türkiye	17.5% of female employment
33	Republic of the Congo	17.3% of female employment
34	Mexico	17.0% of female employment
35	Senegal	16.8% of female employment
36	Poland	16.7% of female employment
37	Nigeria	16.5% of female employment
38	Albania	16.3% of female employment
39	Honduras	16.2% of female employment
40	India	16.1% of female employment
41	Indonesia	16.1% of female employment
42	El Salvador	15.7% of female employment
43	Bosnia and Herzegovina	15.7% of female employment
44	Morocco	15.6% of female employment
45	Ghana	15.5% of female employment
46	Uzbekistan	15.4% of female employment
47	Portugal	15.2% of female employment
48	Guyana	15.0% of female employment
49	Somalia	14.8% of female employment
50	Oman	14.8% of female employment
51	Lithuania	14.7% of female employment
52	Croatia	14.6% of female employment
53	Burkina Faso	14.4% of female employment
54	Russian Federation	14.4% of female employment
55	Kyrgyzstan	14.3% of female employment
56	Ukraine	14.3% of female employment
57	Trinidad and Tobago	14.2% of female employment
58	Mongolia	13.8% of female employment
59	Estonia	13.7% of female employment
60	Italy	13.6% of female employment
61	Japan	13.4% of female employment
62	Colombia	13.2% of female employment
63	Pakistan	13.2% of female employment
64	Germany	12.8% of female employment
65	Cote d'Ivoire	12.6% of female employment
66	Nicaragua	12.2% of female employment
67	Bolivia	12.2% of female employment
68	Central African Republic	12.1% of female employment
69	Cameroon	12.0% of female employment
70	South Korea	11.9% of female employment
71	Austria	11.9% of female employment
72	Latvia	11.7% of female employment
73	Iraq	11.6% of female employment
74	South Africa	11.6% of female employment
75	Costa Rica	11.6% of female employment
76	Yemen	11.6% of female employment
77	Niger	11.5% of female employment
78	Mauritius	11.3% of female employment
79	Cape Verde	11.3% of female employment
80	Kazakhstan	11.1% of female employment
81	Brunei Darussalam	11.1% of female employment
82	State of Palestine	10.9% of female employment
83	Cuba	10.9% of female employment
84	Bhutan	10.7% of female employment
85	Venezuela	10.7% of female employment
86	Samoa	10.6% of female employment
87	Suriname	10.5% of female employment
88	Brazil	10.5% of female employment
89	Guinea	10.5% of female employment
90	Panama	10.5% of female employment
91	Comoros	10.4% of female employment
92	Rwanda	10.3% of female employment
93	Chile	10.3% of female employment
94	Saudi Arabia	10.1% of female employment
95	Mauritania	10.0% of female employment
96	Armenia	9.9% of female employment
97	Singapore	9.9% of female employment
98	New Zealand	9.8% of female employment
99	Switzerland	9.7% of female employment
100	Argentina	9.6% of female employment
101	France	9.6% of female employment
102	Madagascar	9.3% of female employment
103	Philippines	9.3% of female employment
104	Ireland	9.2% of female employment
105	Peru	9.2% of female employment
106	Denmark	9.2% of female employment
107	Spain	9.1% of female employment
108	Ecuador	9.1% of female employment
109	Bangladesh	9.0% of female employment
110	Egypt	8.8% of female employment
111	Finland	8.8% of female employment
112	Botswana	8.7% of female employment
113	United Arab Emirates	8.7% of female employment
114	Gabon	8.7% of female employment
115	Uruguay	8.6% of female employment
116	Canada	8.6% of female employment
117	Paraguay	8.5% of female employment
118	Bahrain	8.5% of female employment
119	Guam	8.3% of female employment
120	United States of America	8.2% of female employment
121	Montenegro	8.2% of female employment
122	Greece	8.2% of female employment
123	Australia	8.2% of female employment
124	Georgia	8.1% of female employment
125	Belgium	8.0% of female employment
126	Malta	8.0% of female employment
127	Dominican Republic	7.9% of female employment
128	New Caledonia	7.9% of female employment
129	Puerto Rico	7.8% of female employment
130	Namibia	7.8% of female employment
131	Belize	7.7% of female employment
132	Fiji	7.6% of female employment
133	Moldova, Republic of	7.6% of female employment
134	Mali	7.5% of female employment
135	Iceland	7.4% of female employment
136	Eritrea	7.3% of female employment
137	Virgin Islands, U.S.	7.2% of female employment
138	United Kingdom	7.2% of female employment
139	Azerbaijan	7.1% of female employment
140	Norway	7.1% of female employment
141	Sweden	7.0% of female employment
142	Barbados	6.9% of female employment
143	Tajikistan	6.9% of female employment
144	Syrian Arab Republic	6.9% of female employment
145	Israel	6.8% of female employment
146	Kuwait	6.7% of female employment
147	Guinea-Bissau	6.7% of female employment
148	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	6.6% of female employment
149	Jordan	6.3% of female employment
150	Chad	6.3% of female employment
151	Lebanon	6.1% of female employment
152	Sierra Leone	6.1% of female employment
153	Saint Lucia	5.8% of female employment
154	Lao People's Democratic Republic	5.7% of female employment
155	Cyprus	5.7% of female employment
156	Jamaica	5.7% of female employment
157	Netherlands	5.5% of female employment
158	Republic of The Gambia	5.0% of female employment
159	Ethiopia	4.8% of female employment
160	Haiti	4.8% of female employment
161	French Polynesia	4.7% of female employment
162	Libya	4.6% of female employment
163	Malawi	4.6% of female employment
164	Equatorial Guinea	4.5% of female employment
165	Kenya	4.5% of female employment
166	Democratic Republic of the Congo	4.3% of female employment
167	Vanuatu	4.3% of female employment
168	Hong Kong	4.3% of female employment
169	United Republic of Tanzania	4.2% of female employment
170	Bahamas	4.2% of female employment
171	Qatar	3.8% of female employment
172	Liberia	3.8% of female employment
173	Macao	3.6% of female employment
174	Zambia	3.6% of female employment
175	Uganda	3.5% of female employment
176	Zimbabwe	3.5% of female employment
177	Solomon Islands	3.1% of female employment
178	Sudan	2.8% of female employment
179	Papua New Guinea	2.4% of female employment
180	Luxembourg	2.2% of female employment
181	Angola	1.7% of female employment
182	Timor-Leste	1.4% of female employment
183	South Sudan	1.3% of female employment
184	Mozambique	1.2% of female employment
185	Djibouti	0.9% of female employment
186	Burundi	0.5% of female employment

Showing 186 of 186 countries

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Data Source

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

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