Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in China

China: Employment rate, aged 15-64, female was 1.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
1.0%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
9th
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2013
All-time low
0.9%
in 2005
Years of data
5
2002–2013

Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in China, 2002–2013

00.20.40.60.812002200720132002: 0.939 % of female labor force in working age2005: 0.885 % of female labor force in working age2007: 0.969 % of female labor force in working age2010: 0.958 % of female labor force in working age2013: 0.978 % of female labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female labor force in working age.

Analysis

China recorded 1.0% for employment rate, aged 15-64, female in 2013. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, female in China peaked at 1.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2005.

China ranks 9th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in China, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age) in China, 2002 to 2013.
Year % of female labor force in working age Change
2002 0.9%
2005 0.9% -5.7%
2007 1.0% +9.6%
2010 1.0% -1.2%
2013 1.0% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 3
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 2

Countries ranked near China

  1. 6 Thailand 1.0% compare
  2. 7 Madagascar 1.0% compare
  3. 8 Guatemala 1.0% compare
  4. 10 Nepal 1.0% compare
  5. 11 Malta 1.0% compare
  6. 12 Iceland 1.0% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

More reference data data for China

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, female in China?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in China was 1.0% in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2005.
How does China rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, female?
China ranks 9th out of 108 countries with data for 2013.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in China. Statizoid. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/employment-rate-aged-15-64-female-percent-of-female-labor-force-in-working-age/china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/employment-rate-aged-15-64-female-percent-of-female-labor-force-in-working-age/china/">Employment rate, aged 15-64, female in China</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age)
Unit
% of female labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed