Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
86
Highest
1.0%
Norway
Lowest
0.0%
Malawi
Median
0.8%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,157
What the numbers show
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age) is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Norway; the lowest is 0.0% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8%, and the mean is 0.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 46.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 204.8%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 86.3%).
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 2 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2013 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2016 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 5 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2016 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 7 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.0% | 2002 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 9 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Germany | 1.0% | 2011 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 11 | United States of America | 1.0% | 2018 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 12 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 13 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2013 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 14 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2004 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 15 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 16 | Finland | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 17 | Kosovo | 0.9% | 2017 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 17 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.9% | 2017 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 19 | Jordan | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 20 | Croatia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 21 | France | 0.9% | 2016 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 22 | Portugal | 0.9% | 2016 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 23 | Estonia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 0.9% | 2016 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 0.9% | 2013 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 26 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 27 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2003 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 28 | Spain | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 29 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2016 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 30 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2016 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 31 | El Salvador | 0.9% | 2017 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 0.9% | 2021 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 33 | Austria | 0.9% | 2003 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2020 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 35 | Korea | 0.9% | 2017 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 36 | Nigeria | 0.9% | 2018 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 37 | Mexico | 0.9% | 2020 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 38 | Belize | 0.8% | 1999 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 0.8% | 2016 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 40 | Palestine, State of | 0.8% | 2017 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 41 | Namibia | 0.8% | 2015 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 42 | Republic of Moldova | 0.8% | 2021 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 43 | Jamaica | 0.8% | 2002 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 44 | Philippines | 0.8% | 2019 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 45 | Poland | 0.8% | 2019 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 46 | Honduras | 0.8% | 2017 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 47 | Chile | 0.7% | 2017 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 48 | Nicaragua | 0.7% | 2014 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2017 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 50 | Greece | 0.7% | 2016 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 0.7% | 2019 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 52 | Guatemala | 0.7% | 2011 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 53 | Panama | 0.7% | 2021 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 54 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2021 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2020 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 56 | Egypt | 0.6% | 2019 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 57 | Brazil | 0.6% | 2021 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 58 | Paraguay | 0.6% | 2017 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 59 | Uruguay | 0.6% | 2021 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 60 | Cambodia | 0.6% | 2012 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 61 | Thailand | 0.6% | 2021 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 62 | China | 0.6% | 2013 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Indonesia | 0.6% | 2019 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 64 | Romania | 0.5% | 2016 | up 110.9% | rising |
| 65 | Tunisia | 0.5% | 2015 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 66 | Mongolia | 0.5% | 2016 | up 100.3% | rising |
| 67 | Gambia | 0.4% | 2020 | up 145.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 0.4% | 2016 | up 89.1% | rising |
| 69 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2016 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 70 | Armenia | 0.4% | 2020 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 71 | Ecuador | 0.3% | 2021 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 72 | Ethiopia | 0.3% | 2021 | up 100.5% | rising |
| 73 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2021 | up 126.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.3% | 2021 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 75 | India | 0.3% | 2019 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 76 | Georgia | 0.3% | 2013 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 77 | Peru | 0.2% | 2021 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 78 | Madagascar | 0.2% | 2012 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 79 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2020 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 80 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2020 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 81 | Türkiye | 0.2% | 2013 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 82 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 83 | Nepal | 0.1% | 2014 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 84 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 128.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2014 | up 204.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2016 | down 86.3% | falling |