Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed female population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
94
Highest
1.0%
Malta
Lowest
0.1%
Malawi
Median
0.9%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,370
What the numbers show
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed female population in working age) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Malta; the lowest is 0.1% in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 0.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 129.1%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 59.6%).
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2005 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 6 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 9 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 10 | United States of America | 1.0% | 2018 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 11 | Germany | 1.0% | 2011 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 12 | Jordan | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | Norway | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 15 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 16 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 17 | Australia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 18 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 19 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2013 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 20 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2013 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 21 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2016 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 22 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.0% | 2006 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% | 2013 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 24 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 25 | Finland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 26 | France | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 27 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 28 | Italy | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 29 | Korea | 1.0% | 2017 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 31 | Spain | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 32 | Uruguay | 1.0% | 2021 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 34 | Mexico | 1.0% | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 35 | Austria | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 36 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 37 | El Salvador | 1.0% | 2017 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 38 | South Africa | 1.0% | 2020 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 39 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.0% | 2017 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 39 | Kosovo | 1.0% | 2017 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 42 | Mauritius | 1.0% | 2012 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 44 | Brazil | 1.0% | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 45 | Lithuania | 1.0% | 2016 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 46 | Chile | 0.9% | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 47 | Palestine, State of | 0.9% | 2017 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 48 | Belize | 0.9% | 1999 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 49 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 50 | Nigeria | 0.9% | 2018 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 51 | Namibia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 52 | Poland | 0.9% | 2019 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 53 | Panama | 0.9% | 2021 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 54 | Honduras | 0.9% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 0.9% | 2014 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 56 | Jamaica | 0.9% | 2002 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 57 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 0.9% | 2017 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 59 | Greece | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 60 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2019 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 61 | Paraguay | 0.9% | 2017 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 62 | Tunisia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 63 | Guatemala | 0.8% | 2011 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 64 | Gambia | 0.8% | 2020 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 65 | Romania | 0.8% | 2016 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 66 | Egypt | 0.8% | 2019 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 67 | Mongolia | 0.8% | 2016 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 68 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.8% | 2020 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 69 | China | 0.8% | 2013 | up 56.9% | rising |
| 70 | Indonesia | 0.8% | 2019 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 71 | Türkiye | 0.8% | 2019 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 72 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.8% | 2021 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 0.7% | 2019 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 74 | Ecuador | 0.7% | 2021 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 75 | Peru | 0.7% | 2021 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 76 | Thailand | 0.7% | 2021 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 77 | Armenia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 78 | Cambodia | 0.7% | 2012 | up 78.5% | rising |
| 79 | Albania | 0.7% | 2019 | up 74.3% | rising |
| 80 | Ghana | 0.7% | 2016 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 81 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2013 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 0.6% | 2016 | up 71.3% | flat |
| 83 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 84 | India | 0.4% | 2019 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 85 | Rwanda | 0.4% | 2021 | up 129.1% | rising |
| 86 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.4% | 2020 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 87 | Zambia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 88 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2020 | up 25.4% | flat |
| 89 | Madagascar | 0.3% | 2012 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 90 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2016 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 91 | Nepal | 0.2% | 2014 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 92 | Mozambique | 0.2% | 2014 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 0.2% | 2009 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 94 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2016 | down 59.6% | falling |