Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed female population in working age) by country
Countries reporting
88
Highest
1.0%
Malta
Lowest
0.4%
Nepal
Median
1.0%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,180
What the numbers show
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed female population in working age) is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Malta; the lowest is 0.4% in Nepal.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.0%, and the mean is 0.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 163.7%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 20.8%).
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 2 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2013 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 4 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.0% | 2002 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 6 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 7 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Jordan | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Argentina | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Belize | 1.0% | 1999 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 12 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | United States of America | 1.0% | 2018 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 16 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 17 | Germany | 1.0% | 2011 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 18 | France | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% | 2013 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2003 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 21 | Korea | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 22 | Lithuania | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 23 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2016 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 24 | Poland | 1.0% | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 27 | Panama | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 28 | Spain | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 29 | El Salvador | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Finland | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 31 | Latvia | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 32 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 33 | Brazil | 1.0% | 2021 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 34 | Honduras | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 35 | Mexico | 1.0% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 36 | Norway | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 37 | Colombia | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 38 | Paraguay | 1.0% | 2017 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 39 | Croatia | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 40 | Republic of Moldova | 1.0% | 2021 | up 163.7% | falling |
| 41 | Italy | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 42 | Uruguay | 1.0% | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 44 | South Africa | 1.0% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 1.0% | 2014 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 46 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2004 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 1.0% | 2019 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 48 | Austria | 1.0% | 2003 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 49 | Jamaica | 1.0% | 2002 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 50 | China | 1.0% | 2013 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 51 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1.0% | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 52 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2013 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 53 | Greece | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 54 | Tunisia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 55 | Egypt | 1.0% | 2019 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 56 | Nigeria | 1.0% | 2018 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.0% | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 58 | Cambodia | 1.0% | 2012 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 59 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 60 | Chile | 1.0% | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 61 | Kosovo | 1.0% | 2017 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 61 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.0% | 2017 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 63 | Philippines | 1.0% | 2019 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 64 | Palestine, State of | 1.0% | 2017 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 65 | Namibia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 66 | Armenia | 0.9% | 2020 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 67 | Gambia | 0.9% | 2020 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 0.9% | 2021 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 69 | Romania | 0.9% | 2016 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 70 | Guatemala | 0.9% | 2011 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 71 | Türkiye | 0.9% | 2013 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 72 | India | 0.9% | 2019 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 73 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 74 | Ghana | 0.9% | 2016 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 75 | Ethiopia | 0.9% | 2021 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 76 | Georgia | 0.9% | 2013 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 77 | Zambia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 78 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2021 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 0.9% | 2016 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 80 | Peru | 0.9% | 2021 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 81 | Pakistan | 0.9% | 2020 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 82 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2021 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 83 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.8% | 2020 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 84 | Madagascar | 0.7% | 2012 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 85 | Uganda | 0.7% | 2016 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 86 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2014 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 87 | Malawi | 0.5% | 2016 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 88 | Nepal | 0.4% | 2014 | down 13.3% | rising |