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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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