Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed female population aged 25-64) by country
Countries reporting
92
Highest
1.0%
Malta
Lowest
0.1%
Malawi
Median
0.9%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,282
What the numbers show
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed female population aged 25-64) is currently reported for 92 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 11.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 151.0%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 57.9%).
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.4% | 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 1.4% | flat |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 8 | Netherlands | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 9 | United States of America | 1.0% | 2018 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Germany | 1.0% | 2011 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 12 | Norway | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 13 | Jordan | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | Belgium | 1.0% | 2003 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 15 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 16 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 17 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 18 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2013 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 19 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.0% | 2006 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% | 2013 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 21 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2016 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 22 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2013 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 23 | Czechia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 24 | Finland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 25 | France | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 26 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 27 | Italy | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 29 | Spain | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 30 | Korea | 1.0% | 2017 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 31 | Mexico | 1.0% | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 32 | Uruguay | 1.0% | 2021 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 1.0% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 34 | El Salvador | 1.0% | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 35 | South Africa | 1.0% | 2020 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 36 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 38 | Latvia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 39 | Brazil | 1.0% | 2021 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 40 | Kosovo | 1.0% | 2017 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 40 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1.0% | 2017 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 42 | Mauritius | 1.0% | 2012 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 43 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 2016 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 44 | Chile | 0.9% | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 45 | Belize | 0.9% | 1999 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 46 | Austria | 0.9% | 2003 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 47 | Colombia | 0.9% | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 48 | Nigeria | 0.9% | 2018 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 49 | Palestine, State of | 0.9% | 2017 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 50 | Panama | 0.9% | 2021 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 51 | Namibia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 52 | Poland | 0.9% | 2019 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 0.9% | 2014 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 54 | Honduras | 0.9% | 2017 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 55 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 56 | Jamaica | 0.9% | 2002 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 0.9% | 2017 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 58 | Greece | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 59 | Philippines | 0.9% | 2019 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 60 | Tunisia | 0.9% | 2015 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 61 | Paraguay | 0.8% | 2017 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 62 | Guatemala | 0.8% | 2011 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 63 | Gambia | 0.8% | 2020 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 64 | Romania | 0.8% | 2016 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.8% | 2020 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 66 | Mongolia | 0.8% | 2016 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 67 | Egypt | 0.8% | 2019 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 68 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.8% | 2021 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 69 | China | 0.8% | 2013 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 70 | Türkiye | 0.8% | 2019 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 71 | Ecuador | 0.7% | 2021 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 72 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2019 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 0.7% | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 74 | Peru | 0.7% | 2021 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 75 | Thailand | 0.7% | 2021 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 76 | Armenia | 0.7% | 2020 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 77 | Albania | 0.7% | 2019 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 78 | Cambodia | 0.7% | 2012 | up 89.3% | rising |
| 79 | Ghana | 0.7% | 2016 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 80 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2013 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 82 | Ethiopia | 0.4% | 2021 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 83 | India | 0.4% | 2019 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 84 | Rwanda | 0.4% | 2021 | up 151.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.4% | 2020 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 86 | Zambia | 0.4% | 2015 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 87 | Madagascar | 0.3% | 2012 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 88 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2020 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 89 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2016 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 90 | Nepal | 0.2% | 2014 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 91 | Mozambique | 0.2% | 2014 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 92 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2016 | down 57.9% | falling |