Females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group: Professionals by country
Countries reporting
59
Highest
0.6457
Russia
Lowest
0.2486
Tanzania
Median
0.4543
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
687
What the numbers show
Females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group: Professionals is currently reported for 59 countries. The highest value is 0.6457 in Russia; the lowest is 0.2486 in Tanzania.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.4543, and the mean is 0.4584.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 226.8%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 34.6%).
Females, as a share of private paid employees by occupational group: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 0.6457 | 2016 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 2 | Paraguay | 0.6232 | 2021 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 0.6146 | 2019 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 4 | Georgia | 0.5999 | 2013 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 0.5965 | 2016 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 6 | Philippines | 0.5946 | 2014 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | Moldova | 0.5734 | 2012 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 8 | Uruguay | 0.5692 | 2017 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 9 | Brazil | 0.554 | 2021 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 10 | Honduras | 0.5416 | 2019 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 11 | Estonia | 0.5355 | 2018 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 0.532 | 2018 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 13 | Lithuania | 0.531 | 2018 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 14 | Australia | 0.5278 | 2015 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 15 | Croatia | 0.5255 | 2018 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 16 | Vietnam | 0.5255 | 2019 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 17 | Mongolia | 0.5137 | 2014 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 18 | Panama | 0.51 | 2021 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 19 | Namibia | 0.506 | 2015 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 20 | Palestine | 0.5053 | 2017 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 0.5019 | 2021 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 22 | Ecuador | 0.4968 | 2017 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 23 | Bolivia | 0.4896 | 2021 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 24 | Chile | 0.4835 | 2015 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 25 | Guatemala | 0.4779 | 2017 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 0.4744 | 2018 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 0.4684 | 2019 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 28 | Portugal | 0.4659 | 2018 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 29 | Mexico | 0.4552 | 2017 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 30 | Argentina | 0.4543 | 2018 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 31 | Serbia | 0.4511 | 2018 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 32 | El Salvador | 0.4463 | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 33 | Poland | 0.4444 | 2017 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 34 | Cyprus | 0.4399 | 2018 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 0.4322 | 2020 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 36 | Italy | 0.4276 | 2018 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 0.4252 | 2016 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 0.4249 | 2021 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 39 | Romania | 0.4229 | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 40 | Hungary | 0.4194 | 2018 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 41 | Turkey | 0.4169 | 2010 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 42 | Greece | 0.4053 | 2018 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 43 | Jordan | 0.3989 | 2016 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 44 | Slovakia | 0.398 | 2017 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 45 | Spain | 0.3952 | 2018 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 46 | Zambia | 0.3818 | 2014 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 47 | France | 0.3749 | 2018 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 48 | Ireland | 0.3737 | 2017 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 49 | Pakistan | 0.3699 | 2014 | up 226.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Iceland | 0.3666 | 2013 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 0.3659 | 2018 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 52 | Czechia | 0.3584 | 2018 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 53 | Finland | 0.3423 | 2018 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 54 | Malta | 0.3345 | 2018 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 55 | United Kingdom | 0.3279 | 2016 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 56 | Austria | 0.3229 | 2018 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 57 | Belgium | 0.3216 | 2018 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 58 | Switzerland | 0.3158 | 2018 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 59 | Tanzania | 0.2486 | 2020 | down 34.6% | rising |