Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in France

France: Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile was 0.4687 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.4687
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
31st
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.5863
in 2007
All-time low
0.4485
in 2011
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in France, 2004–2018

00.20.40.62004201120182004: 0.5442005: 0.5642006: 0.5422007: 0.5862008: 0.4682009: 0.4942010: 0.4952011: 0.4482012: 0.52013: 0.4912014: 0.5032015: 0.5192016: 0.5162017: 0.4582018: 0.469

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in France stood at 0.4687.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in France peaked at 0.5863 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.4485, in 2011.

That places France 31st out of 60 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in France, year by year

Annual values for Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 2 in France, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 0.5439
2005 0.564 +3.7%
2006 0.5422 -3.9%
2007 0.5863 +8.1%
2008 0.4678 -20.2%
2009 0.4944 +5.7%
2010 0.4947 +0.1%
2011 0.4485 -9.3%
2012 0.4999 +11.5%
2013 0.4906 -1.9%
2014 0.503 +2.5%
2015 0.5185 +3.1%
2016 0.5163 -0.4%
2017 0.4582 -11.2%
2018 0.4687 +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5331 0.4678 0.5863 6
2010s 0.4887 0.4485 0.5185 9

Countries ranked near France

  1. 28 Serbia 0.4782 compare
  2. 29 Mongolia 0.4774 compare
  3. 30 Namibia 0.472 compare
  4. 32 Iceland 0.4669 compare
  5. 33 Bulgaria 0.4649 compare
  6. 34 Belgium 0.4551 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in France?
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile in France was 0.4687 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 0.5863 in 2007.
What is the lowest females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4485 in 2011.
How does France rank for females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile?
France ranks 31st out of 60 countries with data for 2018.
Is females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Females, as a share of private paid employees by wage quintile: Quintile 2
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
60 places, 733 data points, 2000–2021
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