Females, as a share of private paid employees by country
Countries reporting
66
Highest
0.4713
Australia
Lowest
0.1083
Pakistan
Median
0.3982
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
822
What the numbers show
Females, as a share of private paid employees is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 0.4713 in Australia; the lowest is 0.1083 in Pakistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.3982, and the mean is 0.3736.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Cameroon (up 31.4%), and the largest decrease in Serbia (down 18.2%).
Females, as a share of private paid employees: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 0.4713 | 2015 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 2 | Russia | 0.4679 | 2016 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 0.4674 | 2018 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 0.4624 | 2019 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 5 | Mongolia | 0.462 | 2021 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 6 | Uruguay | 0.4569 | 2020 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 7 | Republic of Moldova | 0.4527 | 2015 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 8 | Cyprus | 0.4501 | 2018 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 9 | Lithuania | 0.4434 | 2018 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 10 | Latvia | 0.4431 | 2018 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 11 | Cambodia | 0.4388 | 2012 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 12 | Armenia | 0.4387 | 2021 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 13 | Estonia | 0.4372 | 2018 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 14 | Portugal | 0.4333 | 2018 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 15 | Chile | 0.4296 | 2015 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 0.4291 | 2018 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 0.4264 | 2018 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 18 | Brazil | 0.4262 | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 19 | South Africa | 0.425 | 2020 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 20 | Georgia | 0.4241 | 2013 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 0.4211 | 2016 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 22 | Spain | 0.4163 | 2018 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 23 | Namibia | 0.4142 | 2015 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 24 | Argentina | 0.4135 | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 25 | Serbia | 0.4108 | 2018 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 26 | Slovak Republic | 0.4096 | 2017 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 27 | Croatia | 0.4087 | 2018 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 28 | Greece | 0.4058 | 2018 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 29 | Ireland | 0.4049 | 2017 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 30 | Poland | 0.4046 | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 31 | Czechia | 0.4033 | 2018 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 32 | Ukraine | 0.403 | 2013 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 33 | Colombia | 0.4001 | 2020 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 34 | Austria | 0.3962 | 2018 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 35 | Finland | 0.3951 | 2018 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 36 | Hungary | 0.3944 | 2018 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 37 | Italy | 0.3902 | 2018 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 38 | France | 0.3886 | 2018 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 0.3884 | 2016 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 40 | Romania | 0.3874 | 2018 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 41 | Switzerland | 0.379 | 2018 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 0.3748 | 2021 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 43 | Paraguay | 0.3734 | 2021 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 44 | Viet Nam | 0.3689 | 2019 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 45 | Belgium | 0.3633 | 2018 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 46 | Iceland | 0.3507 | 2013 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 47 | Peru | 0.3464 | 2021 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 48 | El Salvador | 0.3459 | 2019 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 49 | Malta | 0.3382 | 2018 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 50 | Philippines | 0.3338 | 2018 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 51 | Panama | 0.3318 | 2021 | down 13.1% | flat |
| 52 | Mexico | 0.3292 | 2019 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 53 | Cameroon | 0.32 | 2022 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 54 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.3125 | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 55 | Tunisia | 0.3087 | 2015 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 56 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.3042 | 2020 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 57 | Honduras | 0.3031 | 2019 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 0.3029 | 2016 | down 17.9% | flat |
| 59 | Ecuador | 0.2972 | 2020 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 60 | Guatemala | 0.2897 | 2019 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 61 | Zambia | 0.2306 | 2015 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 62 | Türkiye | 0.2238 | 2010 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 63 | Morocco | 0.1851 | 2009 | — | falling |
| 64 | Jordan | 0.1761 | 2016 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 65 | Palestine, State of | 0.1189 | 2017 | down 17.4% | flat |
| 66 | Pakistan | 0.1083 | 2020 | up 17.3% | falling |