Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age) by country
Countries reporting
108
Highest
0.7%
Kosovo
Lowest
0.0%
Niger
Median
0.1%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,528
What the numbers show
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age) is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 0.7% in Kosovo; the lowest is 0.0% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1%, and the mean is 0.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,233.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 1,190.5%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 99.7%).
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo | 0.7% | 2017 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 1 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.7% | 2017 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 3 | Jordan | 0.4% | 2016 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 4 | Georgia | 0.4% | 2020 | up 161.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Djibouti | 0.4% | 2017 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 0.4% | 2018 | up 458.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Gambia | 0.4% | 2020 | up 363.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Albania | 0.4% | 2019 | up 123.4% | rising |
| 9 | South Africa | 0.3% | 2020 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 10 | Greece | 0.3% | 2016 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 0.3% | 2016 | up 64.8% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2016 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 13 | Tunisia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 81.2% | rising |
| 14 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2021 | up 299.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 16 | Montenegro | 0.2% | 2010 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 17 | Namibia | 0.2% | 2015 | up 53.7% | flat |
| 18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2% | 2019 | down 35.9% | flat |
| 19 | Jamaica | 0.2% | 2002 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 20 | Italy | 0.2% | 2016 | up 50.2% | falling |
| 21 | Cyprus | 0.2% | 2016 | up 212.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Slovenia | 0.2% | 2016 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 23 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2021 | up 25.8% | flat |
| 24 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2021 | up 90.7% | rising |
| 25 | Morocco | 0.2% | 2013 | up 62.7% | falling |
| 26 | Portugal | 0.2% | 2016 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 27 | Türkiye | 0.2% | 2019 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 28 | Puerto Rico | 0.2% | 2005 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 0.2% | 2016 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 0.2% | 2020 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 31 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2021 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 33 | Belize | 0.1% | 1999 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 34 | Palestine, State of | 0.1% | 2017 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 35 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2015 | up 212.0% | rising |
| 36 | Ukraine | 0.1% | 2014 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 37 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 38 | Panama | 0.1% | 2021 | up 152.0% | falling |
| 39 | Finland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 28.7% | falling |
| 40 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.1% | 2006 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 41 | France | 0.1% | 2016 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 42 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2016 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 43 | Mauritius | 0.1% | 2017 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 44 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2016 | up 128.5% | falling |
| 45 | Czechia | 0.1% | 2016 | down 36.3% | rising |
| 46 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 14.6% | flat |
| 47 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2021 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 48 | Armenia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 66.8% | falling |
| 49 | Germany | 0.1% | 2011 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 50 | Chile | 0.1% | 2017 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 51 | Hungary | 0.1% | 2016 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2016 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 53 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2021 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 54 | Argentina | 0.1% | 2021 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 55 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2020 | up 1,190.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2019 | up 95.7% | rising |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2019 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 58 | Republic of Moldova | 0.1% | 2021 | up 108.3% | flat |
| 59 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.1% | 2020 | up 563.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2016 | up 70.1% | rising |
| 61 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.1% | 2021 | up 146.7% | rising |
| 62 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2003 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 63 | Russian Federation | 0.1% | 2016 | up 334.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 65 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2011 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 66 | Poland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 67 | Sweden | 0.1% | 2016 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2013 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2014 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 70 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2016 | up 125.8% | volatile |
| 71 | India | 0.1% | 2019 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 72 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2016 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 73 | Denmark | 0.1% | 2016 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2020 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Kenya | 0.1% | 2019 | down 40.4% | falling |
| 76 | Peru | 0.1% | 2021 | up 46.8% | falling |
| 77 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2021 | up 301.4% | rising |
| 78 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2021 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2019 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 80 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2019 | up 10.7% | falling |
| 81 | United States of America | 0.0% | 2018 | down 54.7% | rising |
| 82 | Austria | 0.0% | 2003 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 83 | Nigeria | 0.0% | 2018 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Norway | 0.0% | 2016 | up 26.7% | falling |
| 85 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2016 | up 34.0% | falling |
| 86 | Mexico | 0.0% | 2020 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 87 | Uganda | 0.0% | 2016 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2014 | up 147.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Romania | 0.0% | 2018 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Indonesia | 0.0% | 2019 | down 40.1% | flat |
| 91 | Ghana | 0.0% | 2016 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2013 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Republic of Korea | 0.0% | 2017 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 94 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2018 | up 161.4% | rising |
| 95 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2018 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2010 | up 129.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2015 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Malta | 0.0% | 2016 | down 66.9% | falling |
| 99 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2014 | up 43.2% | falling |
| 100 | China | 0.0% | 2013 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2019 | down 47.2% | rising |
| 102 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2012 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2021 | up 203.5% | rising |
| 104 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2012 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2019 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2018 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Togo | 0.0% | 2018 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Niger | 0.0% | 2018 | down 99.7% | volatile |