Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector) by country
Countries reporting
90
Highest
1.0%
Namibia
Lowest
0.1%
Nigeria
Median
0.9%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,259
What the numbers show
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector) is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Namibia; the lowest is 0.1% in Nigeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 0.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 544.4%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 76.5%).
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia | 1.0% | 2015 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 1.0% | 2016 | up 137.2% | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 1.0% | 2016 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 4 | Ukraine | 1.0% | 2013 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 6 | Romania | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Germany | 1.0% | 2011 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 8 | Cyprus | 1.0% | 2016 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 9 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | Puerto Rico | 1.0% | 2005 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | United States of America | 1.0% | 2018 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 12 | France | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Denmark | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 1.0% | 2016 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 15 | Lithuania | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 16 | Austria | 1.0% | 2003 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 17 | Hungary | 1.0% | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 18 | Iceland | 1.0% | 2013 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 19 | Malta | 1.0% | 2016 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 20 | Jordan | 1.0% | 2016 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 21 | Croatia | 1.0% | 2016 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 22 | Sweden | 1.0% | 2016 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 23 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2016 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 24 | Portugal | 1.0% | 2016 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 1.0% | 2016 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 1.0% | 2019 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 27 | Latvia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 28 | Slovakia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 29 | Netherlands | 0.9% | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 30 | Belgium | 0.9% | 2003 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 31 | Czechia | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 32 | Armenia | 0.9% | 2020 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 34 | Mauritius | 0.9% | 2012 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 35 | Jamaica | 0.9% | 2002 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 36 | Spain | 0.9% | 2016 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.9% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Malawi | 0.9% | 2016 | up 544.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Republic of Moldova | 0.9% | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 40 | Finland | 0.9% | 2016 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 41 | Korea | 0.9% | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 0.9% | 2017 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 43 | South Africa | 0.9% | 2020 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 44 | Italy | 0.9% | 2016 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 45 | Egypt | 0.9% | 2019 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 46 | Georgia | 0.9% | 2013 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 47 | Tunisia | 0.8% | 2015 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 48 | Türkiye | 0.8% | 2019 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 49 | Greece | 0.8% | 2016 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2013 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 51 | Philippines | 0.8% | 2019 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 52 | Bangladesh | 0.8% | 2016 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 53 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2021 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 0.8% | 2019 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 55 | Kosovo | 0.7% | 2017 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 55 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.7% | 2017 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 57 | Palestine, State of | 0.7% | 2017 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2021 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 59 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2020 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 60 | Cambodia | 0.7% | 2012 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 61 | Chile | 0.7% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 62 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2021 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 63 | Uruguay | 0.6% | 2021 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 64 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.6% | 2006 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 65 | El Salvador | 0.6% | 2017 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 66 | Indonesia | 0.6% | 2019 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 67 | Argentina | 0.6% | 2021 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 68 | Colombia | 0.6% | 2021 | up 24.8% | flat |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2014 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 70 | Rwanda | 0.6% | 2021 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 71 | India | 0.5% | 2019 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 72 | Belize | 0.5% | 1999 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 73 | Paraguay | 0.5% | 2017 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 74 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 75 | Peru | 0.5% | 2021 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 76 | Ecuador | 0.5% | 2021 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 77 | Guatemala | 0.4% | 2011 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 78 | Pakistan | 0.4% | 2020 | up 13.6% | falling |
| 79 | Panama | 0.4% | 2021 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 80 | Nepal | 0.4% | 2014 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 81 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2017 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 82 | Madagascar | 0.3% | 2012 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Ethiopia | 0.3% | 2021 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 84 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.3% | 2021 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 85 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2015 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 86 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.2% | 2020 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 87 | Uganda | 0.2% | 2016 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 88 | Mozambique | 0.2% | 2014 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 89 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2016 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 90 | Nigeria | 0.1% | 2012 | up 132.2% | volatile |