Working-age population, aged 15-64, female (% of female population) by country
Countries reporting
109
Highest
0.9%
Indonesia
Lowest
0.3%
Niger
Median
0.6%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,558
What the numbers show
Working-age population, aged 15-64, female (% of female population) is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 0.9% in Indonesia; the lowest is 0.3% in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6%, and the mean is 0.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 61 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 31.1%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 39.9%).
Working-age population, aged 15-64, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 0.9% | 2019 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 0.9% | 2019 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 0.8% | 2017 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 4 | China | 0.8% | 2013 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 5 | Thailand | 0.7% | 2021 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.7% | 2011 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 7 | Mauritius | 0.7% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 8 | Ukraine | 0.7% | 2014 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 9 | Kosovo | 0.7% | 2017 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 9 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.7% | 2017 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 11 | Cyprus | 0.7% | 2016 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 12 | India | 0.7% | 2019 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 13 | Luxembourg | 0.7% | 2016 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 14 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2021 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 15 | Albania | 0.7% | 2019 | down 22.5% | flat |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 0.7% | 2019 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 0.7% | 2020 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 18 | Costa Rica | 0.7% | 2021 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 19 | Cambodia | 0.7% | 2012 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 20 | Slovakia | 0.7% | 2016 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 21 | Tunisia | 0.7% | 2015 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 22 | El Salvador | 0.7% | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 23 | Morocco | 0.7% | 2013 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2020 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 25 | Chile | 0.7% | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 26 | Germany | 0.7% | 2011 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 27 | Armenia | 0.7% | 2020 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 28 | Montenegro | 0.7% | 2013 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 29 | Belarus | 0.7% | 2020 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 0.7% | 2019 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 31 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 32 | Austria | 0.7% | 2003 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 33 | Colombia | 0.7% | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 34 | Malta | 0.7% | 2016 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 35 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2021 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 36 | Puerto Rico | 0.7% | 2005 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 37 | Iceland | 0.7% | 2015 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 0.7% | 2013 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 39 | Republic of Moldova | 0.7% | 2021 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 40 | Nepal | 0.7% | 2014 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2018 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 42 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.7% | 2018 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 43 | Hungary | 0.7% | 2016 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 44 | Netherlands | 0.7% | 2016 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 45 | Spain | 0.6% | 2016 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 46 | Guatemala | 0.6% | 2019 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 47 | United States of America | 0.6% | 2018 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 48 | Peru | 0.6% | 2021 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 49 | Egypt | 0.6% | 2019 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 50 | Ireland | 0.6% | 2016 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 51 | Honduras | 0.6% | 2019 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 52 | Czechia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 53 | Slovenia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 54 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.6% | 2006 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 0.6% | 2016 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 56 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.6% | 2016 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 57 | Argentina | 0.6% | 2021 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 58 | Serbia | 0.6% | 2018 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2013 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 60 | Uruguay | 0.6% | 2021 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 61 | Nicaragua | 0.6% | 2014 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.6% | 2019 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 63 | Romania | 0.6% | 2018 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 64 | Croatia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 65 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.6% | 2021 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 66 | Norway | 0.6% | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 67 | Philippines | 0.6% | 2019 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 68 | Belgium | 0.6% | 2003 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 69 | Greece | 0.6% | 2016 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 70 | Portugal | 0.6% | 2016 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 71 | Denmark | 0.6% | 2016 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 72 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2016 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 0.6% | 2016 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 74 | Djibouti | 0.6% | 2017 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 75 | Italy | 0.6% | 2016 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 76 | Panama | 0.6% | 2021 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 77 | France | 0.6% | 2016 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 78 | Ecuador | 0.6% | 2021 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 79 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2021 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 80 | Estonia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 81 | Zambia | 0.6% | 2015 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 82 | Georgia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 83 | Latvia | 0.6% | 2016 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 84 | Sweden | 0.6% | 2016 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 85 | Finland | 0.6% | 2016 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 86 | Poland | 0.6% | 2019 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 87 | Jordan | 0.6% | 2016 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 88 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2014 | up 14.0% | flat |
| 89 | Rwanda | 0.6% | 2021 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2020 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 91 | Namibia | 0.6% | 2015 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 92 | Ghana | 0.6% | 2016 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 93 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 94 | Jamaica | 0.6% | 2002 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 95 | Kenya | 0.6% | 2019 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 96 | Palestine, State of | 0.6% | 2017 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 97 | Belize | 0.6% | 1999 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 98 | Gambia | 0.6% | 2020 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 99 | Ethiopia | 0.5% | 2021 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 100 | Togo | 0.5% | 2018 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 101 | Nigeria | 0.5% | 2018 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 102 | Guinea | 0.5% | 2018 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 103 | Malawi | 0.5% | 2019 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 104 | Madagascar | 0.5% | 2012 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 105 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.5% | 2020 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 106 | Uganda | 0.5% | 2016 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 107 | Senegal | 0.5% | 2018 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 108 | Mali | 0.4% | 2018 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 109 | Niger | 0.3% | 2018 | down 39.9% | falling |