France vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Employers, female (% of female employment)

France
3.0%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1.0%
in 2025
France rank
44th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
44th

Employers, female (% of female employment) over time

  • France
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
11.522.53199120082025

How they compare

France currently reports 3.0% against 1.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 2.0%.

That makes France's figure about 3.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

France ranks 44th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 2.0% 2.3% 0.3% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 2.1% 1.9% 0.3% France
2010s 2.2% 1.3% 0.8% France
2020s 2.8% 1.0% 1.8% France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, female (% of female employment), France or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
France, at 3.0% against 1.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, female (% of female employment) between France and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
2.0%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do France and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for employers, female (% of female employment)?
France ranks 44th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).