Libya vs World: Employers, female (% of female employment)
Employers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Libya
- World
How they compare
Libya currently reports 3.9% against 2.3% in World, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.7 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 24th and World ranks 26th of 187 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.6% | 1.4% | Libya |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.8% | 1.4% | Libya |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.0% | 1.6% | Libya |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 2.2% | 1.6% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employers, female (% of female employment), Libya or World?
- Libya, at 3.9% against 2.3% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employers, female (% of female employment) between Libya and World?
- 1.6%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Libya and World rank globally for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Libya ranks 24th and World ranks 26th 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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About this data
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).