Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Portugal: Employers, female (% of female employment)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1.0%
in 2025
Portugal
3.0%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
44th
Portugal rank
45th

Employers, female (% of female employment) over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Portugal
1234199120082025

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 3.0% against 1.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 3.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 44th and Portugal ranks 45th of 47 groups.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 2.3% 3.2% 0.9% Portugal
2000s 1.9% 3.6% 1.8% Portugal
2010s 1.3% 2.8% 1.5% Portugal
2020s 1.0% 2.8% 1.8% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, female (% of female employment), Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 3.0% against 1.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, female (% of female employment) between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Portugal?
2.0%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Portugal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Portugal rank globally for employers, female (% of female employment)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 44th and Portugal ranks 45th of 47 groups.
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).