Which has higher female employment rate, Russian Federation or United States of America?

Russian Federation, at 55.2% against 54.9% in United States of America as of 2025.

What is the difference in female employment rate between Russian Federation and United States of America?

0.3%, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?

34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female employment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Russian Federation vs United States of America: Female employment rate

Russian Federation

55.2%

in 2025

United States of America

54.9%

in 2025

Russian Federation rank

61st

United States of America rank

64th

Female employment rate over time

Russian Federation
United States of America

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 55.2% against 54.9% in United States of America, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russian Federation ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 61st and United States of America ranks 64th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	53.4%	55.8%	2.4%	United States of America
2000s	56.5%	56.3%	0.2%	Russian Federation
2010s	57.6%	53.9%	3.7%	Russian Federation
2020s	53.8%	54.1%	0.4%	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female employment rate, Russian Federation or United States of America?: Russian Federation, at 55.2% against 54.9% in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in female employment rate between Russian Federation and United States of America?: 0.3%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United States of America?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Russian Federation and United States of America rank globally for female employment rate?: Russian Federation ranks 61st and United States of America ranks 64th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female employment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Female employment rate
Unit: %
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 172 places, 4,067 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.