Which has higher female employment rate, Democratic Republic of Congo or Norway?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 59.7% against 59.4% in Norway as of 2025.

What is the difference in female employment rate between Democratic Republic of Congo and Norway?

0.3%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Norway?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates, 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Norway: Female employment rate

Democratic Republic of Congo

59.7%

in 2025

Norway

59.4%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

34th

Norway rank

35th

Female employment rate over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Norway

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 59.7% against 59.4% in Norway, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 34th and Norway ranks 35th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1990s	69.9%	53.8%	16.0%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	68.3%	61.0%	7.3%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	60.1%	61.1%	1.0%	Norway
2020s	58.9%	59.9%	1.0%	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female employment rate, Democratic Republic of Congo or Norway?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 59.7% against 59.4% in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in female employment rate between Democratic Republic of Congo and Norway?: 0.3%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Norway?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Norway rank globally for female employment rate?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 34th and Norway ranks 35th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates, 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: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.