Belgium vs France: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Belgium
88.9%
in 2025
France
89.2%
in 2025
Belgium rank
43rd
France rank
41st
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 89.2% against 88.9% in Belgium, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 35 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 43rd and France ranks 41st of 187 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.0% | 90.0% | 4.0% | France |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 92.5% | 4.0% | France |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 91.9% | 2.3% | France |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 89.9% | 0.9% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Belgium or France?
- France, at 89.2% against 88.9% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Belgium and France?
- 0.3%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Belgium ranks 43rd and France ranks 41st of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, 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
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.