Employers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 2.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1991.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.1% | — |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.2% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +22.0% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 26 Sierra Leone 3.4% compare
- 27 Central African Republic 3.3% compare
- 28 Morocco 3.3% compare
- 29 South Africa 3.3% compare
- 30 El Salvador 3.2% compare
- 31 Guinea 3.2% compare
- 32 Tunisia 3.2% compare
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 35.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 29.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 48.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 2.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1991.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).