Employers, female (% of female employment) in OECD members
OECD members: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in OECD members, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in OECD members stood at 2.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in OECD members peaked at 2.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1992.
That places OECD members 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.8% | — |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 29 South Africa 3.3% compare
- 30 El Salvador 3.2% compare
- 31 Guinea 3.2% compare
- 32 Tunisia 3.2% compare
- 33 Malaysia 3.2% compare
- 34 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 3.2% compare
- 35 Bulgaria 3.2% compare
More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in OECD members?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in OECD members was 2.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1992.
- How does OECD members rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- OECD members ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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).