Employers, female (% of female employment) in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 4.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Pre-demographic dividend is 4.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 4.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1991.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.4% | — |
| 1992 | 3.4% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 1 Timor-Leste 15.6% compare
- 2 Djibouti 14.6% compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 13.1% compare
- 4 Nigeria 10.4% compare
- 5 Sao Tome and Principe 8.6% compare
- 6 Tonga 8.4% compare
More work & labour data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 85.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 64.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 63.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 70.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 51.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Pre-demographic dividend was 4.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1991.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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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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).