Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in High income
High income: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 87.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in High income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in High income stood at 87.0%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in High income peaked at 87.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 1991.
That places High income 4th 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.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 71.6% | — |
| 1992 | 72.2% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 73.2% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 74.2% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 75.1% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 75.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 77.2% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 77.9% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 77.8% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 79.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 80.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 81.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 81.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 83.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 84.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.0% | 71.6% | 77.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 78.3% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 84.5% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 86.0% | 87.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 1 Djibouti 98.2% compare
- 2 Luxembourg 97.2% compare
- 3 Qatar 96.1% compare
- 4 Macau, China 96.0% compare
- 5 Bahamas 95.7% compare
- 6 Hong Kong, China 95.6% compare
- 7 Channel Islands 95.2% compare
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, female (% of female employment) in High income?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in High income was 87.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 1991.
- How does High income rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- High income ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).