Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in IDA only
IDA only: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 33.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in IDA only, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in IDA only stood at 33.1%.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in IDA only peaked at 33.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1992.
That places IDA only 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in IDA only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.3% | — |
| 1992 | 21.1% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 21.2% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 21.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 21.4% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 22.2% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 22.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 22.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 33.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 31.5% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 31.8% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 32.6% | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 33.1% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.6% | 21.1% | 22.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 21.9% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 27.7% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 31.5% | 33.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 40 Libya 88.9% compare
- 41 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.9% compare
- 42 Switzerland 88.7% compare
- 43 Montenegro 88.3% compare
- 44 Brunei Darussalam 88.0% compare
- 45 Uruguay 87.7% compare
- 46 Argentina 86.7% compare
More work & labour data for IDA only
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 63.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, female (% of female employment) in IDA only?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in IDA only was 33.1% 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1992.
- How does IDA only rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- IDA only ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.
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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).