Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) in Laos
Laos: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) was 25.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Laos, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Laos recorded 25.9% for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Laos peaked at 25.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1991.
Laos ranks 174th of 187 countries on this measure, 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) (modeled ILO) in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.3% | — |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 6.5% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 6.5% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 7.1% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 8.0% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 17.4% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 25.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 25.9% | +1.7% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 25.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.6%, 51% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 25.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 61.5%, 42% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 6.3% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 9.0% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 16.5% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 24.4% | 25.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More work & labour data for Laos
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,934 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.2 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,788 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.25 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.16 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 19,084 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 6,038 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 65.37 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.63 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Laos?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Laos was 25.9% 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1991.
- How does Laos rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Laos ranks 174th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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).