Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Libya
Libya: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 88.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Libya, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Libya recorded 88.9% 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Libya peaked at 88.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 83.8%, in 1991.
That places Libya 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 83.8% | — |
| 1992 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 85.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 86.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.8% | 83.8% | 85.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 85.8% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.9% | 87.2% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.4% | 88.1% | 88.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 37 Saudi Arabia 89.5% compare
- 38 France 89.0% compare
- 39 Spain 88.9% compare
- 41 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 88.9% compare
- 42 Switzerland 88.7% compare
- 43 Montenegro 88.3% compare
More work & labour data for Libya
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1881 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1642 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.213 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4664 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,184 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 939.57 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,815 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,969 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,784 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Libya?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Libya was 88.9% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.8% in 1991.
- How does Libya rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Libya ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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).