Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Low income
Low income: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 29.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Low income, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Low income is 29.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Low income peaked at 30.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 1995.
That places Low income 45th 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.6% | — |
| 1992 | 19.9% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 19.8% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 19.9% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 19.7% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 20.1% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 19.9% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 19.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 28.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 29.3% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 29.8% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.0% | 19.7% | 20.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 19.9% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 23.8% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 27.4% | 29.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 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
- 47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 86.6% compare
- 48 Germany 86.4% compare
More work & labour data for Low income
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 44.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 77.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Low income?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Low income was 29.8% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 1995.
- How does Low income rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Low income ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.
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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).