Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) in Moldova
Moldova: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) was 41.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Moldova, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Moldova stood at 41.1%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Moldova peaked at 48.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2016.
Moldova ranks 160th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO) in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 44.0% | — |
| 1992 | 44.2% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 47.1% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 46.5% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 46.8% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 48.9% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 44.9% | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 42.3% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 39.9% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 39.4% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 40.4% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 39.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 36.3% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 33.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 35.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 40.6% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 41.1% | +1.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 41.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.0%, 56% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 41.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.1%, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.7% | 42.3% | 48.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 39.4% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.9% | 32.6% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 33.7% | 41.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Moldova?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Moldova was 41.1% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 48.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2016.
- How does Moldova rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Moldova ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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).