Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in OECD members
OECD members: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 86.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 86.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in OECD members peaked at 86.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 1991.
That places OECD members 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 73.6% | — |
| 1992 | 74.3% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 75.4% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 75.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 76.4% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 77.3% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 77.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 79.1% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 80.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 80.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 81.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 83.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 84.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 84.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.2% | 73.6% | 78.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.7% | 79.1% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 84.6% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 85.5% | 86.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 2 Luxembourg 97.2% compare
- 3 Qatar 96.1% compare
- 4 Macau, China 96.0% compare
- 5 Bahamas 95.7% compare
- 6 Hong Kong, China 95.6% compare
- 7 Channel Islands 95.2% compare
- 8 French Polynesia 94.5% compare
More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, female (% of female employment) in OECD members?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in OECD members was 86.1% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 1991.
- How does OECD members rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- OECD members ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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).