Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Small states
Small states: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 76.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Small states, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Small states recorded 76.3% for employment in services, female (% of female employment) 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 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Small states peaked at 76.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 1991.
Small states ranks 14th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 58.7% | — |
| 1992 | 59.9% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 61.4% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 62.4% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 63.4% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 64.1% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 65.1% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 66.1% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 67.2% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 67.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 70.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 71.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 71.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 72.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 75.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 74.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 74.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 75.8% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.1% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.9% | 58.7% | 66.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 67.2% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.4% | 71.9% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 74.6% | 76.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Small states
More work & labour data for Small states
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 35.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 77.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 58.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 66.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 73.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Small states?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Small states was 76.3% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 1991.
- How does Small states rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Small states ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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).