Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in World
World: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 58.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in World, 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 World is 58.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in World peaked at 58.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 1991.
World ranks 21st 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39.8% | — |
| 1992 | 40.2% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 41.1% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 42.1% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 43.0% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 43.8% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 44.3% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 44.6% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 44.7% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 44.2% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 45.4% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 46.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 46.5% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 57.8% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 57.7% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 57.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 57.9% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 58.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.6% | 39.8% | 44.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 44.2% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 51.6% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 57.4% | 58.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services, female (% of female employment) in World?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in World was 58.2% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 1991.
- How does World rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- World ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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).