Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) was 54.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Late-demographic dividend, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Late-demographic dividend recorded 54.6% for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 63.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2020.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.0% | — |
| 1992 | 62.6% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 62.1% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 61.5% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 61.1% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 60.5% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 60.0% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 59.5% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 59.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 59.1% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 58.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 58.6% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 58.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 58.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 57.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 57.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 56.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 53.7% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 54.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 54.9% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 54.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.0% | 59.3% | 63.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 57.3% | 59.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 55.7% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 53.7% | 55.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 8 Benin 74.1% compare
- 9 Uganda 73.1% compare
- 10 Niger 72.6% compare
- 11 Mozambique 71.6% compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 71.4% compare
- 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 70.5% compare
- 14 Liberia 70.4% compare
More work & labour data for Late-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 67.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Late-demographic dividend?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) in Late-demographic dividend was 54.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2020.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%)?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.