Female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 by country

Countries reporting
172
Highest
94.5
Kazakhstan
Lowest
4.46
Yemen
Median
51.31
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
4,067

What the numbers show

Female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980 is currently reported for 172 countries. The highest value is 94.5 in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 4.46 in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 51.31, and the mean is 49.39.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.

Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 275.1%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 68.4%).

Female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kazakhstan 94.5 2022 up 52.4% rising
2 Tanzania, United Republic of 78.94 2024 up 1.2% falling
3 Isle of Man 78.28 2016 up 42.0% rising
4 Burundi 77.48 2020 up 3.7% falling
5 Nigeria 77.07 2024 up 41.4% rising
6 Cayman Islands 76.77 2015 down 0.5% flat
7 Faroe Islands 75.59 2013 down 6.3% falling
8 Cambodia 74.17 2023 up 0.1% flat
9 Benin 73.61 2022 up 8.7% rising
10 Niger 73.15 2022 up 275.1% rising
11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 71.89 2024 up 20.4% rising
12 Uganda 71.69 2021 down 7.0% rising
13 Rwanda 69.57 2025 down 15.9% falling
14 Republic of Moldova 69.04 2025 up 0.8% rising
15 Iceland 68.8 2025 down 10.0% flat
16 Togo 67.61 2022 down 10.0% falling
17 Viet Nam 67.08 2024 down 6.7% flat
18 Madagascar 66.5 2022 down 26.7% falling
19 Macau, China 66.2 2016 up 16.9% rising
20 Angola 65.8 2025 up 95.5% rising
21 San Marino 65.51 2022 down 14.3% rising
22 Vanuatu 65.33 2025 up 30.0% falling
23 Belarus 63.94 2024 down 24.8% rising
24 Bahamas 63.57 2023 up 7.0% rising
25 Qatar 63.27 2024 up 16.5% rising
26 New Zealand 62.9 2025 up 5.4% rising
27 Netherlands 61.8 2025 up 13.4% rising
28 Ghana 61.65 2024 down 14.3% falling
29 Seychelles 61.54 2024 down 4.2% rising
30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 60.92 2022 down 20.0% falling
31 Australia 60.62 2025 up 9.2% rising
32 Peru 60.54 2025 down 7.3% rising
33 Singapore 60.46 2025 up 4.2% rising
34 Switzerland 59.72 2025 up 0.8% rising
35 Palau 59.5 2023 up 9.0% rising
36 Kenya 59.36 2021 down 16.5% flat
37 Norway 59.2 2025 down 9.5% rising
38 Thailand 58.95 2025 down 2.9% falling
39 Sweden 58.9 2025 down 8.6% falling
40 Ireland 58.5 2025 up 17.1% rising
41 Jamaica 58.2 2023 up 25.8% rising
42 Côte d'Ivoire 58.06 2022 up 0.2% rising
43 Azerbaijan 57.9 2022 up 0.5% rising
44 Paraguay 57.82 2025 up 10.3% rising
45 Estonia 57.8 2025 up 9.9% flat
46 Saint Lucia 57.79 2025 up 15.4% rising
47 Israel 57.79 2025 up 1.5% rising
48 Malta 57.5 2025 up 27.4% rising
49 Cyprus 57.2 2025 up 16.3% rising
50 Canada 57.11 2025 down 0.5% rising
51 Greenland 57 2015 down 1.7% flat
52 Burkina Faso 56.84 2025 up 7.6% falling
53 Denmark 56.6 2025 up 6.7% rising
54 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 56.57 2025 up 4.8% rising
55 Barbados 55.99 2024 up 6.4% rising
56 Republic of Korea 55.74 2025 up 10.1% rising
57 Cuba 55.3 2013 up 61.6% rising
58 Cameroon 55.28 2021 down 17.7% rising
59 Lithuania 55.2 2025 up 10.4% rising
60 Georgia 55.2 2024 up 12.5% flat
61 Russian Federation 55.17 2025 down 8.1% flat
62 Japan 55.14 2025 up 15.0% flat
63 Germany 54.9 2025 up 4.7% rising
64 United States of America 54.88 2025 up 2.1% rising
65 Luxembourg 54.6 2025 up 6.5% rising
66 Ethiopia 54.57 2021 down 24.3% flat
67 Austria 54.11 2025 up 3.1% rising
68 Zambia 53.8 2024 up 48.7% rising
69 Malaysia 53.5 2022 up 11.5% rising
70 Aruba 53.4 2011 up 2.8% rising
70 Czechia 53.4 2025 up 10.9% flat
72 Latvia 53.2 2025 up 7.6% rising
73 Bhutan 52.92 2025 down 2.3% flat
74 Hungary 52.9 2025 up 20.2% rising
75 Grenada 52.63 2023 up 12.0% rising
76 Finland 52.4 2025 up 3.4% flat
76 Slovakia 52.4 2025 up 15.7% rising
78 Liechtenstein 52.14 2017 up 2.4% rising
79 Portugal 52.1 2025 up 11.2% rising
80 Brunei Darussalam 52.09 2024 down 3.7% rising
81 Albania 52.06 2024 up 40.1% rising
82 United Arab Emirates 52.02 2024 up 5.8% rising
83 Slovenia 51.9 2025 up 11.2% rising
84 Uruguay 51.83 2024 down 0.7% rising
85 Indonesia 51.74 2023 up 6.6% flat
86 Armenia 51.48 2023 up 17.6% rising
87 Hong Kong, China 51.14 2025 down 3.5% rising
88 Dominican Republic 51.11 2025 up 18.6% rising
89 Mongolia 51 2024 down 2.1% rising
90 Poland 50.55 2025 up 12.1% flat
91 Montenegro 49.99 2024 up 32.3% rising
92 Ecuador 49.92 2025 up 0.3% rising
93 Brazil 49.83 2025 up 4.7% rising
94 Zimbabwe 49.51 2024 down 34.9% flat
95 Belize 49.42 2019 up 18.2% rising
96 France 49.4 2025 up 6.2% rising
97 Argentina 48.92 2025 up 11.9% rising
98 Belgium 48.7 2025 up 10.0% rising
99 Maldives 48.62 2019 up 47.6% rising
100 Philippines 48.55 2023 up 7.8% rising
101 Serbia 48.47 2025 up 37.3% rising
102 Guatemala 48.4 2024 up 23.4% falling
103 New Caledonia 48.3 2023 down 2.8% rising
104 Chile 48.2 2025 up 3.0% rising
105 Botswana 47.98 2024 down 2.3% rising
106 Guam 47.7 2011 down 3.6% rising
107 Bulgaria 47.6 2025 up 7.0% rising
108 Spain 47.3 2025 up 16.5% rising
109 Croatia 47.2 2025 up 20.2% rising
110 Kuwait 46.98 2016 down 12.8% rising
111 Colombia 46.74 2025 down 5.1% rising
112 Panama 46.7 2025 down 1.9% rising
113 Nicaragua 45.35 2014 up 7.3% rising
114 Mexico 45.27 2025 up 9.1% rising
115 Namibia 45.11 2018 up 58.9% rising
116 Trinidad and Tobago 45.1 2024 down 9.3% rising
117 El Salvador 45.08 2024 down 1.0% rising
118 Kiribati 45.03 2023 up 42.1% rising
119 Lesotho 45.01 2024 up 7.8% rising
120 Myanmar 44.66 2020 down 1.3% flat
121 Cape Verde 44.4 2019 up 5.6% rising
122 Mauritius 44.19 2024 up 10.0% rising
123 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 43.51 2020 down 5.5% rising
124 Curaçao 43 2020 down 11.4% falling
125 Ukraine 42.92 2021 down 20.3% falling
126 Mali 42.35 2024 down 25.6% rising
127 Bahrain 42.01 2015 up 59.2% rising
128 Tonga 41.94 2023 up 2.5% rising
129 Kyrgyzstan 41.67 2023 down 2.9% falling
130 Liberia 41.17 2017 down 37.0% falling
131 Costa Rica 40.94 2025 down 8.3% rising
132 Dominica 40.8 2001 up 76.8% rising
133 Greece 40.64 2025 up 29.2% rising
134 Suriname 40.3 2016 down 6.0% rising
135 Timor-Leste 40.23 2022 down 4.3% flat
136 Honduras 40.14 2025 down 7.4% rising
137 Romania 39.5 2025 down 7.2% falling
138 Italy 38.8 2025 up 11.7% rising
139 North Macedonia 38.35 2025 up 18.2% rising
140 French Polynesia 37.92 2012 down 8.0% flat
141 Bangladesh 37.08 2024 up 19.3% volatile
142 Uzbekistan 36.86 2020 down 40.9% rising
143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 36.77 2024 up 62.2% rising
144 Malawi 36.73 2024 down 46.4% falling
145 Oman 35.82 2022 up 50.3% rising
146 Fiji 35.16 2024 down 6.9% rising
147 Naoero 33.8 2024 down 26.6% flat
148 Puerto Rico 33.27 2020 up 11.7% rising
149 Marshall Islands 33.06 2021 up 19.2% rising
150 South Africa 32.62 2024 down 3.6% rising
151 India 32.52 2025 up 24.0% falling
152 Tuvalu 32.31 2022 down 35.4% falling
153 Saudi Arabia 32.22 2025 up 91.8% rising
154 Guyana 32.19 2021 rising
155 Türkiye 32.1 2025 up 16.6% rising
156 Eswatini 30.55 2023 down 14.2% falling
157 Samoa 28.97 2022 up 32.4% falling
158 Senegal 28.78 2024 down 10.0% falling
159 Sri Lanka 27.7 2024 down 11.9% rising
160 Pakistan 25.39 2025 up 11.6% rising
161 Nepal 24.56 2017 down 68.4% falling
162 Afghanistan 22.01 2021 up 42.2% falling
163 Tunisia 21.22 2023 up 7.8% rising
164 Egypt 20.99 2024 up 19.8% rising
165 Morocco 16.4 2022 down 26.5% rising
166 Algeria 13.5 2017 up 18.4% rising
167 Jordan 13.23 2024 up 32.3% rising
168 Palestine, State of 12.82 2025 up 10.3% rising
169 Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.09 2024 up 15.5% rising
170 Syrian Arab Republic 10.1 2010 down 51.4% falling
171 Iraq 7.72 2021 down 25.9% falling
172 Yemen 4.46 2014 down 23.1% volatile

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Indicator
Female employment to population ratio latest vs 1980
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 4,067 data points, 1960–2025
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