Female employment to population ratio in Moldova
Moldova: Female employment to population ratio was 69.04 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
69.04
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
13th
of 172 countries
All-time high
71.29
in 2024
All-time low
51.43
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Female employment to population ratio in Moldova, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 69.04 for female employment to population ratio in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment to population ratio in Moldova peaked at 71.29 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.43, in 2001.
Moldova ranks 13th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Female employment to population ratio in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.23 | — |
| 2001 | 51.43 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 51.71 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 53.24 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 51.95 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 52.51 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 55.53 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 57.72 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 58.2 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 58.51 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 61.29 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 62.97 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 64.22 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 64.61 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 68.44 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 68.46 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68.23 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 66.5 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 65.69 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 67.5 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 67.38 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 70.24 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 71.01 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 69.19 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 71.29 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 69.04 | -3.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 69.04 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.55, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 69.04 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53.2, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.3 | 51.43 | 58.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.79 | 61.29 | 68.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.69 | 67.38 | 71.29 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female employment to population ratio in Moldova?
- Female employment to population ratio in Moldova was 69.04 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment to population ratio recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 71.29 in 2024.
- What is the lowest female employment to population ratio recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.43 in 2001.
- How does Moldova rank for female employment to population ratio?
- Moldova ranks 13th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female employment to population ratio rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment to population ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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