Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 19.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 19.9% for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 20.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 1994.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.4% | — |
| 1992 | 17.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 17.3% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 17.1% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 17.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 17.5% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.8% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 17.1% | 18.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 18.1% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 18.5% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.4% | 19.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More work & labour data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 48.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 68.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 65.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 63.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 70.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 50.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Africa Eastern and Southern was 19.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 1994.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.