Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 83.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 83.1%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 83.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 1998.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 78.6% | — |
| 1992 | 78.0% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 77.8% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 76.8% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 76.3% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 76.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 75.2% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 75.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 75.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 75.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 76.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 78.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 78.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 79.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 79.4% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 79.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 79.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 83.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.6% | 75.1% | 78.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 78.1% | 75.6% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 79.4% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 82.0% | 83.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 6 United States 96.2% compare
- 7 Macao 95.8% compare
- 8 Channel Islands 95.5% compare
- 9 Hong Kong 95.3% compare
- 10 United Arab Emirates 94.8% compare
- 11 Russia 94.4% compare
- 12 Denmark 94.3% compare
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 48.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 29.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 35.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 83.1% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 1998.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.