Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA only
IDA only: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 20.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA only, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA only is 20.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA only peaked at 20.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1992.
That places IDA only 36th 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 IDA only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.0% | — |
| 1992 | 14.0% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 14.1% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 14.6% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 15.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 20.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.3% | 14.0% | 15.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 15.0% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 16.6% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.4% | 20.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
More work & labour data for IDA only
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 63.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA only?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in IDA only was 20.1% 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1992.
- How does IDA only rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- IDA only ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA only 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.