Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 17.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Least developed countries, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 17.9% for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Least developed countries peaked at 17.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1992.
That places Least developed countries 40th 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.4% | — |
| 1992 | 11.4% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 11.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 11.4% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 12.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 17.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 17.7% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 17.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 11.4% | 12.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 12.4% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.3% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.3% | 17.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More work & labour data for Least developed countries
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 73.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Least developed countries?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Least developed countries was 17.9% 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1992.
- How does Least developed countries rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Least developed countries ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed 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.