Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Libya
Libya: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 76.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Libya, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Libya recorded 76.9% for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Libya peaked at 81.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 74.9%, in 2018.
That places Libya 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 78.6% | — |
| 1992 | 78.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 78.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 78.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 78.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 80.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 81.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 81.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 79.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 78.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 76.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 76.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 75.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 76.6% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.9% | 78.6% | 79.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 79.5% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 74.9% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 75.6% | 76.9% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Libya
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1881 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1642 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.213 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4664 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,184 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 939.57 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,815 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,969 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,784 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Libya?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Libya was 76.9% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 2018.
- How does Libya rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Libya ranks 74th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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.