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Female employment rate

% · higher is better · 206 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025

League table

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  1. 1Rwanda69.6%
  2. 2Moldova69%
  3. 3Iceland68.8%
  4. 4Angola65.8%
  5. 5Vanuatu65.3%
  6. 6New Zealand62.9%
  7. 7Netherlands61.8%
  8. 8Australia60.6%
  9. 9Peru60.5%
  10. 10Singapore60.5%
  11. 11Switzerland59.7%
  12. 12Norway59.2%
  13. 13Thailand59%
  14. 14Sweden58.9%
  15. 15Ireland58.5%
  16. 16Paraguay57.8%
  17. 17Estonia57.8%
  18. 18St. Lucia57.8%
  19. 19Israel57.8%
  20. 20Malta57.5%
  21. 21Cyprus57.2%
  22. 22Canada57.1%
  23. 23Burkina Faso56.8%
  24. 24Denmark56.6%
  25. 25United Kingdom56.6%
  26. 26Korea, Rep.55.7%
  27. 27Lithuania55.2%
  28. 28Russian Federation55.2%
  29. 29Japan55.1%
  30. 30Germany54.9%
  31. 31United States54.9%
  32. 32Luxembourg54.6%
  33. 33Austria54.1%
  34. 34Czechia53.4%
  35. 35Latvia53.2%
  36. 36Bhutan52.9%
  37. 37Hungary52.9%
  38. 38Finland52.4%
  39. 38Slovak Republic52.4%
  40. 39Portugal52.1%
  41. 40Slovenia51.9%
  42. 41Hong Kong SAR, China51.1%
  43. 42Dominican Republic51.1%
  44. 43Poland50.5%
  45. 44Ecuador49.9%
  46. 45Brazil49.8%
  47. 46France49.4%
  48. 47Argentina48.9%
  49. 48Belgium48.7%
  50. 49Serbia48.5%
  51. 50Chile48.2%
  52. 51Bulgaria47.6%
  53. 52Spain47.3%
  54. 53Croatia47.2%
  55. 54Colombia46.7%
  56. 55Panama46.7%
  57. 56Mexico45.3%
  58. 57Gambia, The44%
  59. 58Costa Rica40.9%
  60. 59Greece40.6%
  61. 60Honduras40.1%
  62. 61Romania39.5%
  63. 62Italy38.8%
  64. 63North Macedonia38.4%
  65. 64India32.5%
  66. 65Saudi Arabia32.2%
  67. 66Turkiye32.1%
  68. 67Pakistan25.4%
  69. 68Djibouti16.4%
  70. 69West Bank and Gaza12.8%

Female employment rate