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Female employment rate

% · higher is better · 186 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Solomon Islands81.2%
  2. 2Madagascar80.2%
  3. 3Burundi78.9%
  4. 4Tanzania78.5%
  5. 5Nigeria77.6%
  6. 6Cambodia77.2%
  7. 7Korea, Dem. People's Rep.74.9%
  8. 8Benin74.1%
  9. 9Uganda73.1%
  10. 10Niger72.6%
  11. 11Mozambique71.6%
  12. 12Moldova71.4%
  13. 13Bolivia70.5%
  14. 14Liberia70.4%
  15. 15Eritrea67.9%
  16. 16Iceland67.7%
  17. 17Viet Nam67.6%
  18. 18Bahamas, The64.2%
  19. 19New Zealand62.6%
  20. 20Angola61.9%
  21. 21Macao SAR, China61.8%
  22. 22Singapore61.7%
  23. 23Qatar61.6%
  24. 24Burkina Faso61.3%
  25. 25Peru61.3%
  26. 26Lao PDR61%
  27. 27Central African Republic60.9%
  28. 28Timor-Leste60.7%
  29. 29Jamaica60.3%
  30. 30Israel60.2%
  31. 31Netherlands60.2%
  32. 32Australia60%
  33. 33Congo, Dem. Rep.59.7%
  34. 34Norway59.4%
  35. 35Kazakhstan59.2%
  36. 36Guinea-Bissau59.1%
  37. 37Switzerland59.1%
  38. 38Kenya58.8%
  39. 39Thailand58.5%
  40. 40Cote d'Ivoire57.9%
  41. 41Cyprus57.9%
  42. 42Denmark57.3%
  43. 43Ireland57.1%
  44. 44Azerbaijan57%
  45. 45Barbados56.8%
  46. 46China56.8%
  47. 47Zimbabwe56.3%
  48. 48Canada56.3%
  49. 49Sweden56.2%
  50. 50Estonia56.1%
  51. 51Ethiopia55.8%
  52. 52Togo55.5%
  53. 53Paraguay55.4%
  54. 54St. Lucia55.3%
  55. 55Korea, Rep.55.3%
  56. 56Belarus55.2%
  57. 57United Kingdom54.8%
  58. 58Malawi54.7%
  59. 59Japan54.6%
  60. 60Bhutan54.4%
  61. 61Cameroon54.2%
  62. 62Malta54.2%
  63. 63Lithuania54%
  64. 64United States54%
  65. 65Luxembourg53.8%
  66. 66Ghana53.5%
  67. 67Guam53.5%
  68. 68Germany53.4%
  69. 69Russian Federation53.3%
  70. 70Zambia53%
  71. 71Uruguay52.3%
  72. 72Austria52.2%
  73. 73Latvia52.2%
  74. 74Indonesia52.1%
  75. 75Albania52%
  76. 76Slovak Republic51.9%
  77. 77Hungary51.9%
  78. 78Congo, Rep.51.7%
  79. 79Czechia51.7%
  80. 80Brunei Darussalam51.6%
  81. 81Finland51.5%
  82. 82Mali51.3%
  83. 83Portugal51.1%
  84. 84United Arab Emirates50.8%
  85. 85Georgia50.7%
  86. 86Hong Kong SAR, China50.6%
  87. 87Sierra Leone50.5%
  88. 88Slovenia50.5%
  89. 89Ecuador50.2%
  90. 90Vanuatu50%
  91. 91Poland50%
  92. 92Rwanda50%
  93. 93St. Vincent and the Grenadines49.8%
  94. 94Papua New Guinea49.8%
  95. 95Malaysia49.6%
  96. 96Dominican Republic49.5%
  97. 97Brazil49.5%
  98. 98Philippines49.2%
  99. 99Panama49.2%
  100. 100Mongolia49.1%
  101. 101Bulgaria48.7%
  102. 102Serbia48.7%
  103. 103Nicaragua48.6%
  104. 104Argentina48.2%
  105. 105Haiti47.8%
  106. 106Chile47.8%
  107. 107Equatorial Guinea47.7%
  108. 108France47.6%
  109. 109El Salvador47.3%
  110. 110Belgium47%
  111. 110Chad47%
  112. 111Spain46.5%
  113. 112Virgin Islands (U.S.)46.3%
  114. 113Colombia46.2%
  115. 114Mexico46.2%
  116. 115Botswana45.9%
  117. 116Trinidad and Tobago45.9%
  118. 117Comoros45.6%
  119. 118Croatia44.9%
  120. 119New Caledonia44.9%
  121. 120Namibia44.8%
  122. 121Cabo Verde44.7%
  123. 122Kuwait44.4%
  124. 123Armenia44%
  125. 124Montenegro44%
  126. 125Mauritius43.8%
  127. 126Gambia, The42.7%
  128. 127Costa Rica42.4%
  129. 128Kyrgyz Republic42.4%
  130. 129Tonga41.3%
  131. 130Guyana41%
  132. 131French Polynesia40.8%
  133. 132Bahrain40.8%
  134. 133Guinea40.5%
  135. 134Belize40.2%
  136. 135Suriname40%
  137. 136Greece39.6%
  138. 137Myanmar39.5%
  139. 138Romania39.5%
  140. 139Lesotho39.2%
  141. 139Cuba39.2%
  142. 140Maldives39.1%
  143. 141Uzbekistan38.5%
  144. 142North Macedonia38%
  145. 143Italy37.8%
  146. 144Turkmenistan37.3%
  147. 145Bangladesh37.2%
  148. 146Guatemala37.1%
  149. 147Honduras37.1%
  150. 148Senegal37%
  151. 149Fiji35.8%
  152. 150Puerto Rico (US)35%
  153. 151Venezuela, RB34.9%
  154. 152Bosnia and Herzegovina34%
  155. 153South Africa32.9%
  156. 154Turkiye32.8%
  157. 155India31.1%
  158. 156Eswatini31%
  159. 157Saudi Arabia30.3%
  160. 158Gabon29.7%
  161. 159Sri Lanka29%
  162. 160Samoa28.5%
  163. 161Oman26.6%
  164. 162Libya24.7%
  165. 163Nepal24.2%
  166. 164Pakistan22.4%
  167. 165Mauritania22.3%
  168. 166Tunisia21.1%
  169. 167Tajikistan21%
  170. 168Sao Tome and Principe20.6%
  171. 169Morocco17.6%
  172. 170Egypt, Arab Rep.15.6%
  173. 171Somalia, Fed. Rep.15.6%
  174. 172Djibouti12.5%
  175. 173Jordan12.3%
  176. 174Iran, Islamic Rep.11.8%
  177. 175Algeria11.2%
  178. 176Syrian Arab Republic9.4%
  179. 177Iraq7.6%
  180. 178Afghanistan3.8%
  181. 179Yemen, Rep.3.2%

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