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Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

· higher is better · 187 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025

League table

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  1. 1Lesotho35.7
  2. 2Tunisia31.8
  3. 3Viet Nam30.9
  4. 4Tonga26.9
  5. 5Cambodia25.8
  6. 6Iran, Islamic Rep.25.3
  7. 7China24.8
  8. 8Algeria24.6
  9. 9North Macedonia24.4
  10. 10Sri Lanka24.1
  11. 11Eswatini23.1
  12. 12Romania22.1
  13. 13Afghanistan21.6
  14. 14Sao Tome and Principe21.2
  15. 15Maldives21.1
  16. 16Czechia20.9
  17. 17Togo20.9
  18. 18Korea, Dem. People's Rep.20.4
  19. 19Turkmenistan19.8
  20. 20Slovak Republic19.8
  21. 21Bulgaria19.6
  22. 22Belarus19.6
  23. 23Benin19.2
  24. 24Serbia19
  25. 25Thailand18.9
  26. 26Guatemala18.7
  27. 27Slovenia18.7
  28. 28Hungary18.5
  29. 29Myanmar17.8
  30. 30Malaysia17.7
  31. 31Nepal17.6
  32. 32Turkiye17.5
  33. 33Congo, Rep.17.3
  34. 34Mexico17
  35. 35Senegal16.8
  36. 36Poland16.7
  37. 37Nigeria16.5
  38. 38Albania16.3
  39. 39Honduras16.2
  40. 40India16.1
  41. 41Indonesia16.1
  42. 42El Salvador15.7
  43. 43Bosnia and Herzegovina15.7
  44. 44Morocco15.6
  45. 45Ghana15.5
  46. 46Uzbekistan15.4
  47. 47Portugal15.2
  48. 48Guyana15
  49. 49Somalia, Fed. Rep.14.8
  50. 50Oman14.8
  51. 51Lithuania14.7
  52. 52Croatia14.6
  53. 53Burkina Faso14.4
  54. 54Russian Federation14.4
  55. 55Kyrgyz Republic14.3
  56. 56Trinidad and Tobago14.2
  57. 57Mongolia13.8
  58. 58Estonia13.7
  59. 59Italy13.6
  60. 60Japan13.4
  61. 61Colombia13.2
  62. 62Pakistan13.2
  63. 63Germany12.8
  64. 64Cote d'Ivoire12.6
  65. 65Nicaragua12.2
  66. 66Bolivia12.2
  67. 67Central African Republic12.1
  68. 68Cameroon12
  69. 69Korea, Rep.11.9
  70. 70Austria11.9
  71. 71Latvia11.7
  72. 72Iraq11.6
  73. 73South Africa11.6
  74. 74Costa Rica11.6
  75. 75Yemen, Rep.11.6
  76. 76Niger11.5
  77. 77Mauritius11.3
  78. 78Cabo Verde11.3
  79. 79Kazakhstan11.1
  80. 80Brunei Darussalam11.1
  81. 81Cuba10.9
  82. 82Bhutan10.7
  83. 83Venezuela, RB10.7
  84. 84Samoa10.6
  85. 85Suriname10.5
  86. 86Brazil10.5
  87. 87Guinea10.5
  88. 88Panama10.5
  89. 89Comoros10.4
  90. 90Rwanda10.3
  91. 91Chile10.3
  92. 92Saudi Arabia10.1
  93. 93Mauritania10
  94. 94Armenia9.9
  95. 95Singapore9.9
  96. 96New Zealand9.8
  97. 97Switzerland9.7
  98. 98Argentina9.6
  99. 99France9.6
  100. 100Madagascar9.3
  101. 101Philippines9.3
  102. 102Ireland9.2
  103. 103Peru9.2
  104. 104Denmark9.2
  105. 105Spain9.1
  106. 106Ecuador9.1
  107. 107Bangladesh9
  108. 108Egypt, Arab Rep.8.8
  109. 109Finland8.8
  110. 110Botswana8.7
  111. 111United Arab Emirates8.7
  112. 112Gabon8.7
  113. 113Uruguay8.6
  114. 114Canada8.6
  115. 115Paraguay8.5
  116. 116Bahrain8.5
  117. 117Guam8.3
  118. 118United States8.2
  119. 119Montenegro8.2
  120. 120Greece8.2
  121. 121Australia8.2
  122. 122Georgia8.1
  123. 123Belgium8
  124. 124Malta8
  125. 125Dominican Republic7.9
  126. 126New Caledonia7.9
  127. 127Puerto Rico (US)7.8
  128. 128Namibia7.8
  129. 129Belize7.7
  130. 130Fiji7.6
  131. 131Moldova7.6
  132. 132Mali7.5
  133. 133Iceland7.4
  134. 134Eritrea7.3
  135. 135Virgin Islands (U.S.)7.2
  136. 136United Kingdom7.2
  137. 137Azerbaijan7.1
  138. 138Norway7.1
  139. 139Sweden7
  140. 140Barbados6.9
  141. 141Tajikistan6.9
  142. 142Syrian Arab Republic6.9
  143. 143Israel6.8
  144. 144Kuwait6.7
  145. 145Guinea-Bissau6.7
  146. 146St. Vincent and the Grenadines6.6
  147. 147Jordan6.3
  148. 148Chad6.3
  149. 149Sierra Leone6.1
  150. 150St. Lucia5.8
  151. 151Lao PDR5.7
  152. 152Cyprus5.7
  153. 153Jamaica5.7
  154. 154Netherlands5.5
  155. 155Gambia, The5
  156. 156Ethiopia4.8
  157. 157Haiti4.8
  158. 158French Polynesia4.7
  159. 159Libya4.6
  160. 160Malawi4.6
  161. 161Equatorial Guinea4.5
  162. 162Kenya4.5
  163. 163Congo, Dem. Rep.4.3
  164. 164Vanuatu4.3
  165. 165Hong Kong SAR, China4.3
  166. 166Tanzania4.2
  167. 167Bahamas, The4.2
  168. 168Qatar3.8
  169. 169Liberia3.8
  170. 170Channel Islands3.7
  171. 171Macao SAR, China3.6
  172. 172Zambia3.6
  173. 173Uganda3.5
  174. 174Zimbabwe3.5
  175. 175Solomon Islands3.1
  176. 176Papua New Guinea2.4
  177. 177Luxembourg2.2
  178. 178Angola1.7
  179. 179Timor-Leste1.4
  180. 180Mozambique1.2
  181. 181Djibouti0.85
  182. 182Burundi0.55

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)