Employees, industry, female (% of female employment) - Gender Statistics
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Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
| Employees, industry, female (% of female employment) - Gender Statistics (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
|---|
| 1 |  Tonga (2003) | 55.3 |
| 2 | American Samoa (1990) | 44.6 |
| 3 | Tunisia (1989) | 44.1 |
| 4 | Peru (2007) | 43 |
| 5 | Maldives (2006) | 31.8 |
| 6 | Iran (2007) | 29.1 |
| 7 | Macedonia (2007) | 28.7 |
| 8 | Bulgaria (2007) | 28.5 |
| 9 | Algeria (2004) | 28.2 |
| 10 | Sri Lanka (2007) | 27.1 |
| 11 | Czech Republic (2008) | 26.9 |
| 12 | Mauritius (2007) | 25.8 |
| 13 | Slovakia (2008) | 24.1 |
| 14 | Belarus (2008) | 23.95 |
| 15 | Romania (2008) | 23.8 |
| 16 | Honduras (2005) | 23.3 |
| 17 | Slovenia (2007) | 23.1 |
| 18 | Malaysia (2007) | 22.8 |
| 19 | Estonia (2008) | 22.7 |
| 20 | Marshall Islands (1999) | 22.6 |
| 21 | San Marino (2007) | 22 |
| 22 | Hungary (2008) | 21 |
| 23 | Guatemala (2006) | 20.6 |
| 24 | Russia (2007) | 20.2 |
| 25 | Upper middle income (2007) | 20.03 |
| 26 | Serbia (2007) | 19.6 |
| 27 | Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2006) | 19.52 |
| 28 | Ethiopia (2009) | 19.5 |
| 29 | Thailand (2007) | 19.2 |
| 30 | Lithuania (2008) | 19.2 |
| 31 | El Salvador (2006) | 19 |
| 32 | Mexico (2007) | 18.1 |
| 33 | Poland (2007) | 17.9 |
| 34 | Nicaragua (2006) | 17.8 |
| 35 | Singapore (2007) | 17.6 |
| 36 | Japan (2007) | 17.4 |
| 37 | St. Kitts and Nevis (1984) | 17.3 |
| 38 | Portugal (2008) | 17 |
| 39 | Latvia (2008) | 16.7 |
| 40 | Italy (2008) | 16.1 |
| 41 | Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2006) | 16.04 |
| 42 | Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels) (2006) | 16 |
| 43 | Germany (2008) | 15.9 |
| 44 | Trinidad and Tobago (2005) | 15.8 |
| 45 | Europe & Central Asia (all income levels) (2007) | 15.76 |
| 46 | South Korea (2007) | 15.6 |
| 47 | North Korea (2007) | 15.6 |
| 48 | Colombia (2007) | 15.5 |
| 49 | Croatia (2009) | 15.49 |
| 50 | Mongolia (2007) | 15.3 |
| 51 | Morocco (2008) | 15.1 |
| 52 | Indonesia (2007) | 15 |
| 53 | Mali (2004) | 14.7 |
| 54 | Turkey (2009) | 14.68 |
| 55 | Macau (2007) | 14.5 |
| 56 | Ghana (1999) | 14.5 |
| 57 | Oman (2000) | 14 |
| 58 | European Union (2008) | 13.84 |
| 59 | Vietnam (2004) | 13.7 |
| 60 | Dominican Republic (2007) | 13.7 |
| 61 | Nepal (2001) | 13.7 |
| 62 | Euro area (2008) | 13.48 |
| 63 | Bahrain (2001) | 13.3 |
| 64 | Brazil (2006) | 13 |
| 65 | OECD members (2007) | 12.99 |
| 66 | Costa Rica (2007) | 12.9 |
| 67 | Uruguay (2007) | 12.6 |
| 68 | Ecuador (2006) | 12.6 |
| 69 | Pakistan (2007) | 12.6 |
| 70 | High income: OECD (2007) | 12.59 |
| 71 | High income (2007) | 12.51 |
| 72 | Bangladesh (2005) | 12.5 |
| 73 | South Africa (2009) | 12.5 |
| 74 | Cuba (2007) | 12.4 |
| 75 | Austria (2008) | 12.4 |
| 76 | Moldova (2007) | 12.4 |
| 77 | Guyana (2002) | 12.2 |
| 78 | Cambodia (2001) | 12.2 |
| 79 | Grenada (1998) | 12.2 |
| 80 | Jordan (2003) | 12.1 |
| 81 | Venezuela (2007) | 12 |
| 82 | Denmark (2008) | 12 |
| 83 | Montenegro (2009) | 12 |
| 84 | Switzerland (2007) | 11.6 |
| 85 | Northern Mariana Islands (1995) | 11.3 |
| 86 | Spain (2008) | 11.3 |
| 87 | Bolivia (2002) | 11.3 |
| 88 | Brunei Darussalam (2001) | 11.2 |
| 89 | France (2008) | 11.2 |
| 90 | Finland (2008) | 11 |
| 91 | Argentina (2006) | 10.9 |
| 92 | Chile (2007) | 10.9 |
| 93 | Malta (2008) | 10.9 |
| 94 | Botswana (2005) | 10.8 |
| 95 | Israel (2007) | 10.7 |
| 96 | Kyrgyzstan (2006) | 10.7 |
| 97 | Canada (2007) | 10.5 |
| 98 | Belgium (2008) | 10.5 |
| 99 | Kazakhstan (2004) | 10.4 |
| 100 | Puerto Rico (2007) | 10.3 |
| 101 | Ireland (2008) | 10.3 |
| 102 | Belize (2005) | 10.3 |
| 103 | Philippines (2009) | 9.9 |
| 104 | New Zealand (2007) | 9.9 |
| 105 | Lesotho (1999) | 9.8 |
| 106 | Dominica (2001) | 9.8 |
| 107 | Panama (2007) | 9.7 |
| 108 | West Bank and Gaza (2007) | 9.7 |
| 109 | North America (2007) | 9.52 |
| 110 | St. Lucia (2004) | 9.5 |
| 111 | Cyprus (2008) | 9.5 |
| 112 | Armenia (2006) | 9.5 |
| 113 | Greece (2008) | 9.4 |
| 114 | United States (2007) | 9.4 |
| 115 | Sweden (2007) | 9.1 |
| 116 | Namibia (2008) | 9.1 |
| 117 | United Kingdom (2008) | 9.1 |
| 118 | Paraguay (2007) | 8.9 |
| 119 | Azerbaijan (2007) | 8.9 |
| 120 | Australia (2007) | 8.9 |
| 121 | New Caledonia (1996) | 8.5 |
| 122 | Suriname (2004) | 8.4 |
| 123 | Iceland (2007) | 8.3 |
| 124 | French Polynesia (2002) | 8.3 |
| 125 | Faroe Islands (2005) | 8.3 |
| 126 | Norway (2008) | 8.2 |
| 127 | Syria (2003) | 8.1 |
| 128 | Barbados (2004) | 7.8 |
| 129 | Netherlands (2008) | 7.7 |
| 130 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2001) | 7.6 |
| 131 | Iraq (2004) | 7.4 |
| 132 | United Arab Emirates (2005) | 6.2 |
| 133 | Luxembourg (2008) | 6.1 |
| 134 | Haiti (1999) | 6 |
| 135 | Egypt (2006) | 6 |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe (2000) | 5.9 |
| 137 | Hong Kong (2007) | 5.9 |
| 138 | Bhutan (2005) | 5.8 |
| 139 | Netherlands Antilles (2000) | 5.6 |
| 140 | Bahamas (2007) | 5.4 |
| 141 | Uganda (2003) | 5.3 |
| 142 | Senegal (2006) | 4.9 |
| 143 | Nigeria (1986) | 4.9 |
| 144 | Tajikistan (2004) | 4.8 |
| 145 | Antigua and Barbuda (2001) | 4.7 |
| 146 | Jamaica (2006) | 4.6 |
| 147 | Zimbabwe (1999) | 4.6 |
| 148 | Aruba (1997) | 4.2 |
| 149 | Cayman Islands (2007) | 4.2 |
| 150 | Cameroon (2001) | 3.9 |
| 151 | Isle of Man (2006) | 3.9 |
| 152 | Qatar (2006) | 3.9 |
| 153 | Georgia (2007) | 3.7 |
| 154 | Bermuda (2000) | 3.7 |
| 155 | Kiribati (2000) | 3.1 |
| 156 | Gabon (1993) | 2.9 |
| 157 | Guinea (1994) | 2.9 |
| 158 | Yemen (1999) | 2.9 |
| 159 | Tanzania (2006) | 2.8 |
| 160 | Laos (1995) | 2.7 |
| 161 | Sierra Leone (2004) | 2.5 |
| 162 | Zambia (2000) | 2 |
| 163 | Kuwait (1988) | 1.9 |
| 164 | Saudi Arabia (2009) | 1.8 |
| 165 | Madagascar (2005) | 1.6 |
| 166 | Gambia (1993) | 1.3 |
| 167 | Equatorial Guinea (1983) | 0.7 |
| 168 | Chad (1993) | 0.7 |
| 169 | Rwanda (1989) | 0.7 |
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