Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector (% of total nonagricultural employment) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics



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Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector is the share of female workers in the nonagricultural sector (industry and services), expressed as a percentage of total employment in the nonagricultural sector. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, electricity, gas, and water, corresponding to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3). Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services-corresponding to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3).
Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector (% of total nonagricultural employment) - Health Nutrition and Population Statistics (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Belarus (2008)56
2Ukraine (2008)54.6
3Moldova (2008)54.1
4Lithuania (2007)53
5Latvia (2008)52.7
6United Kingdom (2008)52.3
7Estonia (2008)51.7
8Bulgaria (2007)51.3
9Barbados (2004)51.3
10Mongolia (2008)51.1
11Lesotho (1999)51
12Netherlands Antilles (2008)51
13Kyrgyzstan (2007)50.8
14Finland (2008)50.7
15Antigua and Barbuda (2008)50.6
16Russia (2008)50.6
17Cayman Islands (2008)50.5
18Laos (2005)50.2
19Kazakhstan (2008)50
20Sweden (2008)49.9
21Canada (2008)49.9
22Seychelles (1992)49.4
23Iceland (2008)49.4
24Greenland (2005)49.3
25Denmark (2008)49.3
26Israel (2008)49.3
27France (2008)49.2
28Ireland (2008)49.2
29Norway (2008)49.1
30Bahamas (2007)48.8
31Bermuda (2007)48.7
32Hong Kong (2008)48.7
33Aruba (2007)48.6
34Cyprus (2008)48.6
35Virgin Islands (U.S.) (1994)48.3
36Hungary (2008)48.3
37Jamaica (2008)48.2
38Macau (2007)48.1
39El Salvador (2007)48
40Europe & Central Asia (developing only) (2008)47.97
41North America (2008)47.94
42Switzerland (2008)47.9
43Europe & Central Asia (all income levels) (2008)47.76
44Netherlands (2008)47.7
45Slovakia (2008)47.7
46United States (2008)47.7
47Portugal (2008)47.6
48New Zealand (2008)47.6
49European Union (2008)47.51
50Colombia (2008)47.5
51St. Lucia (2004)47.5
52Ethiopia (2006)47.3
53Australia (2008)47.1
54Austria (2008)47
55Germany (2008)46.8
56Slovenia (2007)46.8
57Poland (2008)46.8
58Central African Republic (2003)46.8
59High income: OECD (2008)46.77
60Belgium (2008)46.6
61Andorra (2007)46.6
62Euro area (2008)46.56
63High income (2008)46.5
64Georgia (2008)46.1
65Czech Republic (2008)46
66Romania (2008)45.8
67Faroe Islands (2005)45.8
68Singapore (2008)45.8
69Croatia (2008)45.8
70OECD members (2008)45.52
71Uruguay (2007)45.5
72Thailand (2008)45.4
73Argentina (2006)45
74Spain (2008)44.9
75Armenia (2007)44.8
76Haiti (1990)44.2
77South Africa (2008)44
78Serbia (2008)44
79Northern Mariana Islands (1995)43.9
80Trinidad and Tobago (2005)43.9
81Dominica (2001)43.8
82Azerbaijan (2008)43.6
83Cambodia (2004)43.5
84Italy (2008)43.5
85Montenegro (2005)43.4
86Botswana (2007)43.4
87Cuba (2008)43.4
88Luxembourg (2008)43.3
89Guam (2008)43.3
90Guatemala (2006)43
91French Polynesia (2007)42.7
92Upper middle income (2007)42.68
93Grenada (1998)42.6
94San Marino (2008)42.2
95Panama (2008)42.2
96North Korea (2008)42.1
97South Korea (2008)42.1
98Turkmenistan (2002)42.1
99Greece (2008)41.9
100Macedonia (2008)41.9
101Japan (2008)41.8
102American Samoa (1990)41.7
103Philippines (2008)41.7
104Puerto Rico (2008)41.7
105Venezuela (2008)41.6
106Brazil (2007)41.6
107Costa Rica (2008)41.5
108Namibia (2004)41.4
109Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels) (2007)41.07
110Latin America & Caribbean (developing only) (2007)41.05
111Gibraltar (2007)41
112Togo (1990)41
113New Caledonia (1996)40.9
114Burma (1990)40.6
115Vietnam (2004)40.4
116Palau (2000)39.6
117Paraguay (2008)39.5
118Mexico (2008)39.4
119Liechtenstein (2005)39.4
120Uzbekistan (2007)39.4
121Monaco (2000)39.2
122Malaysia (2008)39.2
123China (1999)39.1
124Uganda (2003)39
125Cape Verde (2000)38.9
126East Asia & Pacific (all income levels) (1999)38.9
127Vanuatu (2008)38.9
128Dominican Republic (2007)38.8
129East Asia & Pacific (developing only) (1999)38.72
130Ecuador (2006)38.7
131Kiribati (2005)38.5
132Nicaragua (2007)38.1
133Suriname (2004)38.1
134Turks and Caicos Islands (2007)38.1
135Bolivia (2007)38.1
136Belize (2007)37.7
137Madagascar (2005)37.7
138Peru (2008)37.5
139Tajikistan (2006)37.1
140Mauritius (2008)37.1
141Western Samoa (2001)36.7
142Chile (2008)36.2
143Niger (2008)36.1
144Mauritania (2000)35.8
145Bosnia and Herzegovina (2008)35.7
146Tonga (1996)35.6
147Low & middle income (1999)35.19
148Malta (2008)35.1
149Timor-Leste (2001)35
150Guyana (2002)34.7
151Mali (2004)34.6
152Guinea (1996)34
153Tuvalu (2004)33.9
154Lower middle income (1999)33.88
155Honduras (2007)33.7
156Albania (2003)33
157Rwanda (2000)33
158Middle income (2004)32.66
159Indonesia (2008)32.4
160Swaziland (1997)32.4
161Kenya (1997)32.2
162Papua New Guinea (2000)32.1
163Sao Tome and Principe (1991)32.1
164Ghana (2000)31.7
165Eritrea (1996)31.1
166Sri Lanka (2007)31
167Solomon Islands (1999)30.8
168Tanzania (2006)30.5
169Brunei Darussalam (2003)30.3
170Maldives (2006)30
171Fiji (2005)29.6
172Marshall Islands (1999)29.3
173Gabon (1993)29.3
174Djibouti (2002)26.7
175Republic of the Congo (1990)26.1
176Democratic Republic of the Congo (1990)25.9
177Tunisia (2003)25
178Benin (2002)24.3
179Angola (1996)23.5
180Kuwait (1998)23.2
181Sierra Leone (2004)23.2
182Turkey (2008)22.4
183Cameroon (2001)22.2
184Zambia (2000)22
185Zimbabwe (2002)21.9
186Oman (2008)21.9
187Somalia (1990)21.7
188Nigeria (2005)21.1
189Gambia (1990)20.9
190Morocco (2008)20.8
191Ivory Coast (1998)20.6
192Sudan (1992)20.1
193Bangladesh (2005)20.1
194United Arab Emirates (2008)20.1
195Egypt (2007)19
196South Asia (2005)18.46
197India (2005)18.1
198Comoros (1996)18
199West Bank and Gaza (2008)17.9
200Afghanistan (1990)17.8
201Middle East & North Africa (all income levels) (2004)17.72
202Middle East & North Africa (developing only) (2005)16.68
203Bhutan (2005)16.6
204Arab World (2006)16.31
205Syria (2007)16.3
206Iran (2005)16.1
207Libya (2001)15.8
208Jordan (2008)15.7
209Saudi Arabia (2008)14.6
210Burundi (1990)14.3
211Lebanon (1995)14.2
212Nepal (2001)14
213Pakistan (2007)13.2
214Algeria (2007)13.1
215Qatar (2007)12.5
216Burkina Faso (1992)12.5
217Iraq (2008)12.1
218Liberia (2002)11.4
219Mozambique (1990)11.4
220Malawi (1995)11.3
221Guinea-Bissau (1990)10.8
222Senegal (2001)10.6
223Equatorial Guinea (1990)10.5
224Bahrain (2008)9.6
225Yemen (2007)6.2
226Chad (1991)5.5
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