Employees, industry, female (% of female employment) - Economic activity - Labor & Social Protection - World Development Indicators



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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) - Economic activity - Labor & Social Protection - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Tonga (2003)55.3
2American Samoa (1990)44.6
3Tunisia (1989)44.1
4Peru (2007)43
5Maldives (2006)31.8
6Iran (2007)29.1
7Macedonia (2007)28.7
8Bulgaria (2007)28.5
9Algeria (2004)28.2
10Sri Lanka (2007)27.1
11Czech Republic (2008)26.9
12Mauritius (2007)25.8
13Slovakia (2008)24.1
14Romania (2008)23.8
15Honduras (2005)23.3
16Slovenia (2007)23.1
17Malaysia (2007)22.8
18Estonia (2008)22.7
19Marshall Islands (1999)22.6
20San Marino (2007)22
21Hungary (2008)21
22Guatemala (2006)20.6
23Russia (2007)20.2
24Lithuania (2008)19.2
25Thailand (2007)19.2
26Europe & Central Asia (2007)19.15
27El Salvador (2006)19
28Upper middle income (2007)18.92
29Croatia (2007)18.3
30Mexico (2007)18.1
31Poland (2007)17.9
32Nicaragua (2006)17.8
33Singapore (2007)17.6
34Ethiopia (2006)17.4
35Japan (2007)17.4
36St. Kitts and Nevis (1984)17.3
37Portugal (2008)17
38Latvia (2008)16.7
39Italy (2008)16.1
40Serbia (2008)16.07
41Latin America & Caribbean (2006)16.04
42Germany (2008)15.9
43Trinidad and Tobago (2005)15.8
44North Korea (2007)15.6
45South Korea (2007)15.6
46Colombia (2007)15.5
47Mongolia (2007)15.3
48Indonesia (2007)15
49Mali (2004)14.7
50Turkey (2008)14.7
51Macau (2007)14.5
52Ghana (1999)14.5
53Morocco (2006)14.5
54High income: nonOECD (2000)14.34
55Oman (2000)14
56Vietnam (2004)13.7
57Nepal (2001)13.7
58Dominican Republic (2007)13.7
59South Africa (2007)13.6
60Euro area (2008)13.36
61Bahrain (2001)13.3
62Brazil (2006)13
63Costa Rica (2007)12.9
64Pakistan (2007)12.6
65Uruguay (2007)12.6
66Ecuador (2006)12.6
67Bangladesh (2005)12.5
68Austria (2008)12.4
69Cuba (2007)12.4
70Moldova (2007)12.4
71High income: OECD (2007)12.38
72High income (2007)12.32
73Guyana (2002)12.2
74Cambodia (2001)12.2
75Grenada (1998)12.2
76Jordan (2003)12.1
77Venezuela (2007)12
78Denmark (2008)12
79Switzerland (2007)11.6
80Spain (2008)11.3
81Northern Mariana Islands (1995)11.3
82Bolivia (2002)11.3
83France (2008)11.2
84Brunei Darussalam (2001)11.2
85Philippines (2007)11.1
86Finland (2008)11
87Argentina (2008)10.99
88Chile (2007)10.9
89Malta (2008)10.9
90Botswana (2005)10.8
91Kyrgyzstan (2006)10.7
92Israel (2007)10.7
93Canada (2007)10.5
94Belgium (2008)10.5
95Kazakhstan (2004)10.4
96Puerto Rico (2007)10.3
97Belize (2005)10.3
98Ireland (2008)10.3
99New Zealand (2007)9.9
100Lesotho (1999)9.8
101Dominica (2001)9.8
102West Bank and Gaza (2007)9.7
103Panama (2007)9.7
104Armenia (2006)9.5
105Cyprus (2008)9.5
106St. Lucia (2004)9.5
107Paraguay (2008)9.5
108United States (2007)9.4
109Namibia (2004)9.3
110Montenegro (2005)9.2
111United Kingdom (2008)9.1
112Sweden (2007)9.1
113Australia (2007)8.9
114Azerbaijan (2007)8.9
115New Caledonia (1996)8.5
116Suriname (2004)8.4
117Iceland (2007)8.3
118Faroe Islands (2005)8.3
119French Polynesia (2002)8.3
120Norway (2008)8.2
121Syria (2003)8.1
122Barbados (2004)7.8
123Netherlands (2008)7.7
124St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2001)7.6
125Iraq (2004)7.4
126Greece (2008)7.1
127United Arab Emirates (2005)6.2
128Luxembourg (2008)6.1
129Egypt (2006)6
130Haiti (1999)6
131Sao Tome and Principe (2000)5.9
132Hong Kong (2007)5.9
133Bhutan (2005)5.8
134Netherlands Antilles (2000)5.6
135Bahamas (2007)5.4
136Uganda (2003)5.3
137Senegal (2006)4.9
138Nigeria (1986)4.9
139Tajikistan (2004)4.8
140Antigua and Barbuda (2001)4.7
141Jamaica (2006)4.6
142Zimbabwe (1999)4.6
143Cayman Islands (2007)4.2
144Aruba (1997)4.2
145Isle of Man (2006)3.9
146Cameroon (2001)3.9
147Qatar (2006)3.9
148Georgia (2007)3.7
149Bermuda (2000)3.7
150Kiribati (2000)3.1
151Guinea (1994)2.9
152Gabon (1993)2.9
153Yemen (1999)2.9
154Tanzania (2006)2.8
155Laos (1995)2.7
156Sierra Leone (2004)2.5
157Zambia (2000)2
158Madagascar (2005)1.6
159Gambia (1993)1.3
160Saudi Arabia (2007)1.1
161Chad (1993)0.7
162Equatorial Guinea (1983)0.7
163Rwanda (1989)0.7
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