DEFINITION
Labor Statistics > Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment (most recent) by country
Most recent
1990
1991
1992
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1994
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1997
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1999
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2003
2004
Rank
Countries
Amount
(top to bottom)
Date
#1 Ghana
56.5 %
1990 ...
#2 Belarus
56 %
2004 ...
#3 Ukraine
55.1 %
2004 ...
#4 Moldova
54.6 %
2004 ...
#5 Tajikistan
53.3 %
2004 ...
#6 Latvia
53.2 %
2004 ...
#7 Bulgaria
53 %
2004 ...
#8 Iceland
52.5 %
2004 ...
#9 Lithuania
52.2 %
2004 ...
#10 Estonia
52.2 %
2004 ...
#11 Slovakia
52 %
2004 ...
#12 Cambodia
51.3 %
2004 ...
#13 Russia
50.9 %
2004 ...
#14 Sweden
50.9 %
2004 ...
#15 Finland
50.7 %
2004 ...
#16 Cayman Islands
50.6 %
2004 ...
#17 New Zealand
50.5 %
2004 ...
#18 Mongolia
50.3 %
2004 ...
#19 Georgia
50.3 %
2004 ...
#20 Israel
49.6 %
2004 ...
#21 Bahamas, The
49.5 %
2004 ...
#22 Macau
49.5 %
2004 ...
#23 Canada
49.4 %
2004 ...
#24 United Kingdom
49.4 %
2004 ...
#25 Kazakhstan
49.4 %
2004 ...
#26 Norway
49.2 %
2004 ...
#27 Vietnam
49.1 %
2004 ...
#28 Namibia
48.8 %
2000 ...
#29 Denmark
48.8 %
2004 ...
#30 Azerbaijan
48.8 %
2004 ...
#31 Netherlands Antilles
48.8 %
2004 ...
#32 Barbados
48.7 %
2004 ...
#33 Bermuda
48.7 %
2004 ...
#34 Australia
48.6 %
2004 ...
#35 United States
48.5 %
2004 ...
#36 Colombia
48.3 %
2004 ...
#37 Cyprus
48.2 %
2004 ...
#38 Saint Lucia
48 %
2004 ...
#39 Slovenia
47.6 %
2004 ...
#40 Ireland
47.6 %
2004 ...
#41 Hong Kong
47.3 %
2004 ...
#42 Poland
47.2 %
2004 ...
#43 France
47.2 %
2004 ...
#44 Czech Republic
47.1 %
2004 ...
#45 Switzerland
47.1 %
2004 ...
#46 Hungary
47 %
2004 ...
#47 Singapore
47 %
2004 ...
#48 Jamaica
47 %
2004 ...
#49 Honduras
46.8 %
2004 ...
#50 Uruguay
46.8 %
2004 ...
#51 Brazil
46.7 %
2004 ...
#52 Germany
46.6 %
2004 ...
#53 Portugal
46.6 %
2004 ...
#54 Armenia
46.5 %
2004 ...
#55 Romania
46.5 %
2004 ...
#56 Thailand
46.4 %
2004 ...
#57 Austria
46.2 %
2004 ...
#58 Croatia
46.2 %
2004 ...
#59 Benin
46 %
1990 ...
#60 South Africa
45.9 %
2004 ...
#61 Dominica
45.8 %
2004 ...
#62 Andorra
45.7 %
2004 ...
#63 Argentina
45.5 %
2004 ...
#64 Netherlands
45.4 %
2004 ...
#65 Serbia and Montenegro
45.4 %
2004 ...
#66 Tanzania
45.4 %
2001 ...
#67 Belgium
44.8 %
2004 ...
#68 Aruba
44.4 %
2004 ...
#69 Guam
44.2 %
2004 ...
#70 Lesotho
44.1 %
1997 ...
#71 Paraguay
43.9 %
2004 ...
#72 Kyrgyzstan
43.8 %
2004 ...
#73 Panama
43.5 %
2004 ...
#74 Sri Lanka
43.2 %
2004 ...
#75 Botswana
43 %
2004 ...
#76 Grenada
42.7 %
2004 ...
#77 Ecuador
42.7 %
2004 ...
#78 Macedonia, Republic of
42.3 %
2004 ...
#79 San Marino
42.2 %
2004 ...
#80 Laos
42.1 %
1990 ...
#81 Spain
42 %
2004 ...
#82 French Polynesia
41.9 %
2004 ...
#83 Korea, South
41.6 %
2004 ...
#84 Venezuela
41.5 %
2004 ...
#85 Belize
41.3 %
2004 ...
#86 American Samoa
41.3 %
1990 ...
#87 Italy
41.3 %
2004 ...
#88 Japan
41.2 %
2004 ...
#89 Nicaragua
41.1 %
1990 ...
#90 Trinidad and Tobago
41.1 %
2004 ...
#91 Togo
41 %
1990 ...
#92 China
40.9 %
2004 ...
#93 Korea, North
40.7 %
1990 ...
#94 Greece
40.7 %
2004 ...
#95 Ethiopia
40.6 %
2004 ...
#96 Philippines
40.4 %
2004 ...
#97 Guyana
39.9 %
2004 ...
#98 New Caledonia
39.8 %
1996 ...
#99 Uzbekistan
39.5 %
2004 ...
#100 Haiti
39.5 %
1990 ...
#101 Puerto Rico
39.3 %
2004 ...
#102 Cape Verde
39.1 %
1990 ...
#103 Guatemala
38.8 %
2004 ...
#104 Kenya
38.7 %
2004 ...
#105 Luxembourg
38.7 %
2004 ...
#106 Costa Rica
38.5 %
2004 ...
#107 Dominican Republic
38.2 %
2004 ...
#108 Chile
38.1 %
2004 ...
#109 Cuba
37.7 %
2004 ...
#110 Gabon
37.7 %
1990 ...
#111 Mauritius
37.5 %
2004 ...
#112 Mexico
37.4 %
2004 ...
#113 Mauritania
37 %
1990 ...
#114 Malaysia
36.9 %
2004 ...
#115 Bolivia
36.5 %
2004 ...
#116 Burma
36.4 %
1990 ...
#117 Fiji
35.9 %
2004 ...
#118 Bosnia and Herzegovina
35.8 %
1990 ...
#119 Uganda
35.6 %
1990 ...
#120 Maldives
35.6 %
2004 ...
#121 Papua New Guinea
35.4 %
2004 ...
#122 El Salvador
34.8 %
2004 ...
#123 Peru
34.6 %
2004 ...
#124 Nigeria
34 %
1990 ...
#125 Suriname
33.1 %
2004 ...
#126 Malta
32.9 %
2004 ...
#127 Mali
32.7 %
1997 ...
#128 Eritrea
32.3 %
1996 ...
#129 Albania
31.7 %
2004 ...
#130 Brunei
31.5 %
2004 ...
#131 Indonesia
31.1 %
2004 ...
#132 Marshall Islands
30.9 %
1999 ...
#133 Solomon Islands
30.8 %
1997 ...
#134 Central African Republic
30.4 %
1990 ...
#135 Guinea
30.3 %
1990 ...
#136 Swaziland
29.9 %
2004 ...
#137 Zambia
29.4 %
1990 ...
#138 Congo, Republic of the
26.1 %
1990 ...
#139 Côte d'Ivoire
25.9 %
1990 ...
#140 Lebanon
25.9 %
1990 ...
#141 Oman
25.7 %
2004 ...
#142 Senegal
25.7 %
1990 ...
#143 Kuwait
25.2 %
2004 ...
#144 Jordan
25 %
2004 ...
#145 Tunisia
25 %
2004 ...
#146 Madagascar
24.2 %
1990 ...
#147 Liberia
23.6 %
1990 ...
#148 Angola
23.5 %
1996 ...
#149 Bangladesh
23.1 %
2004 ...
#150 Somalia
21.9 %
1990 ...
#151 Zimbabwe
21.8 %
2004 ...
#152 Morocco
21.8 %
2004 ...
#153 Cameroon
21.6 %
2004 ...
#154 Sierra Leone
21.2 %
1990 ...
#155 Gambia, The
20.9 %
1990 ...
#156 Egypt
20.6 %
2004 ...
#157 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
20.1 %
2004 ...
#158 Turkey
19.9 %
2004 ...
#159 East Timor
19 %
1990 ...
#160 Syria
18.2 %
2004 ...
#161 Afghanistan
17.8 %
1990 ...
#162 Nepal
17.4 %
2001 ...
#163 India
17.3 %
2004 ...
#164 Algeria
17 %
2004 ...
#165 Comoros
17 %
1990 ...
#166 Sudan
16.8 %
2004 ...
#167 Libya
15 %
1990 ...
#168 Qatar
15 %
2004 ...
#169 Rwanda
14.6 %
1990 ...
#170 Burkina Faso
14.6 %
2004 ...
#171 United Arab Emirates
14.5 %
2004 ...
#172 Iran
13.7 %
2004 ...
#173 Saudi Arabia
13.5 %
2004 ...
#174 Burundi
13.3 %
1990 ...
#175 Chad
12.8 %
2004 ...
#176 Malawi
12.4 %
2004 ...
#177 Bhutan
12 %
1990 ...
#178 Iraq
11.9 %
1990 ...
#179 Bahrain
11.5 %
2004 ...
#180 Mozambique
11.4 %
1990 ...
#181 Guinea-Bissau
10.8 %
1990 ...
#182 Equatorial Guinea
10.5 %
1990 ...
#183 Pakistan
8.6 %
2004 ...
#184 Niger
7.8 %
2004 ...
#185 Yemen
6.5 %
1999 ...
Weighted average:
36.8 %
DEFINITION: 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).
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