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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).
Labor Statistics > Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment (most recent) by country
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Countries
Amount
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#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 ...