Female economic activity growth statistics - countries compared

Rank	Countries	Amount
# 1	Jordan:	57%
# 2	Algeria:	54%
# 3	Oman:	51%
# 4	Saudi Arabia:	42%
# 5	Fiji:	40%
# 6	Iran:	34%
# 7	Guatemala:	28%
= 8	Pakistan:	24%
= 8	Qatar:	24%
# 10	El Salvador:	23%
= 11	Libya:	22%
= 11	Lebanon:	22%
= 11	Argentina:	22%
= 14	Suriname:	21%
= 14	Syria:	21%
# 16	Honduras:	19%
= 17	Bahrain:	18%
= 17	Ecuador:	18%
= 17	Chile:	18%
= 20	Peru:	17%
= 20	Dominican Republic:	17%
= 20	Nicaragua:	17%
= 20	Cuba:	17%
# 24	Mexico:	16%
= 25	Ireland:	15%
= 25	Egypt:	15%
= 27	Turkey:	14%
= 27	Venezuela:	14%
= 29	Israel:	13%
= 29	Colombia:	13%
= 29	Belize:	13%
= 29	Trinidad and Tobago:	13%
= 29	Sudan:	13%
= 29	Guyana:	13%
= 35	Costa Rica:	12%
= 35	Panama:	12%
= 35	Tunisia:	12%
= 38	Malta:	11%
= 38	Tajikistan:	11%
= 38	Spain:	11%
= 41	Indonesia:	10%
= 41	Korea, South:	10%
= 43	Mauritius:	9%
= 43	Paraguay:	9%
= 45	Norway:	8%
= 45	United Arab Emirates:	8%
= 45	Malaysia:	8%
= 45	New Zealand:	8%
= 45	Cape Verde:	8%
= 45	Uruguay:	8%
= 45	Yemen:	8%
= 52	Greece:	7%
= 52	Sri Lanka:	7%
= 52	Morocco:	7%
= 52	Australia:	7%
= 56	France:	6%
= 56	Philippines:	6%
= 56	Bolivia:	6%
= 56	Swaziland:	6%
= 56	Barbados:	6%
= 56	United States:	6%
= 56	Italy:	6%
= 63	Netherlands:	5%
= 63	Turkmenistan:	5%
= 63	Belgium:	5%
= 63	Sierra Leone:	5%
= 63	United Kingdom:	5%
= 63	Uzbekistan:	5%
= 63	Azerbaijan:	5%
= 70	Kyrgyzstan:	4%
= 70	Portugal:	4%
= 70	India:	4%
= 70	Cameroon:	4%
= 70	Luxembourg:	4%
= 70	Canada:	4%
= 76	Albania:	3%
= 76	Bahamas, The:	3%
= 76	Switzerland:	3%
= 76	Japan:	3%
= 80	Mongolia:	2%
= 80	Cote d'Ivoire:	2%
= 80	Cyprus:	2%
= 80	Hungary:	2%
= 80	Croatia:	2%
= 80	Lesotho:	2%
= 80	Nigeria:	2%
= 80	Austria:	2%
= 88	Gambia, The:	1%
= 88	Iceland:	1%
= 88	Kazakhstan:	1%
= 88	Senegal:	1%
= 88	Gabon:	1%
= 88	Togo:	1%
= 88	Jamaica:	1%
= 88	Bangladesh:	1%
= 88	Laos:	1%
= 88	Chad:	1%
= 88	South Africa:	1%
= 88	Equatorial Guinea:	1%
= 88	Sweden:	1%
= 88	Nepal:	1%
= 88	Namibia:	1%
= 103	Kenya:	0%
= 103	Guinea-Bissau:	0%
= 103	Georgia:	0%
= 103	Burma:	0%
= 103	Poland:	0%
= 103	Bhutan:	0%
= 103	Congo, Democratic Republic of the:	0%
= 103	Germany:	0%
= 103	Denmark:	0%
= 103	Maldives:	0%
= 103	Czech Republic:	0%
= 103	Papua New Guinea:	0%
= 103	Armenia:	0%
= 116	Slovakia:	-1%
= 116	Russia:	-1%
= 116	China:	-1%
= 116	Mozambique:	-1%
= 116	Singapore:	-1%
= 116	Burundi:	-1%
= 116	Eritrea:	-1%
= 116	Madagascar:	-1%
= 116	Ethiopia:	-1%
= 116	Niger:	-1%
= 116	Finland:	-1%
= 116	Rwanda:	-1%
= 116	Comoros:	-1%
= 129	Zimbabwe:	-2%
= 129	Thailand:	-2%
= 129	Belarus:	-2%
= 129	Romania:	-2%
= 129	Brazil:	-2%
= 129	Ukraine:	-2%
= 129	Cambodia:	-2%
= 129	Mauritania:	-2%
= 129	Ghana:	-2%
= 129	Slovenia:	-2%
= 129	Guinea:	-2%
= 129	Uganda:	-2%
= 129	Malawi:	-2%
= 129	Angola:	-2%
= 129	Zambia:	-2%
= 144	Vietnam:	-3%
= 144	Central African Republic:	-3%
= 144	Mali:	-3%
= 144	Haiti:	-3%
= 144	Lithuania:	-3%
= 144	Kuwait:	-3%
= 144	Solomon Islands:	-3%
= 144	Burkina Faso:	-3%
= 152	Botswana:	-4%
= 152	Benin:	-4%
= 152	Estonia:	-4%
= 155	Bulgaria:	-5%
= 155	Latvia:	-5%
	Weighted average:	6.6%

DEFINITION: The % change in the female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) from 1990 to 2000.

SOURCE: calculated on the basis of data on the economically active population and total population from ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva

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