Labor > Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nepal | 93% | 2003 | ||
| 2 | Burundi | 85.8% | 1998 | ||
| 3 | Cambodia | 84.7% | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Malawi | 83.3% | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Mozambique | 82.1% | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Rwanda | 81.5% | 1996 | ||
| 7 | Northern Mariana Islands | 77.8% | 2003 | ||
| =8 | Tanzania | 77.6% | 2006 | ||
| =8 | Togo | 77.6% | 2006 | ||
| 10 | Cayman Islands | 77.5% | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Uganda | 75.4% | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Benin | 75.1% | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Kiribati | 74.8% | 2000 | ||
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 73.9% | 2004 | ||
| 15 | Iceland | 72.2% | 2011 | ||
| 16 | Vietnam | 71.3% | 2011 | ||
| 17 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 70.6% | 2001 | ||
| 18 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 70.2% | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Ethiopia | 69% | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Bermuda | 67.9% | 2000 | ||
| 21 | Ghana | 67.2% | 2006 | ||
| 22 | Norway | 66.6% | 2011 | ||
| 23 | British Virgin Islands | 66.5% | 1991 | ||
| 24 | Macau | 66.1% | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Laos | 64.8% | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Thailand | 63.9% | 2011 | ||
| 27 | Chad | 63.4% | 1993 | ||
| 28 | Sweden | 62.9% | 2011 | ||
| 29 | Anguilla | 62.8% | 2001 | ||
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 62.6% | 2011 | ||
| 31 | Saint Lucia | 62.2% | 2003 | ||
| =32 | Cameroon | 61.4% | 2010 | ||
| =32 | Madagascar | 61.4% | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Mali | 60.8% | 2006 | ||
| 35 | Bolivia | 60.6% | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Antigua and Barbuda | 60.5% | 2001 | ||
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 60.1% | 2006 | ||
| 38 | Bhutan | 59.9% | 2011 | ||
| 39 | The Bahamas | 59.6% | 2011 | ||
| 40 | Finland | 59.1% | 2011 | ||
| 41 | Seychelles | 58.8% | 1992 | ||
| =42 | New Zealand | 58.3% | 2011 | ||
| =42 | Vanuatu | 58.3% | 2009 | ||
| 44 | Switzerland | 58.1% | 2011 | ||
| 45 | Canada | 57.9% | 2011 | ||
| =46 | Azerbaijan | 57.5% | 2011 | ||
| =46 | Liberia | 57.5% | 2010 | ||
| 48 | Netherlands | 56.4% | 2011 | ||
| 49 | Australia | 55.9% | 2011 | ||
| =50 | Barbados | 55.6% | 2011 | ||
| =50 | Aruba | 55.6% | 2007 | ||
| 52 | Denmark | 55.2% | 2011 | ||
| 53 | Guinea | 55% | 2003 | ||
| =54 | Singapore | 54.5% | 2011 | ||
| =54 | Ukraine | 54.5% | 2011 | ||
| 56 | Mongolia | 54.3% | 2005 | ||
| 57 | Nicaragua | 53.8% | 2010 | ||
| 58 | San Marino | 53.4% | 1998 | ||
| 59 | United States | 53.2% | 2011 | ||
| =60 | Dominican Republic | 52.8% | 2010 | ||
| =60 | Sierra Leone | 52.8% | 2004 | ||
| =62 | United Kingdom | 52.7% | 2011 | ||
| =62 | Cuba | 52.7% | 2010 | ||
| 64 | Saint Helena | 52.6% | 1998 | ||
| =65 | Russia | 52.5% | 2011 | ||
| =65 | Austria | 52.5% | 2011 | ||
| 67 | Brunei | 52.4% | 2001 | ||
| =68 | Cyprus | 52.3% | 2011 | ||
| =68 | Cook Islands | 52.3% | 2001 | ||
| 70 | Hong Kong | 51.8% | 2011 | ||
| 71 | Brazil | 51.5% | 2009 | ||
| 72 | Uruguay | 51.3% | 2011 | ||
| 73 | Germany | 51% | 2011 | ||
| 74 | Qatar | 50.4% | 2011 | ||
| =75 | Israel | 49.7% | 2011 | ||
| =75 | Senegal | 49.7% | 1991 | ||
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 49.6% | 2008 | ||
| 78 | Estonia | 49.5% | 2011 | ||
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 49.3% | 2006 | ||
| 80 | Kenya | 49.1% | 2005 | ||
| 81 | Georgia | 48.5% | 2011 | ||
| =82 | South Korea | 48.1% | 2011 | ||
| =82 | Slovenia | 48.1% | 2011 | ||
| 84 | Portugal | 48% | 2011 | ||
| 85 | Tajikistan | 47.8% | 2004 | ||
| 86 | Montserrat | 47.6% | 1991 | ||
| =87 | Colombia | 47.4% | 2010 | ||
| =87 | Nigeria | 47.4% | 2003 | ||
| 89 | Ireland | 47.2% | 2011 | ||
| =90 | Lithuania | 47.1% | 2011 | ||
| =90 | Luxembourg | 47.1% | 2011 | ||
| 92 | Latvia | 46.8% | 2011 | ||
| 93 | Indonesia | 46.7% | 2009 | ||
| 94 | France | 46.6% | 2011 | ||
| 95 | Japan | 46.3% | 2011 | ||
| =96 | Venezuela | 45.7% | 2011 | ||
| =96 | Jamaica | 45.7% | 2011 | ||
| =98 | Czech Republic | 45.6% | 2011 | ||
| =98 | Philippines | 45.6% | 2009 | ||
| 100 | Paraguay | 45.3% | 2011 | ||
| 101 | Kuwait | 45% | 2005 | ||
| 102 | Ecuador | 44.9% | 2010 | ||
| 103 | El Salvador | 44.8% | 2010 | ||
| 104 | Malaysia | 44.5% | 2010 | ||
| 105 | Hungary | 44% | 2011 | ||
| 106 | Niue | 43.8% | 2001 | ||
| =107 | Belgium | 43.7% | 2011 | ||
| =107 | Romania | 43.7% | 2011 | ||
| =109 | Slovakia | 43.6% | 2011 | ||
| =109 | Albania | 43.6% | 2009 | ||
| =111 | Poland | 43.4% | 2011 | ||
| =111 | Panama | 43.4% | 2011 | ||
| 113 | Grenada | 43.3% | 1998 | ||
| =114 | Chile | 43.2% | 2011 | ||
| =114 | Zambia | 43.2% | 2000 | ||
| 116 | Tuvalu | 42.8% | 2002 | ||
| 117 | Bulgaria | 41.9% | 2011 | ||
| =118 | Honduras | 41.7% | 2010 | ||
| =118 | Lesotho | 41.7% | 2008 | ||
| 120 | Spain | 41.2% | 2011 | ||
| 121 | Costa Rica | 41% | 2011 | ||
| 122 | Dominica | 40.8% | 2001 | ||
| 123 | New Caledonia | 40.7% | 2004 | ||
| 124 | Mexico | 40.4% | 2011 | ||
| =125 | Maldives | 40.3% | 2006 | ||
| =125 | American Samoa | 40.3% | 1990 | ||
| 127 | Martinique | 39% | 2011 | ||
| =128 | Mauritius | 38.5% | 2011 | ||
| =128 | Haiti | 38.5% | 1990 | ||
| 130 | Gabon | 38.4% | 1993 | ||
| 131 | Guatemala | 37.7% | 2011 | ||
| 132 | Tonga | 37.6% | 1996 | ||
| 133 | Moldova | 37.1% | 2011 | ||
| 134 | Guadeloupe | 37% | 2011 | ||
| 135 | Belize | 36.9% | 2005 | ||
| 136 | United Arab Emirates | 36.8% | 2008 | ||
| =137 | Armenia | 36.7% | 2008 | ||
| =137 | Botswana | 36.7% | 2006 | ||
| 139 | Swaziland | 36.6% | 1995 | ||
| =140 | Italy | 34.8% | 2011 | ||
| =140 | Guyana | 34.8% | 2011 | ||
| 142 | Greece | 34.5% | 2011 | ||
| 143 | Croatia | 34% | 2011 | ||
| 144 | Montenegro | 33.7% | 2011 | ||
| =145 | Reunion | 33.2% | 2011 | ||
| =145 | Monaco | 33.2% | 2000 | ||
| 147 | Fiji | 32.8% | 2007 | ||
| 148 | Malta | 32.5% | 2011 | ||
| 149 | South Africa | 32% | 2011 | ||
| 150 | Sri Lanka | 31.8% | 2010 | ||
| 151 | Serbia | 30.9% | 2010 | ||
| 152 | Samoa | 30.3% | 2001 | ||
| 153 | Republic of Macedonia | 30.1% | 2011 | ||
| 154 | Bahrain | 29.4% | 2004 | ||
| 155 | Niger | 29.3% | 2005 | ||
| 156 | Puerto Rico | 29% | 2011 | ||
| 157 | Namibia | 28.4% | 2008 | ||
| 158 | India | 27.7% | 2010 | ||
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | 27.5% | 2000 | ||
| 160 | Bangladesh | 27.1% | 2005 | ||
| 161 | Suriname | 26.2% | 1999 | ||
| 162 | Turkey | 25.6% | 2011 | ||
| 163 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23% | 2011 | ||
| 164 | Morocco | 22.9% | 2011 | ||
| 165 | Yemen | 20% | 1999 | ||
| 166 | Lebanon | 19% | 2007 | ||
| 167 | Tunisia | 18.7% | 1994 | ||
| 168 | Egypt | 18.1% | 2010 | ||
| 169 | Pakistan | 17.5% | 2007 | ||
| 170 | Djibouti | 15.7% | 1991 | ||
| =171 | Saudi Arabia | 14.6% | 2009 | ||
| =171 | Solomon Islands | 14.6% | 1999 | ||
| 173 | Iran | 13.2% | 2007 | ||
| 174 | Iraq | 11.7% | 2004 | ||
| 175 | Jordan | 11.6% | 2011 | ||
| 176 | Algeria | 11.5% | 2010 | ||
| 177 | Palestine | 10.8% | 2010 | ||
| 178 | Syria | 10.1% | 2010 | ||
| 179 | Oman | 7.6% | 2000 |
