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 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Labor > Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women
- Nepal has had the highest labor force participation > employment to population ratio > women since 1999.
- Mozambique has ranked in the top 2 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > women since 1997.
- Tanzania has ranked in the top 3 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > women since 1991.
- Cayman Islands has ranked in the top 3 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > women since 1991.
- Iceland has ranked in the top 4 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > women since 1991.
- Uganda has ranked in the top 3 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > women since 2002.
- Vietnam has ranked in the top 6 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > women since 1996.
- Norway has ranked in the top 4 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > women since 2007.
- Ghana has ranked in the top 5 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > women since 1999.
- Malawi has ranked in the top 5 for labor force participation > employment to population ratio > women since 1998.
