Women in paid work by country

Share of women who earn money in a job. The map opens on 2019, with figures for 27 countries.

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Highest in 2019

  1. Burundi 78.8%
  2. Benin 77.2%
  3. Uganda 76.5%
  4. Sierra Leone 69.8%
  5. Nigeria 65.2%

Lowest in 2019

  1. Afghanistan 10.5%
  2. Pakistan 12.7%
  3. India 19.9%
  4. Tajikistan 23.8%
  5. Turkey 28.1%

About the data

Unit
% of women
Years
1992–2023
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
Global Data Lab
License
Free for non-commercial use with credit; commercial use needs written permission from the Global Data Lab
Credit
Data retrieved from the Education and Work database of the Global Data Lab (v2.1), https://globaldatalab.org/education/

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