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31Gender inequality in economic activity
Employment in industry, female (% of total female employment)Excel

HDI Rank Country 1995-2003 1 2
1 Iceland 11
2 Norway 8
3 Australia 9
4 Canada 11
5 Ireland 12
6 Sweden 9
7 Switzerland 12
8 Japan 18
9 Netherlands 8
10 France 12
11 Finland 12
12 United States 10
13 Spain 12
14 Denmark 12
15 Austria 13
16 United Kingdom 9
17 Belgium 11
18 Luxembourg 8 3
19 New Zealand 11
20 Italy 18
21 Hong Kong, China (SAR) 7
22 Germany 16
23 Israel 11
24 Greece 10
25 Singapore 21
26 Korea (Republic of) 17
27 Slovenia 25
28 Cyprus 11
29 Portugal 21
30 Brunei Darussalam 11
31 Barbados 8
32 Czech Republic 27
33 Kuwait ..
34 Malta 18
35 Qatar 3
36 Hungary 21
37 Poland 17
38 Argentina 11
39 United Arab Emirates 14
40 Chile 12
41 Bahrain ..
42 Slovakia 25
43 Lithuania 21
44 Estonia 24
45 Latvia 16
46 Uruguay 13
47 Croatia 18
48 Costa Rica 13
49 Bahamas 5
50 Seychelles ..
51 Cuba 14
52 Mexico 19
53 Bulgaria 29
54 Saint Kitts and Nevis ..
55 Tonga ..
56 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya ..
57 Antigua and Barbuda 7 3
58 Oman 14
59 Trinidad and Tobago 14
60 Romania 25
61 Saudi Arabia 1
62 Panama 9
63 Malaysia 27
64 Belarus ..
65 Mauritius 29
66 Bosnia and Herzegovina ..
67 Russian Federation 21
68 Albania ..
69 Macedonia (TFYR) 30
70 Brazil 13
71 Dominica 10
72 Saint Lucia 11
73 Kazakhstan 10
74 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11
75 Colombia 16
76 Ukraine 21
77 Samoa ..
78 Thailand 19
79 Dominican Republic 15
80 Belize 12
81 China ..
82 Grenada 12
83 Armenia ..
84 Turkey 15
85 Suriname 1
86 Jordan 13
87 Peru 13
88 Lebanon ..
89 Ecuador 12
90 Philippines 12
91 Tunisia ..
92 Fiji ..
93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8
94 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 28
95 Paraguay 10
96 Georgia 4
97 Guyana 20
98 Azerbaijan 9
99 Sri Lanka 35
100 Maldives 24
101 Jamaica 5
102 Cape Verde ..
103 El Salvador 22
104 Algeria 28
105 Viet Nam 14
106 Occupied Palestinian Territories 8
107 Indonesia 15
108 Syrian Arab Republic 7
109 Turkmenistan ..
110 Nicaragua 17
111 Moldova 12
112 Egypt 6
113 Uzbekistan ..
114 Mongolia 14
115 Honduras 23
116 Kyrgyzstan 7
117 Bolivia 14
118 Guatemala 23
119 Gabon ..
120 Vanuatu ..
121 South Africa 14
122 Tajikistan ..
123 Sao Tome and Principe ..
124 Botswana 13
125 Namibia 7
126 Morocco 19
127 Equatorial Guinea ..
128 India ..
129 Solomon Islands ..
130 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3
131 Cambodia 10
132 Myanmar ..
133 Bhutan ..
134 Comoros ..
135 Ghana 15
136 Pakistan 16
137 Mauritania ..
138 Lesotho 13
139 Congo ..
140 Bangladesh 18
141 Swaziland ..
142 Nepal ..
143 Madagascar 6
144 Cameroon 4 3
145 Papua New Guinea ..
146 Haiti 6
147 Sudan ..
148 Kenya 10
149 Djibouti 1 3
150 Timor-Leste ..
151 Zimbabwe ..
152 Togo ..
153 Yemen 3
154 Uganda 5
155 Gambia ..
156 Senegal ..
157 Eritrea ..
158 Nigeria 11
159 Tanzania (United Republic of) 1
160 Guinea ..
161 Rwanda ..
162 Angola ..
163 Benin ..
164 Malawi ..
165 Zambia 2
166 Côte d'Ivoire ..
167 Burundi ..
168 Congo (Democratic Republic of the) ..
169 Ethiopia 3 3
170 Chad ..
171 Central African Republic ..
172 Mozambique ..
173 Mali ..
174 Niger ..
175 Guinea-Bissau ..
176 Burkina Faso ..
177 Sierra Leone ..

Notes :
Because of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data, see ILO 2005.
1 - The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
2 - Data refer to the most recent year available during the period specified.
3 -

Source :
ILO (International Labour Organization). 2005. Key Indicators of the Labour Market. Fourth edition. CD-ROM. Geneva. [www.ilo.org/kilm]. Accessed July 2007.