ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Switzerland
Switzerland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total was 34.97 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Switzerland, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Switzerland stood at 34.97 %.
The figure is up 14.9% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Switzerland peaked at 46.81 % in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.46 %, in 1999.
Switzerland ranks 18th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30.19 % | — |
| 1992 | 21.33 % | -29.3% |
| 1993 | 28.88 % | +35.4% |
| 1994 | 36.66 % | +26.9% |
| 1995 | 21.2 % | -42.2% |
| 1996 | 28.01 % | +32.1% |
| 1997 | 21.62 % | -22.8% |
| 1998 | 28.33 % | +31.0% |
| 1999 | 18.46 % | -34.8% |
| 2000 | 22.07 % | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 18.66 % | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 27.12 % | +45.3% |
| 2003 | 29.61 % | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 27.82 % | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 28.42 % | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 35.5 % | +24.9% |
| 2007 | 26.9 % | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 28.52 % | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 38.08 % | +33.5% |
| 2010 | 39.03 % | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 37.23 % | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 41.07 % | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 38.41 % | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 35.82 % | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 39.49 % | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 46.81 % | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 44.41 % | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 44.52 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 35.86 % | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 36.47 % | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 33.74 % | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 36.89 % | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 30.44 % | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 34.97 % | +14.9% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 34.97 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.57 %, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 34.97 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.93 %, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.08 % | 18.46 % | 36.66 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.27 % | 18.66 % | 38.08 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.27 % | 35.82 % | 46.81 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5 % | 30.44 % | 36.89 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 739.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8806 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1427 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Switzerland?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Switzerland was 34.97 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 46.81 % in 2016.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.46 % in 1999.
- How does Switzerland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total?
- Switzerland ranks 18th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.