ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total was 31.47 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
31.47 %
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
32nd
of 97 countries
All-time high
32.8 %
in 2020
All-time low
23.25 %
in 2003
Years of data
32
1993–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1993–2024

01020301993200820241993: 25.5 %1994: 27.8 %1995: 28.2 %1996: 29.3 %1997: 28.3 %1998: 26 %1999: 24.7 %2000: 24.1 %2001: 27 %2002: 26.2 %2003: 23.2 %2004: 25.2 %2005: 29.5 %2006: 25.3 %2007: 27.6 %2008: 28.2 %2009: 24.3 %2010: 25.7 %2011: 27 %2012: 30.2 %2013: 32.6 %2014: 31.9 %2015: 30.1 %2016: 29.5 %2017: 30.5 %2018: 30.3 %2019: 31.7 %2020: 32.8 %2021: 25.8 %2022: 32.3 %2023: 32.3 %2024: 31.5 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 31.47 %, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 32.8 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.25 %, in 2003.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 32nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1993 to 2024.
Year % Change
1993 25.54 %
1994 27.79 % +8.8%
1995 28.24 % +1.6%
1996 29.31 % +3.8%
1997 28.34 % -3.3%
1998 26.02 % -8.2%
1999 24.74 % -4.9%
2000 24.12 % -2.5%
2001 26.97 % +11.8%
2002 26.16 % -3.0%
2003 23.25 % -11.1%
2004 25.23 % +8.5%
2005 29.53 % +17.0%
2006 25.27 % -14.4%
2007 27.61 % +9.3%
2008 28.16 % +2.0%
2009 24.31 % -13.7%
2010 25.68 % +5.6%
2011 26.98 % +5.1%
2012 30.2 % +11.9%
2013 32.6 % +7.9%
2014 31.94 % -2.0%
2015 30.12 % -5.7%
2016 29.52 % -2.0%
2017 30.5 % +3.3%
2018 30.29 % -0.7%
2019 31.69 % +4.6%
2020 32.8 % +3.5%
2021 25.8 % -21.3%
2022 32.26 % +25.0%
2023 32.33 % +0.2%
2024 31.47 % -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.14 % 24.74 % 29.31 % 7
2000s 26.06 % 23.25 % 29.53 % 10
2010s 29.95 % 25.68 % 32.6 % 10
2020s 30.93 % 25.8 % 32.8 % 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 29 Mongolia 31.59 % compare
  2. 30 Slovenia 31.56 % compare
  3. 31 Montenegro 31.54 % compare
  4. 33 Sweden 30.74 % compare
  5. 34 Bulgaria 30.17 % compare
  6. 35 Finland 29.93 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 31.47 % 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 32.8 % in 2020.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 23.25 % in 2003.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 32nd out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
106 places, 2,172 data points, 1976–2025
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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.