ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in Switzerland
Switzerland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment was 32.47 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in Switzerland, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in Switzerland stood at 32.47 %.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in Switzerland peaked at 39.29 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.22 %, in 1995.
That places Switzerland 34th out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.52 % | — |
| 1992 | 21.29 % | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 20.82 % | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 24.02 % | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 16.22 % | -32.5% |
| 1996 | 33.41 % | +106.0% |
| 1997 | 35.32 % | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 36.23 % | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 33.49 % | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 37.18 % | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 34.78 % | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 34.99 % | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 34.81 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 31.94 % | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 33.28 % | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 32.64 % | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 31.18 % | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 31.51 % | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 33.71 % | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 34.87 % | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 36.83 % | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 37.1 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 36.32 % | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 35.38 % | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 38.19 % | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 39.26 % | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 38.39 % | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 39.29 % | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 34.85 % | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 36.03 % | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 33.74 % | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 33.06 % | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 30.31 % | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 32.47 % | +7.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 32.47 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.48 %, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 32.47 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.09 %, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +106.0% | 16.22 % | 33.41 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.04 % | 16.22 % | 36.23 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.6 % | 31.18 % | 37.18 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.05 % | 34.85 % | 39.29 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.12 % | 30.31 % | 36.03 % | 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 females in total employment in Switzerland?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in Switzerland was 32.47 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 39.29 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.22 % in 1995.
- How does Switzerland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment?
- Switzerland ranks 34th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 females in total employment in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.