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

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment was 27.18 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
27.18 %
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
52nd
of 87 countries
All-time high
28 %
in 2020
All-time low
21.46 %
in 2003
Years of data
32
1993–2024

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

01020301993200820241993: 23.7 %1994: 24.9 %1995: 26.7 %1996: 26.7 %1997: 25.4 %1998: 23.8 %1999: 22.3 %2000: 23.1 %2001: 22.5 %2002: 23 %2003: 21.5 %2004: 21.6 %2005: 24.5 %2006: 22.9 %2007: 25.2 %2008: 26.5 %2009: 23.3 %2010: 23.4 %2011: 25.3 %2012: 27.2 %2013: 26.7 %2014: 26.2 %2015: 26.4 %2016: 26.1 %2017: 26.3 %2018: 27.4 %2019: 27.1 %2020: 28 %2021: 26.4 %2022: 27.8 %2023: 26 %2024: 27.2 %

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

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 27.18 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in 2024.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 28 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.46 %, in 2003.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 52nd 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 32 years of available data.

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in agriculture — Female — Value in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1993 to 2024.
Year % Change
1993 23.66 %
1994 24.85 % +5.0%
1995 26.66 % +7.3%
1996 26.7 % +0.2%
1997 25.42 % -4.8%
1998 23.81 % -6.3%
1999 22.33 % -6.2%
2000 23.09 % +3.4%
2001 22.47 % -2.7%
2002 23.01 % +2.4%
2003 21.46 % -6.7%
2004 21.55 % +0.4%
2005 24.52 % +13.8%
2006 22.92 % -6.5%
2007 25.22 % +10.0%
2008 26.53 % +5.2%
2009 23.32 % -12.1%
2010 23.41 % +0.4%
2011 25.29 % +8.0%
2012 27.17 % +7.4%
2013 26.72 % -1.7%
2014 26.21 % -1.9%
2015 26.41 % +0.8%
2016 26.06 % -1.3%
2017 26.33 % +1.0%
2018 27.45 % +4.3%
2019 27.09 % -1.3%
2020 28 % +3.4%
2021 26.42 % -5.6%
2022 27.84 % +5.4%
2023 26.03 % -6.5%
2024 27.18 % +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.78 % 22.33 % 26.7 % 7
2000s 23.41 % 21.46 % 26.53 % 10
2010s 26.21 % 23.41 % 27.45 % 10
2020s 27.09 % 26.03 % 28 % 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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  3. 51 Hungary 27.35 % compare
  4. 53 Mauritius 27.14 % compare
  5. 54 Philippines 26.57 % compare
  6. 55 Spain 26.35 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 27.18 % 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 28 % in 2020.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 21.46 % in 2003.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 52nd out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of females in total employment rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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 females in total employment in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of females in total employment in agriculture — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
96 places, 1,840 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

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.