Statistics and indicators on women and men
 
Table 5c. Distribution of labour force by status in employment
Last Updated: Dec 2007
Country or area    
   
   
Year
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Source
Algeria 2003
65.8
64.6
1.8
6.6
24.8
21.3
7.2
7.2
HS
Anguilla 2001 a
66.1
63.2
21.7
12.9
1.4
2.2
3.6
8
PC
Antigua and Barbuda 1991
82.5
77.9
2.5
5.3
12.8
14.6
0.9
0.7
PC
Argentina 2005 f
79
71.2
2.4
5.4
16.6
22.8
1.9
0.7
HS
Armenia 2001 n
86.8
76.1
...
2.2
11.8
18.5
0.8
1.1
HS
Aruba 1994
93.9
87.5
...
...
...
...
0.6
...
HS
Australia 2005 a
90.2
84.4
2.4
3.8
7.1
11.5
0.4
0.2
HS
Austria 2005
89.1
84.8
2.4
6.6
6.5
7.6
1.9
1
HS
Bahamas 2004 a
87.4
81.6
...
...
...
...
0.5
...
HS
Bangladesh 2003
13.3
13.8
0.2
0.4
24.5
50.6
48
9.9
HS
Barbados 2004 a
89.5
79.5
0.5
1.9
9.7
17.9
0.2
...
HS
Belgium 2005
87.7
82.5
2.3
6.5
6.6
10.7
3.4
0.4
HS
Belize 2005 h
73.9
66.9
4.5
8.4
17.2
20.9
4.3
3.7
HS
Bolivia 2002
26.5
38.5
2.2
6.8
36.4
41.6
34.8
12.6
HS
Botswana 2003 a, g
72
74.4
2.3
3.1
14.5
5
2.2
2.3
HS
Brazil 2004 f
65.5
60.9
2.5
5.2
22.9
28.4
9.1
5.4
HS
British Virgin Islands 1991
91.9
83.9
4
7.4
3
6.8
...
...
PC
Bulgaria 2005
88.8
83.1
2.3
5.2
6.5
10.5
2.2
0.9
HS
Burkina Faso 1994 f
1.4
5.8
...
0.5
11
40.2
87.3
52.2
HS
Cambodia 2001 f
13.6
19.1
0.1
0.2
32.9
49.1
53.3
31.6
HS
Cameroon 2001
8.7
29.3
1.1
2.1
60.6
54.9
27.2
9.5
HS
Canada 2005 a
88.6
80.9
11.2
19
...
...
0.2
0.1
HS
Chad 1993 i
0.8
8.8
0.1
0.3
53.6
76.4
44.4
13.2
PC
Chile 2005 a
74.6
67.8
1.7
3.5
20.5
27.3
3.2
1.4
HS
Colombia 2005 a, f
51.8
41.1
3.1
6.7
36.3
41
7.7
3.5
HS
Costa Rica 2005 a, g
73.1
70.5
4.3
9.2
19.1
18.7
3.5
1.7
HS
Croatia 2005
75.7
74.6
2.8
6.8
17.5
17.5
4
1.1
HS
Cuba 2004 q
91.6
73
...
...
5.5
19.2
...
...
HS
Cyprus 2005
83.9
71.3
2.1
11.5
9.2
16
4.8
1.2
HS
Czech Republic 2005
89.3
79.1
2
5
7.1
14.9
1.3
0.3
HS
Denmark 2005 m
94.7
88.6
4
11.2
...
...
1.3
0.2
HS
Djibouti 1991
78.7
75.4
0.4
2.1
15.3
17
...
...
HS
Dominica 2001
75.6
63.6
3.3
6.1
18.6
28.2
1.9
1.2
HS
Dominican Republic 2005 f
66.5
45.7
2.9
5.5
25.7
46
4.9
2.8
HS
Ecuador 2005 f
56.9
62.3
4.4
7.7
29.3
27
9.4
3
HS
Egypt 2004 a, i
49.3
58.3
4.7
20.5
13.9
11.8
32.2
9.4
HS
El Salvador 2004 f
41.3
64.2
2.8
5.3
37.6
21.3
7.7
7.7
HS
Estonia 2005 m
94.9
88.8
1.3
4.1
3.6
6.8
0.2
0.3
HS
Ethiopia 2005 a, f
6.2
9.3
0.2
0.9
24.8
54.8
68.5
34.6
HS
Finland 2005 m
91.5
82.2
...
...
...
...
0.4
0.6
HS
France 2005
92.5
86.2
2
6.2
3.9
7.1
1.6
0.5
HS
Gabon 1993
29.2
58.6
0.2
0.9
57.3
34.5
5.3
2
PC
Georgia 2005
34.5
34.3
0.4
1.6
25.8
44.7
39
19
HS
Germany 2005
90.6
85.3
...
...
...
...
1.9
0.5
HS
Germany, Federal Republic of (Western) 1990 a
90.8
87.9
...
...
...
...
...
...
HS
Greece 2005
68
60.8
4
10.5
16.8
25.4
11.2
3.3
HS
Grenada 1998
75.2
68.6
4.1
6.6
17.3
17.3
...
...
HS
Guatemala 2002 a, f
25.6
30.7
2.4
7
37
30.1
24.5
21.3
HS
Guyana 1992 h
52.9
52.2
...
...
...
...
3.6
10.1
HS
Honduras 2005 a, f
52.6
48.7
...
...
...
...
8.3
12.1
HS
Hong Kong, China 2005 a
93.3
83.2
1.8
6.8
3.5
9.8
1.4
0.2
HS
Hungary 2005 m
90.2
83
3.6
7.8
5.4
8.7
0.7
0.3
HS
Iceland 2005 a, p
91.3
79.2
2.7
7.6
4.4
12.7
...
...
HS
Iran, Islamic Republic of 1996
53.7
51.4
0.9
4
19.7
37.9
20.8
3.4
PC
Ireland 2005
92.6
75.3
2.4
8.1
4.1
16
0.9
0.6
HS
Isle of Man 2001
92.3
79.7
2.4
6.1
5.3
14.2
...
...
PC
Israel 2005 a
91.8
82.6
1.5
6.7
4.8
9.2
0.5
0.2
HS
Italy 2005
59.6
52.1
3
7
8
13.9
2.8
1.2
HS
Jamaica 2005 a, h
66.8
58.6
1.8
4
28.5
36.5
2.5
0.4
HS
Japan 2005
84.7
85
1.1
3.6
5.2
9.4
8.6
1.5
HS
Kazakhstan 2004
60.2
64.1
0.6
1.6
37.2
32.2
1.3
1
HS
Korea, Republic of 2005 a
67.1
66
3.5
10
15.4
22.8
14
1.3
HS
Kyrgyzstan 2004
48.7
48.4
0.8
1.2
28.3
40.1
21.8
9.6
HS
Lao People's Democratic Republic 1995 a, g
5.4
14.3
0.1
0.4
57
56.3
37.6
29.1
PC
Latvia 2005 m
90.4
86.5
2.3
4.5
5.3
6.4
2.1
2.5
HS
Lesotho 1997
43.7
32.4
0.5
0.7
52.7
65.1
...
...
HS
Lithuania 2005
85.4
80.8
10.7
17.1
...
...
3.9
2.1
HS
Macau, China 2005 a, h
93.4
85.9
1.5
6.2
2.7
7.6
2.4
0.2
HS
Madagascar 2003 a, e
12
17.8
1.7
2.5
33.7
49.2
51.9
29.7
HS
Malawi 1998 f
4.8
21.2
0.1
0.3
93
75.6
2.1
2.8
PC
Malaysia 2003 a, i
77.5
75.5
1.2
4.6
11.7
17.7
9.6
2.2
HS
Maldives 2000 g
28.8
21.3
1.1
4.5
35.1
54.9
3.4
1.3
PC
Mali 2004
11.4
15.2
78.4
66.4
...
...
10.2
18.4
HS
Malta 2005
94.1
82.7
2.2
5.6
6.5
11.2
...
...
HS
Mauritius 2005 a
84.1
78.6
1
3.4
10
16.8
4.7
0.9
HS
Mexico 2005 h
64.3
64.1
2
6.2
22.7
24.3
11
5.5
HS
Mongolia 2003 a
41.8
37.1
0.4
0.7
25.7
43.4
31.7
18.4
HS
Montserrat 1991
87.4
78.3
2.6
5.7
8.9
13.7
0.5
1.1
PC
Morocco 2005
31.6
39.5
0.6
3.2
11.2
31.5
55.7
22.8
HS
Namibia 2001
54.9
66.7
4.5
6.8
12.7
8.3
22
12.8
PC
Netherlands 2005
90.8
85.9
8.2
13.9
...
...
1
0.2
HS
Netherlands Antilles 2000
92
84
1.5
4.9
2.9
8.4
1
0.1
HS
New Caledonia 1996 h
89.1
80.5
10.4
19.3
...
...
0.5
0.3
PC
New Zealand 2005 a
86.6
77
4.3
8.4
8.2
14.1
0.9
0.4
HS
Nicaragua 2003
49.4
48.3
2.5
5.9
38.3
34.7
...
...
HS
Norway 2005 p
95.4
89.8
4.2
9.8
...
...
0.3
0.2
HS
Oman 2000 a
87.8
87.8
0.6
2
9.2
9.6
...
...
HS
Pakistan 2005 a, f
31.2
39.2
0.1
1
15.9
41.4
52.8
18.3
HS
Panama 2005
71.9
60.9
1.7
4.1
20.8
32.2
5.5
2.8
HS
Paraguay 2003
45.7
44.7
2.5
5.7
43.1
38.7
8.7
10.9
HS
Peru 2005 h
47.9
58.7
2.9
7.1
31.6
31.9
7
1.6
HS
Philippines 2005 a
49.7
50.8
2.4
5.9
29.2
34.5
18.7
8.9
HS
Poland 2005
76.9
72.1
2.8
4.9
13.3
19.2
7
3.8
HS
Portugal 2005
76.1
73.1
3.3
8.1
17.9
17.4
2.1
0.9
HS
Puerto Rico 2005 a, n
92
80.2
6.9
19.7
...
...
0.9
0.1
HS
Qatar 2004
99.9
98.7
0.1
0.8
...
0.5
...
...
PC
Republic of Moldova 2005
64.1
61.8
0.3
1.1
34.2
36.3
1.4
0.8
HS
Romania 2005
65.2
64.4
0.9
2.3
12.6
25.4
21.2
7.8
HS
Russian Federation 2005 l
92.7
91.7
1
1.5
6
6.3
0.1
0.1
HS
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2001
88.7
81.8
1.7
4.8
6.1
9.5
0.8
0.5
PC
Saint Lucia 2000
70.6
58.8
3.1
7.3
23.8
30.9
1.4
0.5
HS
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1991
79.4
71.2
3.3
6.8
14.5
19.8
2.7
2.1
PC
San Marino 2004
91.9
86.9
...
...
...
...
...
...
OE
Senegal 1991 f
7.5
14.4
0.1
1
58.6
51.7
32.4
25.3
HS
Seychelles 1987 g
85.9
78.5
1
1.4
5.1
13.9
...
...
PC
Singapore 2004
91.9
81.2
2.2
7
4.7
11.5
1.2
0.3
HS
Slovakia 2005
92.4
82.8
1.8
4.3
5
12.8
0.1
...
HS
Slovenia 2005
87.6
83.4
2.1
4.5
3.7
9.2
6.4
3.1
HS
South Africa 2004 j
80
80.2
...
...
18.8
17.9
1.1
0.4
HS
Spain 2005 n
85.4
79.2
3.1
6.5
8.6
12.5
2.4
1.1
HS
Sri Lanka 2003 a, f
59.6
58.5
0.9
3.6
18.6
34.8
20.9
4.2
HS
Suriname 1998 h
86.8
77.8
0.2
0.9
9.2
18.8
1.6
0.9
HS
Swaziland 1997 g
67.4
82.7
1.3
1.6
28.1
13.7
1.5
0.8
PC
Sweden 2005 o
94.7
86
...
...
...
...
0.2
0.2
HS
Switzerland 2005 a
86.6
81.9
3.3
9
7.3
7.8
2.9
1.3
HS
Syrian Arab Republic 2001 a
46.6
49.8
1.4
9.8
7.8
29.7
44.2
10.8
HS
Thailand 2004 a
42.9
44.5
1.5
4.3
24
36.4
31.4
14.7
HS
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2005 a
75.9
69.2
2.9
7.6
4.6
16.8
16.7
6.4
HS
Trinidad and Tobago 2005
83
76.4
2.8
5.5
11.4
17
1.7
0.3
HS
Tunisia 1989
58.6
69
19.3
24.4
...
...
21.8
5.7
HS
Turkey 2005 a
43.8
57.8
0.9
6.6
13.6
28.5
41.7
7
HS
Uganda 2003 f, c
7.5
22.2
0.2
0.4
51.9
67.1
40.5
10.3
HS
Ukraine 2005 k
80.6
82.9
18.9
16.6
...
...
0.5
0.5
HS
United Kingdom 2005 n
92.2
82.4
7.3
17.3
...
...
0.5
0.3
HS
United States 2005 a, n
94.1
91.2
...
...
...
...
0.1
0.1
HS
Uruguay 2005 h, d
76
67.6
2.3
5.3
19.5
26.4
2.2
0.7
HS
Venezuela 2003
54.4
53.5
2.3
6.8
35.8
30.6
3.9
2
HS
Viet Nam 2004