Female migrants in OECD members
OECD members: Female migrants was 50.8% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Female migrants in OECD members, 1990–2020
Source: United Nations Population Division, Trends in International Migrant Stock: 2020 Revision. Data downloaded as of December 6, 2024. Measured in % of international migrant stock.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 50.8% for female migrants in 2020.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female migrants in OECD members peaked at 51.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 1990.
OECD members ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Female migrants in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of international migrant stock | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50.4% | — |
| 1995 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 50.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 50.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 50.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.5% | 50.4% | 50.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 50.9% | 50.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 50.9% | 51.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.8% | 50.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 7 North Macedonia 58.3% compare
- 8 Northern Mariana Islands 58.0% compare
- 9 Ukraine 57.0% compare
- 10 Tajikistan 56.8% compare
- 11 Cuba 56.6% compare
- 12 Estonia 56.5% compare
- 13 Georgia 56.1% compare
More gender data for OECD members
- Labor force, female 318.09 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2268 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.4583 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 8.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 102.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.63 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 16.02 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 36.1% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 8.1% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female migrants in OECD members?
- Female migrants in OECD members was 50.8% in 2020, according to United Nations Population Division, Trends in International Migrant Stock: 2020 Revision. Data downloaded as of December 6, 2024.
- What is the highest female migrants recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest female migrants recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 1990.
- How does OECD members rank for female migrants?
- OECD members ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2020.
- Is female migrants rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, Trends in International Migrant Stock: 2020 Revision. Data downloaded as of December 6, 2024, published as part of Female migrants (% of international migrant stock). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female migrants out of total international migrant stock. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees.