Female share of low pay earners by country
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the percentage of low pay workers, among all low pay workers, who are...
What the numbers show
Female share of low pay earners is currently reported for 70 countries. The highest value is 66.9 in Finland; the lowest is 6.78 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 49.71, and the mean is 46.69.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 249.5%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (down 83.6%).
Female share of low pay earners: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 66.9 | 2014 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 2 | Armenia | 66.35 | 2017 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 63.08 | 2016 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 4 | Iceland | 60.34 | 2022 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 5 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 59.11 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 6 | Austria | 58.66 | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 7 | Switzerland | 57.74 | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 8 | Sweden | 57.66 | 2022 | up 249.5% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 57.46 | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 10 | Botswana | 56.83 | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 11 | United States of America | 56.39 | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 12 | Israel | 56.33 | 2022 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 13 | New Zealand | 56.3 | 2011 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 14 | Peru | 55.96 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 55.89 | 2025 | up 15.7% | flat |
| 16 | Portugal | 55.59 | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 17 | Viet Nam | 54.98 | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 18 | Mongolia | 54.91 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 19 | France | 54.85 | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 20 | Republic of Moldova | 54.84 | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 21 | Canada | 54.55 | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 22 | Greece | 53.94 | 2020 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 53.6 | 2022 | up 119.9% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 53.43 | 2020 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 25 | Jamaica | 52.87 | 2014 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 26 | Mauritius | 52.82 | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 52.29 | 2025 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 28 | Myanmar | 52.06 | 2020 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 29 | Denmark | 51.81 | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 30 | Namibia | 51.27 | 2018 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 31 | Argentina | 50.98 | 2025 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 32 | Cambodia | 50.97 | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 33 | Uruguay | 50.3 | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 34 | Chile | 50.24 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 35 | Brazil | 49.88 | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 36 | South Africa | 49.54 | 2015 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 37 | Sri Lanka | 49 | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 38 | Poland | 48.42 | 2020 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 39 | Rwanda | 48.2 | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 40 | El Salvador | 48.08 | 2025 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 41 | Philippines | 48.01 | 2023 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 42 | Colombia | 47.75 | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 43 | Indonesia | 47.69 | 2023 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 44 | Paraguay | 46.81 | 2025 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46.46 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 46 | Thailand | 46.39 | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 47 | India | 44.93 | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 48 | Hungary | 44.71 | 2022 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 49 | Ghana | 43.97 | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 50 | Uganda | 43.88 | 2021 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 51 | Mexico | 43.55 | 2026 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 52 | Malaysia | 43.53 | 2020 | — | flat |
| 53 | Panama | 41.45 | 2025 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 54 | Belize | 40.63 | 2021 | — | rising |
| 55 | Türkiye | 40.25 | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 56 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 38.79 | 2024 | down 32.5% | rising |
| 57 | Spain | 37.48 | 2021 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 58 | Angola | 36.1 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 59 | Bhutan | 35.75 | 2022 | — | flat |
| 60 | Ecuador | 34.03 | 2025 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 61 | Zambia | 33.41 | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 30.66 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 63 | Honduras | 30.57 | 2025 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 64 | Mali | 29.84 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 65 | Timor-Leste | 23.5 | 2021 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 66 | Palestine, State of | 23.12 | 2025 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 67 | Egypt | 20.86 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 68 | Jordan | 20.17 | 2024 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 69 | Pakistan | 12.64 | 2025 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 70 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 6.78 | 2020 | down 83.6% | falling |
About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This measure of earnings dispersion refers to the percentage of low pay workers, among all low pay workers, who are female. For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.