Share of women among low pay earners by country
Percentage of low pay workers, among all low pay workers, who are female.
Countries reporting
70
Highest
66.9%
Finland
Lowest
6.8%
Venezuela
Median
48.7%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
967
What the numbers show
Share of women among low pay earners is currently reported for 70 countries. The highest value is 66.9% in Finland; the lowest is 6.8% in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is 48.7%, and the mean is 46.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 30 fell. The largest increase was in Sweden (up 249.5%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 83.6%).
Share of women among low pay earners: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 66.9% | 2014 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 2 | Armenia | 66.4% | 2017 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 63.1% | 2016 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 4 | Iceland | 60.3% | 2022 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 5 | Bolivia | 59.9% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 58.8% | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | France | 58.7% | 2020 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 8 | Austria | 58.7% | 2022 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 9 | Sweden | 57.7% | 2022 | up 249.5% | rising |
| 10 | Portugal | 57.6% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 11 | Switzerland | 57.6% | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 12 | Botswana | 56.8% | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 13 | United States | 56.4% | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 14 | Israel | 56.3% | 2022 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 15 | New Zealand | 56.3% | 2011 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 16 | Peru | 55.1% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 17 | Vietnam | 55.0% | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 18 | Canada | 54.6% | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 19 | Mongolia | 54.0% | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 20 | Greece | 53.9% | 2020 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 21 | Dominican Republic | 53.7% | 2024 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 22 | Slovak Republic | 53.6% | 2022 | up 119.9% | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 53.4% | 2020 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 24 | Jamaica | 52.9% | 2014 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 25 | Mauritius | 52.8% | 2024 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 26 | Myanmar | 52.1% | 2020 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 27 | Denmark | 51.8% | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 28 | Namibia | 51.3% | 2018 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 29 | Cambodia | 51.0% | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 50.7% | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 31 | Uruguay | 50.3% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 32 | Chile | 50.2% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 49.9% | 2024 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 34 | South Africa | 49.5% | 2015 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 35 | Brazil | 48.9% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 36 | Poland | 48.4% | 2020 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 37 | Rwanda | 48.2% | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 38 | Philippines | 48.0% | 2023 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 39 | Indonesia | 47.7% | 2023 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 40 | Paraguay | 47.4% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 41 | Thailand | 47.0% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 46.6% | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 43 | Colombia | 46.6% | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46.5% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 45 | El Salvador | 44.7% | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 46 | Hungary | 44.7% | 2022 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 47 | Moldova | 44.3% | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 48 | Ghana | 44.0% | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 49 | Uganda | 43.9% | 2021 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 50 | Malaysia | 43.5% | 2020 | — | flat |
| 51 | India | 43.4% | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 52 | Mexico | 42.4% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 53 | Türkiye | 41.7% | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 54 | Belize | 40.6% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 55 | Angola | 40.4% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 56 | Panama | 39.2% | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 57 | Tanzania | 38.8% | 2024 | down 32.5% | rising |
| 58 | Spain | 37.5% | 2021 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 59 | Bhutan | 35.8% | 2022 | — | flat |
| 60 | Ecuador | 34.0% | 2025 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 61 | Honduras | 34.0% | 2024 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 62 | Zambia | 33.4% | 2024 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 63 | Mali | 32.6% | 2023 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 30.7% | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 65 | Palestine | 26.0% | 2024 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 66 | East Timor | 23.5% | 2021 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 67 | Egypt | 20.9% | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 68 | Jordan | 17.7% | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 69 | Pakistan | 12.6% | 2025 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 70 | Venezuela | 6.8% | 2020 | down 83.6% | falling |
About this data
Percentage of low pay workers, among all low pay workers, who are female.