Share of female workers by sector in United States
United States: Share of female workers by sector was 0.9616 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of female workers by sector in United States, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of female workers by sector in United States is 0.9616, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female workers by sector in United States peaked at 1.53 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8497, in 2007.
That places United States 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of female workers by sector in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.27 | — |
| 1992 | 1.24 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.16 | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 1.51 | +30.4% |
| 1995 | 1.53 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.49 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.42 | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.35 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.37 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.27 | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 1.19 | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.11 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.03 | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9679 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9578 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9368 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8497 | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8669 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.857 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9551 | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9839 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9867 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8807 | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8978 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9804 | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9903 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.972 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9874 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9741 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.03 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9946 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9932 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9877 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9963 | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.9616 | -3.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.9616 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.26, 76% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of female workers by sector in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +30.4% | 1.16 | 1.51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 | 1.16 | 1.53 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.8497 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9608 | 0.8807 | 0.9903 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9944 | 0.9616 | 1.03 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 155 Netherlands 1.12 compare
- 156 Norway 1.11 compare
- 157 New Caledonia 1.1 compare
- 159 Brunei 0.9278 compare
- 160 Slovak Republic 0.9089 compare
- 161 Djibouti 0.8972 compare
More gender data for United States
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,835 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4626 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 297,814 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 297,814 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.6312 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.79 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.88 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.80 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.83 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of female workers by sector in United States?
- Share of female workers by sector in United States was 0.9616 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of female workers by sector recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of female workers by sector recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8497 in 2007.
- How does United States rank for share of female workers by sector?
- United States ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of female workers by sector rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of female workers by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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