Employment to population ratio in 2012, by region and gender

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 1, 2013
This graph shows the employment to population ratio in different regions across the world in 2012, by gender. In Northern Africa, women are far less likely to be employed than their male counterparts. The difference in the employment to population ratio between men and women in Northern Africa reached 50% in 2012.

Employment to population ratio worldwide in 2012, by region and gender

RegionsWomenMen
Northern Africa 18% 68%
Western Asia 20% 68%
Southern Asia 30% 78%
Caucasus & Central Asia 50% 68%
Latin America & the Caribbean 49% 75%
Sub-Saharan Africa 58% 71%
South-Eastern Asia 56% 79%
Oceania 64% 73%
Eastern Asia 64% 76%
Developed regions 49% 62%
Developing regions 48% 75%
World 48% 73%
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0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%50%55%60%65%70%75%80%85%90%

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