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Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate)

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

wb-indicators:SL.UEM.TOTL.FE.NE.ZS

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate)

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
211 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:SL.UEM.TOTL.FE.NE.ZS
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) carries observations for 211 countries and areas:

Afghanistan · Africa Western and Central · Angola · Albania · Arab World · United Arab Emirates · Argentina · Armenia · Antigua and Barbuda · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Burundi · Belgium · Benin · Burkina Faso · Bangladesh · Bulgaria · Bahrain · Bahamas, The · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Belarus · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Barbados · Brunei Darussalam · Bhutan · Botswana · Canada · Central Europe and the Baltics · Switzerland · Chile · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Colombia · Comoros · Cabo Verde · Costa Rica · Caribbean small states · Cuba · Curacao · Cayman Islands · Cyprus · Czechia · Germany · Djibouti · Denmark · Dominican Republic · Algeria · Early-demographic dividend · Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) · Europe & Central Asia · Ecuador · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Euro area · Spain · Estonia · Ethiopia · European Union · Finland · Fiji · France · Gabon · United Kingdom · Georgia · Ghana · Guinea · Gambia, The · Guinea-Bissau · Greece · Grenada · Greenland · Guatemala · Guyana · Hong Kong SAR, China · Honduras · Croatia · Hungary · IBRD only · IDA blend · Indonesia · Isle of Man · India · Ireland · Iran, Islamic Rep. · Iraq · Iceland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Jordan · Japan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kyrgyz Republic · Cambodia · Kiribati · Korea, Rep. · Kuwait · Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) · Lao PDR · Lebanon · Liberia · St. Lucia · Latin America & Caribbean · Liechtenstein · Sri Lanka · Lesotho · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Latvia · Macao SAR, China · Morocco · Monaco · Moldova · Madagascar · Maldives · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Mexico · Marshall Islands · North Macedonia · Mali · Malta · Myanmar · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) · Montenegro · Mongolia · Mozambique · Mauritania · Mauritius · Malawi · Malaysia · North America · Namibia · New Caledonia · Niger · Nigeria · Nicaragua · Netherlands · Norway · Nepal · Naoero · New Zealand · OECD members · Oman · Other small states · Pakistan · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Palau · Papua New Guinea · Poland · Puerto Rico (US) · Portugal · Paraguay · West Bank and Gaza · Post-demographic dividend · Qatar · Romania · Russian Federation · Rwanda · South Asia · Saudi Arabia · Sudan · Senegal · Singapore · Sierra Leone · El Salvador · San Marino · Somalia, Fed. Rep. · Serbia · Sao Tome and Principe · Suriname · Slovak Republic · Slovenia · Sweden · Eswatini · Seychelles · Chad · Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) · Togo · Thailand · Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) · Timor-Leste · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) · Tonga · South Asia (IDA & IBRD) · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Turkiye · Tuvalu · Tanzania · Uganda · Ukraine · Uruguay · United States · Uzbekistan · Venezuela, RB · Viet Nam · Vanuatu · World · Samoa · High income · Kosovo · Lower middle income · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe