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South Asia
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Within the “South Asia” group, Bhutan leads Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025 at 54, while Nepal sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 24. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.013.627.240.854.4BhutanBhutan: 5454.4MaldivesMaldives: 3939.1BangladeshBangladesh: 3737.2IndiaIndia: 3131.1Sri LankaSri Lanka: 2929.0NepalNepal: 2424.2

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Bhutan 54
2 Maldives 39
3 Bangladesh 37
4 India 31
5 Sri Lanka 29
6 Nepal 24

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the South Asia group for Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, Bhutan leads with a gap of 15 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 6 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Nepal at 24.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.