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China - Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity 56.78

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

56.78 (2025)

Global rank

##46 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.1×

Growth since 1991

0.8×

Ranking Race — Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#8#15#22#29#36#4319911996200120062011201620212025#14#462021 overtook Kenya2023 overtook Ivory Coast
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. China climbed from #14 to #46 (overtook Kenya). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for China ↓

Key Events — China

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2001
WTO accession curated

Joins the World Trade Organization, accelerating trade integration.

2010
World's second-largest economy curated

GDP overtakes Japan to become the world's second-largest economy.

2015
Stock market turbulence curated

Sharp equity market swings and currency pressure test the economy.

2021
Overtook Kenya in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Ivory Coast in global rank auto

Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of female population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1991200120112021202556.7861.5566.3371.1

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