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United Kingdom - Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity 54.81

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

Latest value

54.81 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 187 economies

vs global median

1.1×

Growth since 1991

1.14×

Ranking Race — Female Employment Rate and Gender Pay Equity

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#14#27#40#53#66#7919911996200120062011201620212025#79#572018 overtook Malawi2020 overtook Barbados
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. United Kingdom climbed from #79 to #57 (overtook Malawi). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United Kingdom ↓

Key Events — United Kingdom

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1992
Black Wednesday curated

Pound forced out of the ERM after a failed defence of the exchange rate.

2008
Banking crisis curated

Northern Rock, RBS and Lloyds require state support.

2016
Brexit referendum curated

Vote to leave the EU starts a long period of trade uncertainty.

2018
Overtook Malawi in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Barbados 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
1991200120112021202547.8650.5853.3156.03

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