United States
Women56.6%
Men67.4%
Difference, women minus men: -10.8 percentage points
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2024 · Percent of the population aged 15 and olderDifference, women minus men: -10.8 percentage points
Difference, women minus men: -10.8 percentage points
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ILOSTAT modeled estimates via World Bank WDI · % of women ages 15+
ILO modeled estimates: people employed or actively seeking work as a share of each sex's population ages 15+. This is not the share of all workers who are women or men. Age structure and other conditions affect comparisons.
CC BY 4.0ILOSTAT modeled estimates via World Bank WDI · % of men ages 15+
ILO modeled estimates: people employed or actively seeking work as a share of each sex's population ages 15+. This is not the share of all workers who are women or men. Age structure and other conditions affect comparisons.
CC BY 4.0UN Population Division, national statistical offices and Eurostat via World Bank WDI · years
Period life expectancy at birth estimates how long a newborn would live if current age-specific mortality patterns persisted. It is not an observed lifespan for today's newborns or a forecast of future mortality.
CC BY 4.0UN Population Division, national statistical offices and Eurostat via World Bank WDI · years
Period life expectancy at birth estimates how long a newborn would live if current age-specific mortality patterns persisted. It is not an observed lifespan for today's newborns or a forecast of future mortality.
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