Working-poverty rates for men and women; absolute gap in pp, 2023.
Fifteen nations are ranked by the largest absolute working-poverty gender gap in 2023. The comparison retains the Men and Women rates and the signed percentage-point difference for each nation. Benin has the largest gap at 13.6 pp, with Men at 28.1% and Women at 14.5%. Syria ranks second with an absolute gap of 11.5 pp.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benin | 13.6 | 2023 |
| 2 | Syria | 11.5 | 2023 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 9.5 | 2023 |
| 4 | Mali | 8.2 | 2023 |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 8 | 2023 |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 7.3 | 2023 |
| 7 | Cameroon | 6.9 | 2023 |
| 8 | Congo | 6.6 | 2023 |
| 9 | Malawi | 6.3 | 2023 |
| 10 | Mozambique | 6.2 | 2023 |
| 11 | Honduras | 6.1 | 2023 |
| 12 | Chad | 6 | 2023 |
| 13 | Uganda | 5.6 | 2023 |
| 14 | Kenya | 5.6 | 2023 |
| 15 | Myanmar | 5.5 | 2023 |
Source 1: Working poverty rate by sex and age
Publisher: International Labour Organization
Dataset/table: Working poverty rate by sex and age
Units: percent of employed people
Date checked: 2026-07-15
Evidence: Supports both comparison rates and the resulting percentage-point gaps for the fifteen selected nations.
The rates are ILOSTAT modelled estimates and may be revised. A positive signed gap means the first group has the higher rate; a negative gap means the second group has the higher rate.
For each nation, the two 2023 rates are compared and rank is determined by the absolute percentage-point difference. The signed difference equals Men minus Women.
Every comparison uses the same ILOSTAT source family, period, population definitions and percentage-rate unit.
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