Migration Trends & Outlook 2008/09

APPENDIX H

PROPORTION OF FEMALES BY AGE AND SOURCE COUNTRY FOR WORK-PERMIT HOLDERS IN 2008/09

Source country	Age group (years)
	0-19		20-29		30-39		40-44		45-49		50 and over		TOTAL
	No.	% female	No.	% female	No.	% female	No.	% female	No.	% female	No.	% female	No.	% female
TOTAL	6,553	53	74,707	48	33,786	41	9,351	38	5,881	36	6,193	34	136,471	45
United Kingdom	1,379	41	11,547	46	4,171	42	1,187	36	847	36	1,183	34	20,314	43
China	166	45	9,290	52	2,104	49	516	47	257	46	259	44	12,592	51
India	165	25	5,477	36	2,565	27	411	25	209	30	192	19	9,019	32
Germany	2,243	70	5,069	52	950	48	214	36	135	31	101	22	8,712	56
United States	317	35	4,031	51	1,573	34	413	26	383	28	789	29	7,506	42
Philippines	12	50	1,815	58	3,047	48	1,008	48	613	45	372	50	6,867	50
Fiji	90	73	2,493	51	2,072	47	738	41	528	41	373	38	6,294	47
South Africa	53	45	1,397	50	2,251	48	845	47	530	40	591	44	5,667	47
South Korea	55	75	2,753	56	1,118	55	607	52	332	36	160	31	5,025	54
Japan	79	68	2,513	68	1,439	62	288	47	157	50	249	24	4,725	62
France	200	55	3,014	43	375	42	49	37	16	25	34	29	3,688	43
Canada	378	54	2,162	59	530	50	102	26	97	35	155	37	3,424	54
Ireland	87	30	2,695	45	444	43	45	42	26	19	32	34	3,329	44
Brazil	93	53	2,001	41	793	39	148	45	65	38	59	37	3,159	41
Malaysia	62	42	1,782	53	740	49	203	50	148	49	159	47	3,094	51
Other	1,174	44	16,668	42	9,614	33	2,577	28	1,538	29	1,485	28	33,056	37

Note: Gender was not recorded in 10 instances.

Source: Department of Labour

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