Female labor force participation - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Female labor force participation rate, 2025:

The average for 2025 based on 176 countries was 51.41 percent. The highest value was in Madagascar: 82.91 percent and the lowest value was in Yemen: 4.66 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2025. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Female labor force participation, 2025 Global rank Available data
Madagascar 82.91 1 1990 - 2025
Solomon Isl. 82.34 2 1990 - 2025
Nigeria 80.7 3 1990 - 2025
Tanzania 80.28 4 1990 - 2025
Burundi 79.5 5 1990 - 2025
North Korea 77.71 6 1990 - 2025
Cambodia 77.35 7 1990 - 2025
Mozambique 77.09 8 1990 - 2025
Uganda 75.6 9 1990 - 2025
Benin 75.16 10 1990 - 2025
Bolivia 72.87 11 1990 - 2025
Eritrea 72.84 12 1990 - 2025
Niger 72.78 13 1990 - 2025
Moldova 72.33 14 1990 - 2025
Angola 72.22 15 1990 - 2025
Liberia 72.03 16 1990 - 2025
Bahamas 70.73 17 1990 - 2025
Iceland 70.01 18 1990 - 2025
Vietnam 68.55 19 1990 - 2025
New Zealand 66.08 20 1990 - 2025
R. of Congo 65.58 21 1990 - 2025
C.A. Republic 65.46 22 1990 - 2025
Peru 65.04 23 1990 - 2025
Burkina Faso 64.07 24 1990 - 2025
Botswana 63.71 25 1990 - 2025
Singapore 63.57 26 1990 - 2025
Macao 63.1 27 1990 - 2025
Kenya 63.04 28 1990 - 2025
Jamaica 63.03 29 1990 - 2025
Netherlands 62.71 30 1990 - 2025
Kazakhstan 62.65 31 1990 - 2025
Australia 62.51 32 1990 - 2025
Israel 62.28 33 1990 - 2025
Switzerland 62.22 34 1990 - 2025
Zimbabwe 62.15 35 1990 - 2025
Norway 62.09 36 1990 - 2025
Saint Lucia 61.99 37 1990 - 2025
DR Congo 61.85 38 1990 - 2025
Qatar 61.85 39 1990 - 2025
Laos 61.56 40 1990 - 2025
Sweden 61.54 41 1990 - 2025
Cyprus 61.21 42 1990 - 2025
Barbados 61.03 43 1990 - 2025
Estonia 60.98 44 1990 - 2025
Denmark 60.79 45 1990 - 2025
Azerbaijan 60.76 46 1990 - 2025
G.-Bissau 60.29 47 1990 - 2025
Canada 60.2 48 1990 - 2025
Ireland 59.76 49 1990 - 2025
Ivory Coast 59.45 50 1990 - 2025
St. Vincent & ... 59.22 51 1990 - 2025
China 59.15 52 1990 - 2025
Paraguay 59.01 53 1990 - 2025
Thailand 58.96 54 1990 - 2025
Albania 58.57 55 1990 - 2025
Ethiopia 58.46 56 1990 - 2025
Haiti 58.34 57 1990 - 2025
Malawi 58.18 58 1990 - 2025
Lithuania 57.67 59 1990 - 2025
Luxembourg 57.47 60 1990 - 2025
UK 57.33 61 1990 - 2025
Rwanda 57.3 62 1990 - 2025
Uruguay 57.26 63 1990 - 2025
South Korea 56.78 64 1990 - 2025
Belarus 56.77 65 1990 - 2025
Bhutan 56.7 66 1990 - 2025
Georgia 56.7 67 1990 - 2025
Togo 56.64 68 1990 - 2025
Cameroon 56.6 69 1990 - 2025
Finland 56.49 70 1990 - 2025
Zambia 56.43 71 1990 - 2025
USA 56.34 72 1990 - 2025
Japan 55.9 73 1990 - 2025
Malta 55.8 74 1990 - 2025
Germany 55.29 75 1990 - 2025
Ghana 55.26 76 1990 - 2025
Latvia 55.25 77 1990 - 2025
Slovakia 55.13 78 1990 - 2025
Austria 55.06 79 1990 - 2025
Panama 54.94 80 1990 - 2025
Namibia 54.92 81 1990 - 2025
Portugal 54.63 82 1990 - 2025
Russia 54.55 83 1990 - 2025
Brunei 54.44 84 1990 - 2025
Hungary 54.31 85 1990 - 2025
Indonesia 53.72 86 1990 - 2025
Domin. Rep. 53.65 87 1990 - 2025
Czechia 53.46 88 1990 - 2025
Brazil 53.41 89 1990 - 2025
Vanuatu 53.31 90 1990 - 2025
UA Emirates 53.03 91 1990 - 2025
Chile 52.89 92 1990 - 2025
Mali 52.84 93 1990 - 2025
Spain 52.83 94 1990 - 2025
Serbia 52.63 95 1990 - 2025
Eq. Guinea 52.62 96 1990 - 2025
Argentina 52.47 97 1990 - 2025
Ecuador 52.39 98 1990 - 2025
Slovenia 52.3 99 1990 - 2025
Hong Kong 51.81 100 1990 - 2025
Malaysia 51.64 101 1990 - 2025
Colombia 51.62 102 1990 - 2025
Poland 51.61 103 1990 - 2025
Sierra Leone 51.6 104 1990 - 2025
France 51.48 105 1990 - 2025
Mongolia 51.46 106 1990 - 2025
Montenegro 51.25 107 1990 - 2025
Nicaragua 51.25 108 1990 - 2025
N. Caledonia 51.07 109 1990 - 2025
Armenia 51.06 110 1990 - 2025
Papua N.G. 50.82 111 1990 - 2025
Philippines 50.49 112 1990 - 2025
Cape Verde 50.47 113 1990 - 2025
Bulgaria 50.38 114 1990 - 2025
South Africa 49.88 115 1990 - 2025
Belgium 49.78 116 1990 - 2025
El Salvador 49.05 117 1990 - 2025
Swaziland 48.52 118 1990 - 2025
Lesotho 48.09 119 1990 - 2025
Tr.&Tobago 47.77 120 1990 - 2025
Comoros 47.65 121 1990 - 2025
Mauritius 47.46 122 1990 - 2025
Mexico 47.45 123 1990 - 2025
Croatia 47.38 124 1990 - 2025
Guyana 47.35 125 1990 - 2025
Chad 47.3 126 1990 - 2025
Kuwait 47.2 127 1990 - 2025
Belize 46.47 128 1990 - 2025
Costa Rica 46.02 129 1990 - 2025
Gambia 45.46 130 1990 - 2025
Suriname 44.92 131 1990 - 2025
Greece 44.67 132 1990 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan 44.14 133 1990 - 2025
North Macedonia 42.74 134 1990 - 2025
Guinea 42.65 135 1990 - 2025
Tonga 42.35 136 1990 - 2025
Bahrain 42.29 137 1990 - 2025
Romania 41.81 138 1990 - 2025
Gabon 41.63 139 1990 - 2025
Uzbekistan 41.18 140 1990 - 2025
Burma 40.94 141 1990 - 2025
Italy 40.81 142 1990 - 2025
Maldives 40.73 143 1990 - 2025
Honduras 39.59 144 1990 - 2025
Bosnia & Herz. 39.24 145 1990 - 2025
Bangladesh 38.65 146 1990 - 2025
Fiji 38.45 147 1990 - 2025
Guatemala 38.32 148 1990 - 2025
Turkmenistan 38.24 149 1990 - 2025
Senegal 38.22 150 1990 - 2025
Turkey 37.15 151 1990 - 2025
Venezuela 37.1 152 1990 - 2025
Puerto Rico 36.85 153 1990 - 2025
Saudi Arabia 33.57 154 1990 - 2025
Libya 32.99 155 1990 - 2025
India 32.42 156 1990 - 2025
Sri Lanka 30.99 157 1990 - 2025
Samoa 30.74 158 1990 - 2025
Oman 29.96 159 1990 - 2025
Nepal 27.47 160 1990 - 2025
Tunisia 26.5 161 1990 - 2025
Mauritania 26.18 162 1990 - 2025
Pakistan 24.05 163 1990 - 2025
S.T.&Principe 22.75 164 1990 - 2025
Tajikistan 21.9 165 1990 - 2025
Somalia 20.7 166 1990 - 2025
Morocco 19.7 167 1990 - 2025
Djibouti 19.36 168 1990 - 2025
Egypt 18.45 169 1990 - 2025
Jordan 16.03 170 1990 - 2025
Algeria 14.14 171 1990 - 2025
Iran 14.01 172 1990 - 2025
Syria 12.73 173 1990 - 2025
Iraq 10.94 174 1990 - 2025
Afghanistan 5.09 175 1990 - 2025
Yemen 4.66 176 1990 - 2025


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Definition: The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.

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1. Madagascar
2. Solomon Isl.
3. Nigeria
4. Tanzania
5. Burundi
6. North Korea
7. Cambodia
8. Mozambique
9. Uganda
10. Benin
11. Bolivia
12. Eritrea
13. Niger
14. Moldova
15. Angola
16. Liberia
17. Bahamas
18. Iceland
19. Vietnam
20. New Zealand
21. R. of Congo
22. C.A. Republic
23. Peru
24. Burkina Faso
25. Botswana
26. Singapore
27. Macao
28. Kenya
29. Jamaica
30. Netherlands
31. Kazakhstan
32. Australia
33. Israel
34. Switzerland
35. Zimbabwe
36. Norway
37. Saint Lucia
38. DR Congo
39. Qatar
40. Laos
41. Sweden
42. Cyprus
43. Barbados
44. Estonia
45. Denmark
46. Azerbaijan
47. G.-Bissau
48. Canada
49. Ireland
50. Ivory Coast
51. St. Vincent & ...
52. China
53. Paraguay
54. Thailand
55. Albania
56. Ethiopia
57. Haiti
58. Malawi
59. Lithuania
60. Luxembourg
61. UK
62. Rwanda
63. Uruguay
64. South Korea
65. Belarus
66. Bhutan
67. Georgia
68. Togo
69. Cameroon
70. Finland
71. Zambia
72. USA
73. Japan
74. Malta
75. Germany
76. Ghana
77. Latvia
78. Slovakia
79. Austria
80. Panama
81. Namibia
82. Portugal
83. Russia
84. Brunei
85. Hungary
86. Indonesia
87. Domin. Rep.
88. Czechia
89. Brazil
90. Vanuatu
91. UA Emirates
92. Chile
93. Mali
94. Spain
95. Serbia
96. Eq. Guinea
97. Argentina
98. Ecuador
99. Slovenia
100. Hong Kong
101. Malaysia
102. Colombia
103. Poland
104. Sierra Leone
105. France
106. Mongolia
107. Montenegro
108. Nicaragua
109. N. Caledonia
110. Armenia
111. Papua N.G.
112. Philippines
113. Cape Verde
114. Bulgaria
115. South Africa
116. Belgium
117. El Salvador
118. Swaziland
119. Lesotho
120. Tr.&Tobago
121. Comoros
122. Mauritius
123. Mexico
124. Croatia
125. Guyana
126. Chad
127. Kuwait
128. Belize
129. Costa Rica
130. Gambia
131. Suriname
132. Greece
133. Kyrgyzstan
134. North Macedonia
135. Guinea
136. Tonga
137. Bahrain
138. Romania
139. Gabon
140. Uzbekistan
141. Burma
142. Italy
143. Maldives
144. Honduras
145. Bosnia & Herz.
146. Bangladesh
147. Fiji
148. Guatemala
149. Turkmenistan
150. Senegal
151. Turkey
152. Venezuela
153. Puerto Rico
154. Saudi Arabia
155. Libya
156. India
157. Sri Lanka
158. Samoa
159. Oman
160. Nepal
161. Tunisia
162. Mauritania
163. Pakistan
164. S.T.&Principe
165. Tajikistan
166. Somalia
167. Morocco
168. Djibouti
169. Egypt
170. Jordan
171. Algeria
172. Iran
173. Syria
174. Iraq
175. Afghanistan
176. Yemen
82.91
82.34
80.70
80.28
79.50
77.71
77.35
77.09
75.60
75.16
72.87
72.84
72.78
72.33
72.22
72.03
70.73
70.01
68.55
66.08
65.58
65.46
65.04
64.07
63.71
63.57
63.10
63.04
63.03
62.71
62.65
62.51
62.28
62.22
62.15
62.09
61.99
61.85
61.85
61.56
61.54
61.21
61.03
60.98
60.79
60.76
60.29
60.20
59.76
59.45
59.22
59.15
59.01
58.96
58.57
58.46
58.34
58.18
57.67
57.47
57.33
57.30
57.26
56.78
56.77
56.70
56.70
56.64
56.60
56.49
56.43
56.34
55.90
55.80
55.29
55.26
55.25
55.13
55.06
54.94
54.92
54.63
54.55
54.44
54.31
53.72
53.65
53.46
53.41
53.31
53.03
52.89
52.84
52.83
52.63
52.62
52.47
52.39
52.30
51.81
51.64
51.62
51.61
51.60
51.48
51.46
51.25
51.25
51.07
51.06
50.82
50.49
50.47
50.38
49.88
49.78
49.05
48.52
48.09
47.77
47.65
47.46
47.45
47.38
47.35
47.30
47.20
46.47
46.02
45.46
44.92
44.67
44.14
42.74
42.65
42.35
42.29
41.81
41.63
41.18
40.94
40.81
40.73
39.59
39.24
38.65
38.45
38.32
38.24
38.22
37.15
37.10
36.85
33.57
32.99
32.42
30.99
30.74
29.96
27.47
26.50
26.18
24.05
22.75
21.90
20.70
19.70
19.36
18.45
16.03
14.14
14.01
12.73
10.94
5.09
4.66
0
20.7
41.5
62.2
82.91


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