Female labor force participation - Country rankings
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Female labor force participation rate, 2025:
The average for 2025 based on 45 countries was 57.66 percent. The highest value was in Madagascar: 82.91 percent and the lowest value was in Somalia: 20.7 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 |
| Nigeria | 80.7 | 2 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Tanzania | 80.28 | 3 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Burundi | 79.5 | 4 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Mozambique | 77.09 | 5 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Uganda | 75.6 | 6 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Benin | 75.16 | 7 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Eritrea | 72.84 | 8 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Niger | 72.78 | 9 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Angola | 72.22 | 10 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Liberia | 72.03 | 11 | 1990 - 2025 |
| R. of Congo | 65.58 | 12 | 1990 - 2025 |
| C.A. Republic | 65.46 | 13 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Burkina Faso | 64.07 | 14 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Botswana | 63.71 | 15 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Kenya | 63.04 | 16 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Zimbabwe | 62.15 | 17 | 1990 - 2025 |
| DR Congo | 61.85 | 18 | 1990 - 2025 |
| G.-Bissau | 60.29 | 19 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Ivory Coast | 59.45 | 20 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Ethiopia | 58.46 | 21 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Malawi | 58.18 | 22 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Rwanda | 57.3 | 23 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Togo | 56.64 | 24 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Cameroon | 56.6 | 25 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Zambia | 56.43 | 26 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Ghana | 55.26 | 27 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Namibia | 54.92 | 28 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Mali | 52.84 | 29 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Eq. Guinea | 52.62 | 30 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Sierra Leone | 51.6 | 31 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Cape Verde | 50.47 | 32 | 1990 - 2025 |
| South Africa | 49.88 | 33 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Swaziland | 48.52 | 34 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Lesotho | 48.09 | 35 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Comoros | 47.65 | 36 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Mauritius | 47.46 | 37 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Chad | 47.3 | 38 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Gambia | 45.46 | 39 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Guinea | 42.65 | 40 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Gabon | 41.63 | 41 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Senegal | 38.22 | 42 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Mauritania | 26.18 | 43 | 1990 - 2025 |
| S.T.&Principe | 22.75 | 44 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Somalia | 20.7 | 45 | 1990 - 2025 |
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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