Female labor force participation - Country rankings
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
Female labor force participation - Country rankings:
The average for 2018 was 52 percent.The highest value was in Rwanda: 86.01 percent and the lowest value was in Yemen: 5.82 percent. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.
Female labor force participation rate, 2018
(percent, Source: The World Bank, TheGlobalEconomy.com)
(percent, Source: The World Bank, TheGlobalEconomy.com)
Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
Female labor force participation in the European union Female labor force participation in Europe Female labor force participation in Asia Female labor force participation in Africa Female labor force participation in North America Female labor force participation in South America Female labor force participation in Australia 