Female labor force participation - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Female labor force participation rate, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 176 countries was 51.13 percent. The highest value was in Madagascar: 82.56 percent and the lowest value was in Yemen: 4.91 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2024. 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, 2024 Global rank Available data
Madagascar 82.56 1 1990 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 82.44 2 1990 - 2024
Nigeria 80.71 3 1990 - 2024
Tanzania 80.16 4 1990 - 2024
Burundi 79.86 5 1990 - 2024
Mozambique 78.12 6 1990 - 2024
North Korea 77.69 7 1990 - 2024
Uganda 76.5 8 1990 - 2024
Benin 74.32 9 1990 - 2024
Cambodia 73.96 10 1990 - 2024
Angola 73.14 11 1990 - 2024
Bolivia 72.46 12 1990 - 2024
Eritrea 72.34 13 1990 - 2024
Liberia 72.06 14 1990 - 2024
Iceland 70.29 15 1990 - 2024
Moldova 70.13 16 1990 - 2024
Vietnam 69.13 17 1990 - 2024
New Zealand 66.94 18 1990 - 2024
Bahamas 66.49 19 1990 - 2024
R. of Congo 66.29 20 1990 - 2024
Kazakhstan 65.99 21 1990 - 2024
C.A. Republic 65.78 22 1990 - 2024
Peru 65.16 23 1990 - 2024
Botswana 63.79 24 1990 - 2024
Qatar 63.31 25 1990 - 2024
Malawi 63.18 26 1990 - 2024
Netherlands 62.88 27 1990 - 2024
Saint Lucia 62.87 28 1990 - 2024
Cyprus 62.41 29 1990 - 2024
Australia 62.36 30 1990 - 2024
Singapore 62.35 31 1990 - 2024
DR Congo 62.3 32 1990 - 2024
Kenya 62.16 33 1990 - 2024
Israel 62.04 34 1990 - 2024
Switzerland 62.04 35 1990 - 2024
Norway 61.72 36 1990 - 2024
Sweden 61.68 37 1990 - 2024
Ghana 61.52 38 1990 - 2024
Laos 61.47 39 1990 - 2024
Jamaica 61.3 40 1990 - 2024
Canada 61.03 41 1990 - 2024
Estonia 60.83 42 1990 - 2024
Azerbaijan 60.35 43 1990 - 2024
Niger 60.22 44 1990 - 2024
Ireland 60.12 45 1990 - 2024
Haiti 59.98 46 1990 - 2024
Denmark 59.77 47 1990 - 2024
Barbados 59.73 48 1990 - 2024
Zimbabwe 59.62 49 1990 - 2024
China 59.56 50 1990 - 2024
Paraguay 59.06 51 1990 - 2024
Thailand 58.85 52 1990 - 2024
Ivory Coast 58.84 53 1990 - 2024
Mali 58 54 1990 - 2024
Macao 57.92 55 1990 - 2024
Lithuania 57.87 56 1990 - 2024
Rwanda 57.87 57 1990 - 2024
Finland 57.44 58 1990 - 2024
Uruguay 57.33 59 1990 - 2024
UK 57.28 60 1990 - 2024
Ethiopia 57.27 61 1990 - 2024
Luxembourg 57.1 62 1990 - 2024
Belarus 56.94 63 1990 - 2024
Cameroon 56.52 64 1990 - 2024
USA 56.51 65 1990 - 2024
Bhutan 56.46 66 1990 - 2024
G.-Bissau 56.46 67 1990 - 2024
Armenia 56.42 68 1990 - 2024
Togo 56.1 69 1990 - 2024
South Korea 56.02 70 1990 - 2024
St. Vincent & ... 55.81 71 1990 - 2024
Germany 55.64 72 1990 - 2024
Austria 55.55 73 1990 - 2024
Namibia 55.43 74 1990 - 2024
Slovakia 55.43 75 1990 - 2024
Japan 55.3 76 1990 - 2024
Malta 55.29 77 1990 - 2024
Latvia 55.05 78 1990 - 2024
Georgia 55 79 1990 - 2024
Portugal 54.69 80 1990 - 2024
Russia 54.63 81 1990 - 2024
UA Emirates 54.1 82 1990 - 2024
Hungary 53.89 83 1990 - 2024
Zambia 53.85 84 1990 - 2024
Vanuatu 53.74 85 1990 - 2024
Albania 53.51 86 1990 - 2024
Slovenia 53.26 87 1990 - 2024
Brunei 53.19 88 1990 - 2024
Mongolia 53.07 89 1990 - 2024
Czechia 53.06 90 1990 - 2024
Brazil 53.03 91 1990 - 2024
South Africa 52.99 92 1990 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 52.95 93 1990 - 2024
Argentina 52.94 94 1990 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 52.9 95 1990 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 52.75 96 1990 - 2024
Panama 52.67 97 1990 - 2024
Spain 52.6 98 1990 - 2024
Indonesia 52.58 99 1990 - 2024
Ecuador 52.44 100 1990 - 2024
Hong Kong 52.02 101 1990 - 2024
Chile 52 102 1990 - 2024
N. Caledonia 51.8 103 1990 - 2024
Colombia 51.73 104 1990 - 2024
France 51.68 105 1990 - 2024
Malaysia 51.6 106 1990 - 2024
Poland 51.6 107 1990 - 2024
Sierra Leone 51.21 108 1990 - 2024
Bulgaria 50.9 109 1990 - 2024
Papua N.G. 50.67 110 1990 - 2024
Cape Verde 50.34 111 1990 - 2024
Nicaragua 50.1 112 1990 - 2024
Philippines 49.94 113 1990 - 2024
Serbia 49.94 114 1990 - 2024
Belgium 49.8 115 1990 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 49.69 116 1990 - 2024
Belize 49.21 117 1990 - 2024
Lesotho 48.67 118 1990 - 2024
Turkmenistan 48.67 119 1990 - 2024
Kuwait 48.58 120 1990 - 2024
Chad 48.45 121 1990 - 2024
Mexico 47.36 122 1990 - 2024
Croatia 47.02 123 1990 - 2024
El Salvador 46.7 124 1990 - 2024
Gambia 45.22 125 1990 - 2024
Swaziland 44.83 126 1990 - 2024
Suriname 44.66 127 1990 - 2024
Greece 44.49 128 1990 - 2024
Bangladesh 44.15 129 1990 - 2024
Costa Rica 43.83 130 1990 - 2024
Bahrain 42.96 131 1990 - 2024
Mauritius 42.61 132 1990 - 2024
Romania 41.79 133 1990 - 2024
Gabon 41.75 134 1990 - 2024
Tonga 41.74 135 1990 - 2024
North Macedonia 41.69 136 1990 - 2024
Guinea 41.63 137 1990 - 2024
Comoros 41.51 138 1990 - 2024
Montenegro 41.36 139 1990 - 2024
Italy 41.28 140 1990 - 2024
Burkina Faso 41.02 141 1990 - 2024
Maldives 40.98 142 1990 - 2024
Burma 40.95 143 1990 - 2024
Guatemala 40.38 144 1990 - 2024
Guyana 40.27 145 1990 - 2024
Honduras 39.49 146 1990 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 39.44 147 1990 - 2024
Uzbekistan 39.41 148 1990 - 2024
Fiji 38.49 149 1990 - 2024
Venezuela 37.69 150 1990 - 2024
Senegal 37.21 151 1990 - 2024
Turkey 36.31 152 1990 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 34.41 153 1990 - 2024
Libya 32.84 154 1990 - 2024
India 32.8 155 1990 - 2024
Puerto Rico 32.41 156 1990 - 2024
Tajikistan 31.77 157 1990 - 2024
Sri Lanka 31.57 158 1990 - 2024
Oman 30.65 159 1990 - 2024
Samoa 30.57 160 1990 - 2024
Nepal 27.65 161 1990 - 2024
Tunisia 26.65 162 1990 - 2024
Mauritania 26.12 163 1990 - 2024
Pakistan 24.26 164 1990 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 23.08 165 1990 - 2024
Somalia 20.94 166 1990 - 2024
Morocco 19.53 167 1990 - 2024
Djibouti 18.72 168 1990 - 2024
Egypt 15.07 169 1990 - 2024
Algeria 13.99 170 1990 - 2024
Jordan 13.96 171 1990 - 2024
Iran 13.45 172 1990 - 2024
Syria 13.34 173 1990 - 2024
Iraq 10.8 174 1990 - 2024
Afghanistan 5.1 175 1990 - 2024
Yemen 4.91 176 1990 - 2024


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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. Mozambique
7. North Korea
8. Uganda
9. Benin
10. Cambodia
11. Angola
12. Bolivia
13. Eritrea
14. Liberia
15. Iceland
16. Moldova
17. Vietnam
18. New Zealand
19. Bahamas
20. R. of Congo
21. Kazakhstan
22. C.A. Republic
23. Peru
24. Botswana
25. Qatar
26. Malawi
27. Netherlands
28. Saint Lucia
29. Cyprus
30. Australia
31. Singapore
32. DR Congo
33. Kenya
34. Israel
35. Switzerland
36. Norway
37. Sweden
38. Ghana
39. Laos
40. Jamaica
41. Canada
42. Estonia
43. Azerbaijan
44. Niger
45. Ireland
46. Haiti
47. Denmark
48. Barbados
49. Zimbabwe
50. China
51. Paraguay
52. Thailand
53. Ivory Coast
54. Mali
55. Macao
56. Lithuania
57. Rwanda
58. Finland
59. Uruguay
60. UK
61. Ethiopia
62. Luxembourg
63. Belarus
64. Cameroon
65. USA
66. Bhutan
67. G.-Bissau
68. Armenia
69. Togo
70. South Korea
71. St. Vincent & ...
72. Germany
73. Austria
74. Namibia
75. Slovakia
76. Japan
77. Malta
78. Latvia
79. Georgia
80. Portugal
81. Russia
82. UA Emirates
83. Hungary
84. Zambia
85. Vanuatu
86. Albania
87. Slovenia
88. Brunei
89. Mongolia
90. Czechia
91. Brazil
92. South Africa
93. Kyrgyzstan
94. Argentina
95. Domin. Rep.
96. Eq. Guinea
97. Panama
98. Spain
99. Indonesia
100. Ecuador
101. Hong Kong
102. Chile
103. N. Caledonia
104. Colombia
105. France
106. Malaysia
107. Poland
108. Sierra Leone
109. Bulgaria
110. Papua N.G.
111. Cape Verde
112. Nicaragua
113. Philippines
114. Serbia
115. Belgium
116. Tr.&Tobago
117. Belize
118. Lesotho
119. Turkmenistan
120. Kuwait
121. Chad
122. Mexico
123. Croatia
124. El Salvador
125. Gambia
126. Swaziland
127. Suriname
128. Greece
129. Bangladesh
130. Costa Rica
131. Bahrain
132. Mauritius
133. Romania
134. Gabon
135. Tonga
136. North Macedonia
137. Guinea
138. Comoros
139. Montenegro
140. Italy
141. Burkina Faso
142. Maldives
143. Burma
144. Guatemala
145. Guyana
146. Honduras
147. Bosnia & Herz.
148. Uzbekistan
149. Fiji
150. Venezuela
151. Senegal
152. Turkey
153. Saudi Arabia
154. Libya
155. India
156. Puerto Rico
157. Tajikistan
158. Sri Lanka
159. Oman
160. Samoa
161. Nepal
162. Tunisia
163. Mauritania
164. Pakistan
165. S.T.&Principe
166. Somalia
167. Morocco
168. Djibouti
169. Egypt
170. Algeria
171. Jordan
172. Iran
173. Syria
174. Iraq
175. Afghanistan
176. Yemen
82.56
82.44
80.71
80.16
79.86
78.12
77.69
76.50
74.32
73.96
73.14
72.46
72.34
72.06
70.29
70.13
69.13
66.94
66.49
66.29
65.99
65.78
65.16
63.79
63.31
63.18
62.88
62.87
62.41
62.36
62.35
62.30
62.16
62.04
62.04
61.72
61.68
61.52
61.47
61.30
61.03
60.83
60.35
60.22
60.12
59.98
59.77
59.73
59.62
59.56
59.06
58.85
58.84
58.00
57.92
57.87
57.87
57.44
57.33
57.28
57.27
57.10
56.94
56.52
56.51
56.46
56.46
56.42
56.10
56.02
55.81
55.64
55.55
55.43
55.43
55.30
55.29
55.05
55.00
54.69
54.63
54.10
53.89
53.85
53.74
53.51
53.26
53.19
53.07
53.06
53.03
52.99
52.95
52.94
52.90
52.75
52.67
52.60
52.58
52.44
52.02
52.00
51.80
51.73
51.68
51.60
51.60
51.21
50.90
50.67
50.34
50.10
49.94
49.94
49.80
49.69
49.21
48.67
48.67
48.58
48.45
47.36
47.02
46.70
45.22
44.83
44.66
44.49
44.15
43.83
42.96
42.61
41.79
41.75
41.74
41.69
41.63
41.51
41.36
41.28
41.02
40.98
40.95
40.38
40.27
39.49
39.44
39.41
38.49
37.69
37.21
36.31
34.41
32.84
32.80
32.41
31.77
31.57
30.65
30.57
27.65
26.65
26.12
24.26
23.08
20.94
19.53
18.72
15.07
13.99
13.96
13.45
13.34
10.80
5.10
4.91
0
20.6
41.3
61.9
82.56


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