Female labor force participation - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Female labor force participation rate, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 46 countries was 56.26 percent. The highest value was in Madagascar: 82.58 percent and the lowest value was in Somalia: 21.15 percent. The indicator is available from 1991 to 2023. 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, 2023 Global rank Available data
Madagascar 82.58 1 1991 - 2023
Burundi 78.78 2 1991 - 2023
Mozambique 78.42 3 1991 - 2023
Tanzania 77.14 4 1991 - 2023
Ethiopia 74.75 5 1991 - 2023
Angola 72.76 6 1991 - 2023
Liberia 72.42 7 1991 - 2023
Kenya 72.2 8 1991 - 2023
Eritrea 71.37 9 1991 - 2023
Uganda 67.59 10 1991 - 2023
Cameroon 67.29 11 1991 - 2023
R. of Congo 66.9 12 1991 - 2023
Ghana 65.27 13 1991 - 2023
Malawi 63.84 14 1991 - 2023
C.A. Republic 63.38 15 1991 - 2023
DR Congo 62.67 16 1991 - 2023
Niger 62.26 17 1991 - 2023
Zimbabwe 60.39 18 1991 - 2023
Botswana 59.88 19 1991 - 2023
Burkina Faso 57.59 20 1991 - 2023
Lesotho 57.56 21 1991 - 2023
Benin 56.72 22 1991 - 2023
Ivory Coast 56.47 23 1991 - 2023
Gambia 56.31 24 1991 - 2023
Togo 56.14 25 1991 - 2023
Namibia 55.82 26 1991 - 2023
Rwanda 55.07 27 1991 - 2023
South Africa 52.38 28 1991 - 2023
Nigeria 52.2 29 1991 - 2023
Zambia 52.15 30 1991 - 2023
Mali 51.63 31 1991 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 51.58 32 1991 - 2023
Sierra Leone 51.51 33 1991 - 2023
Cape Verde 51.08 34 1991 - 2023
G.-Bissau 48.87 35 1991 - 2023
Chad 48.57 36 1991 - 2023
Swaziland 47.38 37 1991 - 2023
Mauritius 43.01 38 1991 - 2023
Guinea 42.39 39 1991 - 2023
Gabon 39.94 40 1991 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 37.75 41 1991 - 2023
Senegal 37.6 42 1991 - 2023
Comoros 33.06 43 1991 - 2023
Sudan 27.87 44 1991 - 2023
Mauritania 26.41 45 1991 - 2023
Somalia 21.15 46 1991 - 2023



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.

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1. Madagascar
2. Burundi
3. Mozambique
4. Tanzania
5. Ethiopia
6. Angola
7. Liberia
8. Kenya
9. Eritrea
10. Uganda
11. Cameroon
12. R. of Congo
13. Ghana
14. Malawi
15. C.A. Republic
16. DR Congo
17. Niger
18. Zimbabwe
19. Botswana
20. Burkina Faso
21. Lesotho
22. Benin
23. Ivory Coast
24. Gambia
25. Togo
26. Namibia
27. Rwanda
28. South Africa
29. Nigeria
30. Zambia
31. Mali
32. Eq. Guinea
33. Sierra Leone
34. Cape Verde
35. G.-Bissau
36. Chad
37. Swaziland
38. Mauritius
39. Guinea
40. Gabon
41. S.T.&Principe
42. Senegal
43. Comoros
44. Sudan
45. Mauritania
46. Somalia
82.58
78.78
78.42
77.14
74.75
72.76
72.42
72.20
71.37
67.59
67.29
66.90
65.27
63.84
63.38
62.67
62.26
60.39
59.88
57.59
57.56
56.72
56.47
56.31
56.14
55.82
55.07
52.38
52.20
52.15
51.63
51.58
51.51
51.08
48.87
48.57
47.38
43.01
42.39
39.94
37.75
37.60
33.06
27.87
26.41
21.15
0
20.6
41.3
61.9
82.58


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