Labor force: percent female - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Labor force, percent female, 2025:

The average for 2025 based on 176 countries was 41.89 percent. The highest value was in Moldova: 55.36 percent and the lowest value was in Afghanistan: 6.78 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 Labor force: percent female, 2025 Global rank Available data
Moldova 55.36 1 1990 - 2025
Mozambique 51.68 2 1990 - 2025
Burundi 51.61 3 1990 - 2025
Hong Kong 51.18 4 1990 - 2025
Macao 50.98 5 1990 - 2025
Bahamas 50.72 6 1990 - 2025
Azerbaijan 49.86 7 1990 - 2025
Latvia 49.8 8 1990 - 2025
Estonia 49.72 9 1990 - 2025
Portugal 49.68 10 1990 - 2025
Barbados 49.67 11 1990 - 2025
Zimbabwe 49.62 12 1990 - 2025
S.T.&Principe 49.45 13 1990 - 2025
Benin 49.43 14 1990 - 2025
Angola 49.38 15 1990 - 2025
Belarus 49.15 16 1990 - 2025
Lithuania 49.01 17 1990 - 2025
Tanzania 49.01 18 1990 - 2025
DR Congo 48.88 19 1990 - 2025
Vietnam 48.82 20 1990 - 2025
Russia 48.78 21 1990 - 2025
Swaziland 48.78 22 1990 - 2025
Sierra Leone 48.75 23 1990 - 2025
Togo 48.7 24 1990 - 2025
Cambodia 48.66 25 1990 - 2025
Madagascar 48.65 26 1990 - 2025
R. of Congo 48.65 27 1990 - 2025
Gambia 48.54 28 1990 - 2025
France 48.4 29 1990 - 2025
Nigeria 48.4 30 1990 - 2025
Malawi 48.35 31 1990 - 2025
C.A. Republic 48.32 32 1990 - 2025
Kazakhstan 48.3 33 1990 - 2025
Namibia 48.3 34 1990 - 2025
Israel 48.26 35 1990 - 2025
Georgia 48.18 36 1990 - 2025
North Korea 48.17 37 1990 - 2025
Uganda 48.17 38 1990 - 2025
Finland 48.12 39 1990 - 2025
Solomon Isl. 48 40 1990 - 2025
UK 47.79 41 1990 - 2025
G.-Bissau 47.71 42 1990 - 2025
Australia 47.68 43 1990 - 2025
Eritrea 47.68 44 1990 - 2025
Papua N.G. 47.67 45 1990 - 2025
Ghana 47.63 46 1990 - 2025
New Zealand 47.57 47 1990 - 2025
Liberia 47.51 48 1990 - 2025
Croatia 47.48 49 1990 - 2025
Sweden 47.47 50 1990 - 2025
Kenya 47.39 51 1990 - 2025
Denmark 47.36 52 1990 - 2025
Serbia 47.28 53 1990 - 2025
Canada 47.23 54 1990 - 2025
Armenia 47.18 55 1990 - 2025
Netherlands 47.16 56 1990 - 2025
Spain 47.16 57 1990 - 2025
Switzerland 47.16 58 1990 - 2025
Turkmenistan 47.13 59 1990 - 2025
Slovakia 47.11 60 1990 - 2025
Norway 47.1 61 1990 - 2025
Hungary 47.08 62 1990 - 2025
Tonga 46.88 63 1990 - 2025
Ireland 46.87 64 1990 - 2025
Rwanda 46.84 65 1990 - 2025
Austria 46.8 66 1990 - 2025
Bulgaria 46.79 67 1990 - 2025
Belgium 46.78 68 1990 - 2025
Botswana 46.71 69 1990 - 2025
Laos 46.65 70 1990 - 2025
Albania 46.58 71 1990 - 2025
Montenegro 46.57 72 1990 - 2025
South Africa 46.57 73 1990 - 2025
Bolivia 46.55 74 1990 - 2025
Luxembourg 46.53 75 1990 - 2025
Burkina Faso 46.52 76 1990 - 2025
Haiti 46.5 77 1990 - 2025
Germany 46.49 78 1990 - 2025
Zambia 46.32 79 1990 - 2025
Saint Lucia 46.27 80 1990 - 2025
N. Caledonia 46.25 81 1990 - 2025
Jamaica 46.11 82 1990 - 2025
Poland 46.09 83 1990 - 2025
Puerto Rico 46.09 84 1990 - 2025
Vanuatu 46.05 85 1990 - 2025
Uruguay 45.89 86 1990 - 2025
Thailand 45.84 87 1990 - 2025
USA 45.63 88 1990 - 2025
Iceland 45.61 89 1990 - 2025
Cyprus 45.56 90 1990 - 2025
Japan 45.43 91 1990 - 2025
China 45.38 92 1990 - 2025
Slovenia 45.33 93 1990 - 2025
Peru 45.21 94 1990 - 2025
Czechia 45.2 95 1990 - 2025
Niger 44.96 96 1990 - 2025
Guyana 44.94 97 1990 - 2025
Greece 44.7 98 1990 - 2025
South Korea 44.36 99 1990 - 2025
Singapore 44.05 100 1990 - 2025
Cameroon 43.91 101 1990 - 2025
Mongolia 43.87 102 1990 - 2025
Lesotho 43.83 103 1990 - 2025
Cape Verde 43.63 104 1990 - 2025
Brazil 43.37 105 1990 - 2025
Ivory Coast 43.36 106 1990 - 2025
Ethiopia 43.07 107 1990 - 2025
Argentina 43.05 108 1990 - 2025
Chile 42.9 109 1990 - 2025
St. Vincent & ... 42.83 110 1990 - 2025
Comoros 42.68 111 1990 - 2025
North Macedonia 42.68 112 1990 - 2025
Italy 42.56 113 1990 - 2025
Bosnia & Herz. 42.44 114 1990 - 2025
El Salvador 42.43 115 1990 - 2025
Romania 42.41 116 1990 - 2025
Paraguay 42.23 117 1990 - 2025
Tr.&Tobago 42.12 118 1990 - 2025
Suriname 42.05 119 1990 - 2025
Domin. Rep. 41.99 120 1990 - 2025
Malta 41.92 121 1990 - 2025
Panama 41.77 122 1990 - 2025
Philippines 41.62 123 1990 - 2025
Colombia 41.6 124 1990 - 2025
Guinea 41.58 125 1990 - 2025
Ecuador 41.04 126 1990 - 2025
Costa Rica 40.68 127 1990 - 2025
Mauritius 40.6 128 1990 - 2025
Bhutan 40.38 129 1990 - 2025
Mexico 40.25 130 1990 - 2025
Chad 40.01 131 1990 - 2025
Eq. Guinea 40 132 1990 - 2025
Gabon 39.98 133 1990 - 2025
Nicaragua 39.88 134 1990 - 2025
Indonesia 39.61 135 1990 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan 39.6 136 1990 - 2025
Brunei 39.53 137 1990 - 2025
Belize 39.18 138 1990 - 2025
Mali 39.12 139 1990 - 2025
Burma 37.71 140 1990 - 2025
Nepal 37.6 141 1990 - 2025
Malaysia 37.09 142 1990 - 2025
Venezuela 36.62 143 1990 - 2025
Senegal 36.58 144 1990 - 2025
Samoa 36.4 145 1990 - 2025
Uzbekistan 35.93 146 1990 - 2025
Honduras 35.02 147 1990 - 2025
Turkey 34.42 148 1990 - 2025
Fiji 34.23 149 1990 - 2025
Bangladesh 34.02 150 1990 - 2025
Libya 33.95 151 1990 - 2025
Sri Lanka 33.44 152 1990 - 2025
Mauritania 33.42 153 1990 - 2025
Guatemala 32.73 154 1990 - 2025
Djibouti 31.03 155 1990 - 2025
Somalia 30.86 156 1990 - 2025
Tunisia 30 157 1990 - 2025
Tajikistan 29.56 158 1990 - 2025
India 28.31 159 1990 - 2025
Kuwait 23.63 160 1990 - 2025
Maldives 23.23 161 1990 - 2025
Pakistan 22.78 162 1990 - 2025
UA Emirates 22.69 163 1990 - 2025
Morocco 22.35 164 1990 - 2025
Bahrain 21.28 165 1990 - 2025
Egypt 20.64 166 1990 - 2025
Jordan 19.32 167 1990 - 2025
Saudi Arabia 18.9 168 1990 - 2025
Qatar 18.01 169 1990 - 2025
Syria 17.38 170 1990 - 2025
Algeria 17 171 1990 - 2025
Iran 16.89 172 1990 - 2025
Oman 14.86 173 1990 - 2025
Iraq 13.26 174 1990 - 2025
Yemen 7 175 1990 - 2025
Afghanistan 6.78 176 1990 - 2025


New - World map: Labor force: percent female




Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

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1. Moldova
2. Mozambique
3. Burundi
4. Hong Kong
5. Macao
6. Bahamas
7. Azerbaijan
8. Latvia
9. Estonia
10. Portugal
11. Barbados
12. Zimbabwe
13. S.T.&Principe
14. Benin
15. Angola
16. Belarus
17. Lithuania
18. Tanzania
19. DR Congo
20. Vietnam
21. Russia
22. Swaziland
23. Sierra Leone
24. Togo
25. Cambodia
26. Madagascar
27. R. of Congo
28. Gambia
29. France
30. Nigeria
31. Malawi
32. C.A. Republic
33. Kazakhstan
34. Namibia
35. Israel
36. Georgia
37. North Korea
38. Uganda
39. Finland
40. Solomon Isl.
41. UK
42. G.-Bissau
43. Australia
44. Eritrea
45. Papua N.G.
46. Ghana
47. New Zealand
48. Liberia
49. Croatia
50. Sweden
51. Kenya
52. Denmark
53. Serbia
54. Canada
55. Armenia
56. Netherlands
57. Spain
58. Switzerland
59. Turkmenistan
60. Slovakia
61. Norway
62. Hungary
63. Tonga
64. Ireland
65. Rwanda
66. Austria
67. Bulgaria
68. Belgium
69. Botswana
70. Laos
71. Albania
72. Montenegro
73. South Africa
74. Bolivia
75. Luxembourg
76. Burkina Faso
77. Haiti
78. Germany
79. Zambia
80. Saint Lucia
81. N. Caledonia
82. Jamaica
83. Poland
84. Puerto Rico
85. Vanuatu
86. Uruguay
87. Thailand
88. USA
89. Iceland
90. Cyprus
91. Japan
92. China
93. Slovenia
94. Peru
95. Czechia
96. Niger
97. Guyana
98. Greece
99. South Korea
100. Singapore
101. Cameroon
102. Mongolia
103. Lesotho
104. Cape Verde
105. Brazil
106. Ivory Coast
107. Ethiopia
108. Argentina
109. Chile
110. St. Vincent & ...
111. Comoros
112. North Macedonia
113. Italy
114. Bosnia & Herz.
115. El Salvador
116. Romania
117. Paraguay
118. Tr.&Tobago
119. Suriname
120. Domin. Rep.
121. Malta
122. Panama
123. Philippines
124. Colombia
125. Guinea
126. Ecuador
127. Costa Rica
128. Mauritius
129. Bhutan
130. Mexico
131. Chad
132. Eq. Guinea
133. Gabon
134. Nicaragua
135. Indonesia
136. Kyrgyzstan
137. Brunei
138. Belize
139. Mali
140. Burma
141. Nepal
142. Malaysia
143. Venezuela
144. Senegal
145. Samoa
146. Uzbekistan
147. Honduras
148. Turkey
149. Fiji
150. Bangladesh
151. Libya
152. Sri Lanka
153. Mauritania
154. Guatemala
155. Djibouti
156. Somalia
157. Tunisia
158. Tajikistan
159. India
160. Kuwait
161. Maldives
162. Pakistan
163. UA Emirates
164. Morocco
165. Bahrain
166. Egypt
167. Jordan
168. Saudi Arabia
169. Qatar
170. Syria
171. Algeria
172. Iran
173. Oman
174. Iraq
175. Yemen
176. Afghanistan
55.36
51.68
51.61
51.18
50.98
50.72
49.86
49.80
49.72
49.68
49.67
49.62
49.45
49.43
49.38
49.15
49.01
49.01
48.88
48.82
48.78
48.78
48.75
48.70
48.66
48.65
48.65
48.54
48.40
48.40
48.35
48.32
48.30
48.30
48.26
48.18
48.17
48.17
48.12
48.00
47.79
47.71
47.68
47.68
47.67
47.63
47.57
47.51
47.48
47.47
47.39
47.36
47.28
47.23
47.18
47.16
47.16
47.16
47.13
47.11
47.10
47.08
46.88
46.87
46.84
46.80
46.79
46.78
46.71
46.65
46.58
46.57
46.57
46.55
46.53
46.52
46.50
46.49
46.32
46.27
46.25
46.11
46.09
46.09
46.05
45.89
45.84
45.63
45.61
45.56
45.43
45.38
45.33
45.21
45.20
44.96
44.94
44.70
44.36
44.05
43.91
43.87
43.83
43.63
43.37
43.36
43.07
43.05
42.90
42.83
42.68
42.68
42.56
42.44
42.43
42.41
42.23
42.12
42.05
41.99
41.92
41.77
41.62
41.60
41.58
41.04
40.68
40.60
40.38
40.25
40.01
40.00
39.98
39.88
39.61
39.60
39.53
39.18
39.12
37.71
37.60
37.09
36.62
36.58
36.40
35.93
35.02
34.42
34.23
34.02
33.95
33.44
33.42
32.73
31.03
30.86
30.00
29.56
28.31
23.63
23.23
22.78
22.69
22.35
21.28
20.64
19.32
18.90
18.01
17.38
17.00
16.89
14.86
13.26
7.00
6.78
0
13.8
27.7
41.5
55.36


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