Labor force: percent female - Country rankings
(measure: percent; Source: The World Bank)
* indicates monthly or quarterly data series
Labor force: percent female - Country rankings:
The average for 2017 was 41.16 percent.The highest value was in Burundi: 52.33 percent and the lowest value was in Yemen: 7.94 percent. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.
Labor force, percent female, 2017
(percent, Source: The World Bank, TheGlobalEconomy.com)
(percent, Source: The World Bank, TheGlobalEconomy.com)
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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