Labor force: percent female - Country rankings

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Labor force, percent female, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 176 countries was 41.66 percent. The highest value was in Armenia: 52.76 percent and the lowest value was in Yemen: 8.07 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2022. 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, 2022 Global rank Available data
Armenia 52.76 1 1990 - 2022
Turkmenistan 52.61 2 1990 - 2022
Burundi 51.96 3 1990 - 2022
Mozambique 51.63 4 1990 - 2022
Zimbabwe 50.68 5 1990 - 2022
Macao 50.24 6 1990 - 2022
Belarus 50.15 7 1990 - 2022
Barbados 50.1 8 1990 - 2022
Lithuania 50.06 9 1990 - 2022
Angola 49.93 10 1990 - 2022
Hong Kong 49.89 11 1990 - 2022
R. of Congo 49.86 12 1990 - 2022
Azerbaijan 49.84 13 1990 - 2022
Portugal 49.77 14 1990 - 2022
Namibia 49.76 15 1990 - 2022
Kazakhstan 49.7 16 1990 - 2022
Kenya 49.7 17 1990 - 2022
Uganda 49.6 18 1990 - 2022
Latvia 49.39 19 1990 - 2022
Estonia 49.21 20 1990 - 2022
Tanzania 49.08 21 1990 - 2022
Malawi 49.03 22 1990 - 2022
Madagascar 48.97 23 1990 - 2022
Norway 48.83 24 1990 - 2022
France 48.8 25 1990 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 48.49 26 1990 - 2022
Finland 48.48 27 1990 - 2022
Vietnam 48.48 28 1990 - 2022
Togo 48.47 29 1990 - 2022
DR Congo 48.4 30 1990 - 2022
Bahamas 48.39 31 1990 - 2022
Moldova 48.32 32 1990 - 2022
Haiti 48.15 33 1990 - 2022
Sierra Leone 48.08 34 1990 - 2022
Liberia 47.98 35 1990 - 2022
Ghana 47.97 36 1990 - 2022
Israel 47.92 37 1990 - 2022
Papua N.G. 47.9 38 1990 - 2022
UK 47.86 39 1990 - 2022
New Zealand 47.66 40 1990 - 2022
Saint Lucia 47.66 41 1990 - 2022
North Korea 47.57 42 1990 - 2022
Cameroon 47.44 43 1990 - 2022
Australia 47.41 44 1990 - 2022
Canada 47.41 45 1990 - 2022
Sweden 47.37 46 1990 - 2022
Gambia 47.35 47 1990 - 2022
Georgia 47.35 48 1990 - 2022
Botswana 47.33 49 1990 - 2022
Swaziland 47.29 50 1990 - 2022
Denmark 47.14 51 1990 - 2022
Cambodia 47.1 52 1990 - 2022
Luxembourg 47.08 53 1990 - 2022
Spain 47.07 54 1990 - 2022
Eritrea 46.96 55 1990 - 2022
Laos 46.96 56 1990 - 2022
N. Caledonia 46.94 57 1990 - 2022
Belgium 46.89 58 1990 - 2022
Netherlands 46.87 59 1990 - 2022
Switzerland 46.83 60 1990 - 2022
Ireland 46.81 61 1990 - 2022
Slovakia 46.8 62 1990 - 2022
Ethiopia 46.79 63 1990 - 2022
Peru 46.75 64 1990 - 2022
Austria 46.73 65 1990 - 2022
Germany 46.71 66 1990 - 2022
Uruguay 46.61 67 1990 - 2022
South Africa 46.48 68 1990 - 2022
Bulgaria 46.44 69 1990 - 2022
Hungary 46.41 70 1990 - 2022
USA 46.38 71 1990 - 2022
Iceland 46.09 72 1990 - 2022
Slovenia 46.06 73 1990 - 2022
Rwanda 46.05 74 1990 - 2022
Croatia 46 75 1990 - 2022
Jamaica 45.99 76 1990 - 2022
Thailand 45.94 77 1990 - 2022
Montenegro 45.69 78 1990 - 2022
Zambia 45.58 79 1990 - 2022
C.A. Republic 45.52 80 1990 - 2022
Lesotho 45.52 81 1990 - 2022
Cyprus 45.51 82 1990 - 2022
Poland 45.43 83 1990 - 2022
Serbia 45.29 84 1990 - 2022
Burkina Faso 45.25 85 1990 - 2022
Benin 45.23 86 1990 - 2022
China 45.17 87 1990 - 2022
G.-Bissau 45.15 88 1990 - 2022
Cape Verde 44.99 89 1990 - 2022
Mongolia 44.96 90 1990 - 2022
Japan 44.79 91 1990 - 2022
Greece 44.68 92 1990 - 2022
Czechia 44.45 93 1990 - 2022
Albania 44.31 94 1990 - 2022
Vanuatu 44.21 95 1990 - 2022
Nigeria 43.89 96 1990 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 43.65 97 1990 - 2022
Brazil 43.58 98 1990 - 2022
Ivory Coast 43.41 99 1990 - 2022
Argentina 43.08 100 1990 - 2022
South Korea 42.91 101 1990 - 2022
Bolivia 42.84 102 1990 - 2022
Italy 42.81 103 1990 - 2022
Singapore 42.81 104 1990 - 2022
Romania 42.42 105 1990 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 42.39 106 1990 - 2022
Panama 42.2 107 1990 - 2022
Niger 41.97 108 1990 - 2022
Chile 41.92 109 1990 - 2022
Paraguay 41.88 110 1990 - 2022
Brunei 41.82 111 1990 - 2022
Suriname 41.64 112 1990 - 2022
Ecuador 41.6 113 1990 - 2022
Puerto Rico 41.6 114 1990 - 2022
El Salvador 41.5 115 1990 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 41.48 116 1990 - 2022
Colombia 41.17 117 1990 - 2022
Tonga 41.07 118 1990 - 2022
Costa Rica 41.06 119 1990 - 2022
Malta 41.02 120 1990 - 2022
Guinea 40.98 121 1990 - 2022
Guyana 40.95 122 1990 - 2022
Chad 40.87 123 1990 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 40.81 124 1990 - 2022
Bhutan 40.58 125 1990 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 40.57 126 1990 - 2022
North Macedonia 40.33 127 1990 - 2022
Gabon 39.93 128 1990 - 2022
Mauritius 39.88 129 1990 - 2022
Mali 39.84 130 1990 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 39.63 131 1990 - 2022
Indonesia 39.51 132 1990 - 2022
Malaysia 39.21 133 1990 - 2022
Venezuela 39.16 134 1990 - 2022
Philippines 39.09 135 1990 - 2022
Senegal 38.98 136 1990 - 2022
Honduras 38.94 137 1990 - 2022
Mexico 38.83 138 1990 - 2022
Belize 38.52 139 1990 - 2022
Nicaragua 38.41 140 1990 - 2022
Tajikistan 38.19 141 1990 - 2022
Nepal 38.06 142 1990 - 2022
Samoa 37.87 143 1990 - 2022
Comoros 37.67 144 1990 - 2022
Libya 35.98 145 1990 - 2022
Uzbekistan 35.95 146 1990 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 35.47 147 1990 - 2022
Sri Lanka 34.22 148 1990 - 2022
Fiji 33.73 149 1990 - 2022
Mauritania 33.65 150 1990 - 2022
Bangladesh 32.67 151 1990 - 2022
Turkey 32.67 152 1990 - 2022
Guatemala 32.34 153 1990 - 2022
Lebanon 32.21 154 1990 - 2022
Somalia 31.44 155 1990 - 2022
Sudan 30.42 156 1990 - 2022
Djibouti 29.44 157 1990 - 2022
Tunisia 29.41 158 1990 - 2022
Maldives 27.42 159 1990 - 2022
Kuwait 24.99 160 1990 - 2022
India 23.54 161 1990 - 2022
Morocco 23.51 162 1990 - 2022
Pakistan 23.31 163 1990 - 2022
Bahrain 21.79 164 1990 - 2022
Palestine 21.31 165 1990 - 2022
Algeria 19.81 166 1990 - 2022
Syria 19.16 167 1990 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 18.87 168 1990 - 2022
UA Emirates 18.34 169 1990 - 2022
Iran 18.3 170 1990 - 2022
Egypt 17.99 171 1990 - 2022
Jordan 17.75 172 1990 - 2022
Oman 16.88 173 1990 - 2022
Qatar 16.07 174 1990 - 2022
Iraq 14.4 175 1990 - 2022
Yemen 8.07 176 1990 - 2022


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.
1. Armenia
2. Turkmenistan
3. Burundi
4. Mozambique
5. Zimbabwe
6. Macao
7. Belarus
8. Barbados
9. Lithuania
10. Angola
11. Hong Kong
12. R. of Congo
13. Azerbaijan
14. Portugal
15. Namibia
16. Kazakhstan
17. Kenya
18. Uganda
19. Latvia
20. Estonia
21. Tanzania
22. Malawi
23. Madagascar
24. Norway
25. France
26. Solomon Isl.
27. Finland
28. Vietnam
29. Togo
30. DR Congo
31. Bahamas
32. Moldova
33. Haiti
34. Sierra Leone
35. Liberia
36. Ghana
37. Israel
38. Papua N.G.
39. UK
40. New Zealand
41. Saint Lucia
42. North Korea
43. Cameroon
44. Australia
45. Canada
46. Sweden
47. Gambia
48. Georgia
49. Botswana
50. Swaziland
51. Denmark
52. Cambodia
53. Luxembourg
54. Spain
55. Eritrea
56. Laos
57. N. Caledonia
58. Belgium
59. Netherlands
60. Switzerland
61. Ireland
62. Slovakia
63. Ethiopia
64. Peru
65. Austria
66. Germany
67. Uruguay
68. South Africa
69. Bulgaria
70. Hungary
71. USA
72. Iceland
73. Slovenia
74. Rwanda
75. Croatia
76. Jamaica
77. Thailand
78. Montenegro
79. Zambia
80. C.A. Republic
81. Lesotho
82. Cyprus
83. Poland
84. Serbia
85. Burkina Faso
86. Benin
87. China
88. G.-Bissau
89. Cape Verde
90. Mongolia
91. Japan
92. Greece
93. Czechia
94. Albania
95. Vanuatu
96. Nigeria
97. Tr.&Tobago
98. Brazil
99. Ivory Coast
100. Argentina
101. South Korea
102. Bolivia
103. Italy
104. Singapore
105. Romania
106. Eq. Guinea
107. Panama
108. Niger
109. Chile
110. Paraguay
111. Brunei
112. Suriname
113. Ecuador
114. Puerto Rico
115. El Salvador
116. St. Vincent & ...
117. Colombia
118. Tonga
119. Costa Rica
120. Malta
121. Guinea
122. Guyana
123. Chad
124. Domin. Rep.
125. Bhutan
126. Bosnia & Herz.
127. North Macedonia
128. Gabon
129. Mauritius
130. Mali
131. Kyrgyzstan
132. Indonesia
133. Malaysia
134. Venezuela
135. Philippines
136. Senegal
137. Honduras
138. Mexico
139. Belize
140. Nicaragua
141. Tajikistan
142. Nepal
143. Samoa
144. Comoros
145. Libya
146. Uzbekistan
147. S.T.&Principe
148. Sri Lanka
149. Fiji
150. Mauritania
151. Bangladesh
152. Turkey
153. Guatemala
154. Lebanon
155. Somalia
156. Sudan
157. Djibouti
158. Tunisia
159. Maldives
160. Kuwait
161. India
162. Morocco
163. Pakistan
164. Bahrain
165. Palestine
166. Algeria
167. Syria
168. Saudi Arabia
169. UA Emirates
170. Iran
171. Egypt
172. Jordan
173. Oman
174. Qatar
175. Iraq
176. Yemen
52.76
52.61
51.96
51.63
50.68
50.24
50.15
50.10
50.06
49.93
49.89
49.86
49.84
49.77
49.76
49.70
49.70
49.60
49.39
49.21
49.08
49.03
48.97
48.83
48.80
48.49
48.48
48.48
48.47
48.40
48.39
48.32
48.15
48.08
47.98
47.97
47.92
47.90
47.86
47.66
47.66
47.57
47.44
47.41
47.41
47.37
47.35
47.35
47.33
47.29
47.14
47.10
47.08
47.07
46.96
46.96
46.94
46.89
46.87
46.83
46.81
46.80
46.79
46.75
46.73
46.71
46.61
46.48
46.44
46.41
46.38
46.09
46.06
46.05
46.00
45.99
45.94
45.69
45.58
45.52
45.52
45.51
45.43
45.29
45.25
45.23
45.17
45.15
44.99
44.96
44.79
44.68
44.45
44.31
44.21
43.89
43.65
43.58
43.41
43.08
42.91
42.84
42.81
42.81
42.42
42.39
42.20
41.97
41.92
41.88
41.82
41.64
41.60
41.60
41.50
41.48
41.17
41.07
41.06
41.02
40.98
40.95
40.87
40.81
40.58
40.57
40.33
39.93
39.88
39.84
39.63
39.51
39.21
39.16
39.09
38.98
38.94
38.83
38.52
38.41
38.19
38.06
37.87
37.67
35.98
35.95
35.47
34.22
33.73
33.65
32.67
32.67
32.34
32.21
31.44
30.42
29.44
29.41
27.42
24.99
23.54
23.51
23.31
21.79
21.31
19.81
19.16
18.87
18.34
18.30
17.99
17.75
16.88
16.07
14.40
8.07
0
13.2
26.4
39.6
52.76
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