Labor force: percent female - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Labor force, percent female, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 52 countries was 42.5 percent. The highest value was in Mozambique: 51.39 percent and the lowest value was in Egypt: 18.6 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 Labor force: percent female, 2023 Global rank Available data
Mozambique 51.39 1 1991 - 2023
Burundi 50.82 2 1991 - 2023
Zimbabwe 50.03 3 1991 - 2023
Kenya 49.79 4 1991 - 2023
R. of Congo 49.69 5 1991 - 2023
Angola 49.59 6 1991 - 2023
Uganda 49.44 7 1991 - 2023
Namibia 49.4 8 1991 - 2023
Madagascar 48.72 9 1991 - 2023
Tanzania 48.71 10 1991 - 2023
Malawi 48.47 11 1991 - 2023
DR Congo 48.43 12 1991 - 2023
Togo 48.3 13 1991 - 2023
Ghana 47.96 14 1991 - 2023
Sierra Leone 47.92 15 1991 - 2023
Liberia 47.78 16 1991 - 2023
Botswana 47.49 17 1991 - 2023
Rwanda 47.29 18 1991 - 2023
Swaziland 47.23 19 1991 - 2023
Cameroon 47.22 20 1991 - 2023
Gambia 47 21 1991 - 2023
South Africa 46.98 22 1991 - 2023
Eritrea 46.81 23 1991 - 2023
Ethiopia 46.81 24 1991 - 2023
Benin 45.51 25 1991 - 2023
C.A. Republic 45.35 26 1991 - 2023
Lesotho 45.14 27 1991 - 2023
Burkina Faso 45.02 28 1991 - 2023
G.-Bissau 44.89 29 1991 - 2023
Zambia 44.79 30 1991 - 2023
Cape Verde 44.68 31 1991 - 2023
Nigeria 43.78 32 1991 - 2023
Ivory Coast 43.31 33 1991 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 42.35 34 1991 - 2023
Niger 41.85 35 1991 - 2023
Guinea 41.33 36 1991 - 2023
Chad 40.47 37 1991 - 2023
Gabon 39.83 38 1991 - 2023
Mauritius 39.5 39 1991 - 2023
Senegal 38.73 40 1991 - 2023
Mali 38.21 41 1991 - 2023
Comoros 37.39 42 1991 - 2023
Libya 35.91 43 1991 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 35.29 44 1991 - 2023
Mauritania 33.39 45 1991 - 2023
Somalia 31.25 46 1991 - 2023
Sudan 29.57 47 1991 - 2023
Djibouti 29.29 48 1991 - 2023
Tunisia 29.11 49 1991 - 2023
Morocco 22.5 50 1991 - 2023
Algeria 19.53 51 1991 - 2023
Egypt 18.6 52 1991 - 2023



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. Mozambique
2. Burundi
3. Zimbabwe
4. Kenya
5. R. of Congo
6. Angola
7. Uganda
8. Namibia
9. Madagascar
10. Tanzania
11. Malawi
12. DR Congo
13. Togo
14. Ghana
15. Sierra Leone
16. Liberia
17. Botswana
18. Rwanda
19. Swaziland
20. Cameroon
21. Gambia
22. South Africa
23. Eritrea
24. Ethiopia
25. Benin
26. C.A. Republic
27. Lesotho
28. Burkina Faso
29. G.-Bissau
30. Zambia
31. Cape Verde
32. Nigeria
33. Ivory Coast
34. Eq. Guinea
35. Niger
36. Guinea
37. Chad
38. Gabon
39. Mauritius
40. Senegal
41. Mali
42. Comoros
43. Libya
44. S.T.&Principe
45. Mauritania
46. Somalia
47. Sudan
48. Djibouti
49. Tunisia
50. Morocco
51. Algeria
52. Egypt
51.39
50.82
50.03
49.79
49.69
49.59
49.44
49.40
48.72
48.71
48.47
48.43
48.30
47.96
47.92
47.78
47.49
47.29
47.23
47.22
47.00
46.98
46.81
46.81
45.51
45.35
45.14
45.02
44.89
44.79
44.68
43.78
43.31
42.35
41.85
41.33
40.47
39.83
39.50
38.73
38.21
37.39
35.91
35.29
33.39
31.25
29.57
29.29
29.11
22.50
19.53
18.60
0
12.8
25.7
38.5
51.39


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