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Labor force, percent female, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 20 countries was 41.34 percent. The highest value was in Haiti: 47.35 percent and the lowest value was in Guatemala: 34.48 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
Haiti 47.35 1 1991 - 2023
Peru 46.29 2 1991 - 2023
Uruguay 45.65 3 1991 - 2023
Brazil 43.49 4 1991 - 2023
Chile 42.78 5 1991 - 2023
Argentina 42.69 6 1991 - 2023
Bolivia 42.44 7 1991 - 2023
Paraguay 42.17 8 1991 - 2023
Colombia 41.58 9 1991 - 2023
Puerto Rico 41.25 10 1991 - 2023
El Salvador 41.1 11 1991 - 2023
Ecuador 41.03 12 1991 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 40.63 13 1991 - 2023
Panama 40.15 14 1991 - 2023
Honduras 39.6 15 1991 - 2023
Mexico 39.45 16 1991 - 2023
Costa Rica 39.07 17 1991 - 2023
Nicaragua 38.71 18 1991 - 2023
Venezuela 36.85 19 1991 - 2023
Guatemala 34.48 20 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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