Labor force: percent female - Country rankings
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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 |
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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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