Female labor force participation - Country rankings
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Female labor force participation rate, 2022 - Country rankings:
The average for 2022 based on 45 countries was 44.96 percent.The highest value was in North Korea: 69.96 percent and the lowest value was in Yemen: 6.2 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 | Female labor force participation, 2022 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea | 69.96 | 1 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Cambodia | 69.6 | 2 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Vietnam | 69.1 | 3 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Kazakhstan | 65.11 | 4 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Macao | 64.2 | 5 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Azerbaijan | 63.67 | 6 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Singapore | 63.2 | 7 | 1990 - 2022 |
| China | 61.07 | 8 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Qatar | 60.46 | 9 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Israel | 60.17 | 10 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Thailand | 58.69 | 11 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Armenia | 58.07 | 12 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Georgia | 55.65 | 13 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Brunei | 55.54 | 14 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Laos | 55.44 | 15 | 1990 - 2022 |
| UA Emirates | 54.85 | 16 | 1990 - 2022 |
| South Korea | 54.61 | 17 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Japan | 53.97 | 18 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Hong Kong | 53.82 | 19 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Bhutan | 53.76 | 20 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Malaysia | 52.74 | 21 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Indonesia | 52.66 | 22 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Mongolia | 52.13 | 23 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Kuwait | 47.78 | 24 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Turkmenistan | 47.45 | 25 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Philippines | 45.96 | 26 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 45.39 | 27 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Bahrain | 44.3 | 28 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Maldives | 42.59 | 29 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Uzbekistan | 40.01 | 30 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Bangladesh | 37.69 | 31 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Sri Lanka | 33.09 | 32 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Oman | 31.96 | 33 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Tajikistan | 31.33 | 34 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Lebanon | 28.7 | 35 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Nepal | 28.6 | 36 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Saudi Arabia | 27.75 | 37 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Pakistan | 24.61 | 38 | 1990 - 2022 |
| India | 23.97 | 39 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Palestine | 18.67 | 40 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Syria | 16.83 | 41 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Iran | 15.67 | 42 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Jordan | 14.74 | 43 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Iraq | 11.49 | 44 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Yemen | 6.2 | 45 | 1990 - 2022 |
Economic outlook around the world
Definition: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
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