Labor force, female in Libya
Libya: Labor force, female was 33.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Libya, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, female in Libya is 33.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Libya peaked at 34.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 1990.
That places Libya 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.3% | 25.5% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 29.8% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 33.7% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 33.9% | 34.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More education data for Libya
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.0% (2006)
- Primary education, teachers 42,696 (1983)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.4% (2006)
- School enrollment, primary, male 109.5% (2006)
- Labor force, total 2.62 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9577 GPI (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Libya?
- Labor force, female in Libya was 33.9% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for labor force, female?
- Libya ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.