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Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) by country

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.

Countries reporting
194
Highest
81.7%
Tanzania
Lowest
6.0%
Yemen
Median
55.3%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
5,432

What the numbers show

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 81.7% in Tanzania; the lowest is 6.0% in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 55.3%, and the mean is 52.6%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.

Over the past decade 118 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 262.2%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 64.5%).

Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Tanzania 81.7% 2024 up 1.9% falling
2 Bermuda 81.0% 2010 up 19.2% rising
2 Cayman Islands 81.0% 2015 up 2.0% rising
4 Nigeria 80.5% 2024 up 42.6% rising
5 Isle of Man 80.1% 2016 up 42.5% rising
6 Faroe Islands 79.4% 2013 down 5.6% rising
7 Burundi 78.3% 2020 up 11.6% rising
8 Mozambique 77.2% 2022 down 1.2% rising
9 Benin 74.7% 2022 up 7.2% rising
10 Uganda 74.7% 2021 down 4.1% rising
11 Cambodia 74.3% 2023 down 0.2% rising
12 Bolivia 74.2% 2024 up 20.8% rising
13 Rwanda 73.8% 2025 down 11.9% falling
14 Angola 73.6% 2025 up 98.8% rising
15 Niger 73.4% 2022 up 262.2% volatile
16 Bahamas 72.1% 2023 up 3.2% rising
17 Iceland 72.0% 2025 down 9.6% rising
18 Greenland 71.5% 2015 up 0.9% rising
19 San Marino 70.4% 2022 down 17.2% rising
20 Moldova 69.9% 2025 up 0.7% rising
21 Antigua and Barbuda 69.1% 2018 — rising
22 Togo 69.1% 2022 down 9.6% rising
23 Madagascar 68.9% 2022 down 24.6% rising
24 Vietnam 68.1% 2024 down 6.4% flat
25 Macao 67.2% 2016 up 14.2% rising
26 Northern Mariana Islands 66.6% 2010 down 18.2% rising
27 New Zealand 66.5% 2025 up 4.9% rising
28 Vanuatu 66.3% 2025 up 23.0% falling
29 Belarus 65.7% 2024 down 23.2% rising
30 Botswana 65.2% 2024 up 3.1% rising
31 Sweden 64.6% 2025 down 7.1% rising
32 Saint Kitts and Nevis 64.4% 2001 up 12.8% rising
33 Ghana 64.4% 2024 down 12.6% rising
34 Netherlands 64.4% 2025 up 9.5% rising
35 Kenya 64.1% 2021 down 10.4% falling
36 Sierra Leone 63.9% 2018 down 3.1% rising
37 Peru 63.7% 2025 down 5.7% rising
38 Qatar 63.5% 2024 up 15.5% rising
39 Kazakhstan 63.3% 2022 down 5.1% flat
40 Seychelles 63.3% 2024 down 5.3% rising
41 Australia 63.2% 2025 up 6.8% rising
42 Saint Lucia 62.9% 2025 up 2.6% rising
43 Switzerland 62.8% 2025 up 0.8% rising
44 Singapore 62.5% 2025 up 3.5% rising
45 Azerbaijan 61.9% 2022 up 0.8% rising
45 Estonia 61.9% 2025 up 10.3% flat
47 Burkina Faso 61.9% 2025 up 6.2% rising
48 Norway 61.7% 2025 down 9.5% rising
49 Laos 61.5% 2022 down 19.8% falling
50 Ireland 61.3% 2025 up 11.8% rising
51 Paraguay 61.3% 2025 up 11.2% rising
52 Canada 61.1% 2025 down 0.3% rising
53 Palau 60.7% 2023 up 9.2% rising
54 Jamaica 60.6% 2023 up 14.5% rising
55 Denmark 60.5% 2025 up 6.6% rising
56 British Virgin Islands 60.3% 1994 up 3.6% rising
57 Guinea-Bissau 60.1% 2022 — volatile
58 Cyprus 60.0% 2025 up 3.8% rising
59 Cote d'Ivoire 59.6% 2022 down 4.7% flat
60 Israel 59.5% 2025 down 1.1% rising
61 Thailand 59.3% 2025 down 2.9% falling
62 Malta 59.3% 2025 up 24.3% rising
63 United Kingdom 59.3% 2025 up 3.9% rising
64 Barbados 59.2% 2024 down 2.0% rising
65 Georgia 58.9% 2024 up 2.8% flat
66 Aruba 58.8% 2011 up 4.8% rising
67 Lithuania 58.6% 2025 up 7.6% flat
67 Luxembourg 58.6% 2025 up 6.0% rising
69 Grenada 57.9% 2023 down 6.8% rising
70 Finland 57.7% 2025 up 3.7% rising
71 Cameroon 57.7% 2021 down 18.4% rising
72 Ethiopia 57.6% 2021 down 22.5% rising
73 Gibraltar 57.5% 2001 up 63.9% rising
74 Lesotho 57.5% 2024 up 0.4% rising
75 Zambia 57.4% 2024 up 28.8% rising
76 South Korea 57.3% 2025 up 9.3% rising
77 Cuba 57.3% 2013 up 64.8% rising
78 United States 57.3% 2025 up 1.1% rising
79 Albania 57.3% 2024 up 30.2% rising
80 Austria 57.2% 2025 up 3.2% rising
81 Uruguay 57.2% 2024 up 0.5% rising
82 Belize 57.2% 2019 up 6.6% rising
83 Montenegro 57.0% 2024 up 23.3% rising
84 Germany 56.9% 2025 up 4.0% rising
85 Armenia 56.8% 2023 up 5.5% rising
86 Latvia 56.7% 2025 up 4.8% rising
87 Zimbabwe 56.6% 2024 down 29.4% flat
88 Guam 56.5% 2011 down 3.3% rising
89 Russia 56.4% 2025 down 11.0% falling
90 Japan 56.4% 2025 up 14.0% flat
91 Malaysia 55.8% 2022 up 12.7% rising
92 Portugal 55.7% 2025 up 3.8% rising
93 Slovakia 55.6% 2025 up 7.0% flat
94 Dominican Republic 55.5% 2025 up 14.8% rising
95 Bhutan 55.4% 2025 down 0.9% flat
96 Namibia 55.4% 2018 up 11.1% rising
97 Hungary 55.3% 2025 up 16.8% falling
98 Brunei 55.3% 2024 down 5.8% rising
99 Czechia 55.1% 2025 up 7.5% flat
100 United Arab Emirates 55.1% 2024 up 7.5% rising
101 Slovenia 54.2% 2025 up 4.5% rising
102 New Caledonia 54.1% 2023 down 8.1% rising
103 Curacao 54.0% 2020 down 0.9% flat
104 Mongolia 54.0% 2024 down 0.9% rising
105 Spain 53.7% 2025 up 1.1% rising
106 Brazil 53.7% 2025 up 1.2% rising
107 France 53.5% 2025 up 3.6% rising
108 Indonesia 53.4% 2023 up 5.3% rising
109 Argentina 53.3% 2025 up 11.7% rising
109 Chile 53.3% 2025 up 5.6% rising
111 Liechtenstein 53.1% 2017 down 1.4% rising
112 Hong Kong 52.7% 2025 down 3.7% rising
113 Serbia 52.5% 2025 up 20.7% rising
114 Colombia 52.3% 2025 down 5.6% rising
115 Poland 52.2% 2025 up 7.0% falling
116 Panama 52.1% 2025 up 3.6% rising
117 Ecuador 52.0% 2025 up 0.1% rising
118 Belgium 51.6% 2025 up 7.5% rising
119 Papua New Guinea 50.6% 2022 up 6.2% falling
120 Maldives 50.6% 2019 up 32.5% rising
121 Cape Verde 50.5% 2019 up 3.6% rising
122 Kuwait 49.9% 2016 down 10.1% rising
123 Philippines 49.9% 2023 up 6.5% rising
124 South Africa 49.8% 2024 up 7.3% rising
125 Guatemala 49.7% 2024 up 22.4% rising
126 Croatia 49.4% 2025 up 4.4% rising
127 Bulgaria 49.3% 2025 up 1.5% falling
128 French Polynesia 49.1% 2012 up 3.2% rising
129 Haiti 48.4% 2012 up 6.4% falling
130 Eswatini 48.2% 2023 up 2.2% rising
131 Nicaragua 48.0% 2014 up 7.7% rising
132 Ukraine 47.8% 2021 down 18.3% rising
133 Mauritius 47.6% 2024 up 5.6% rising
134 Gambia 47.4% 2025 down 10.3% falling
135 Venezuela 47.2% 2020 down 4.5% rising
136 Comoros 47.2% 2021 up 43.0% rising
137 Trinidad and Tobago 47.1% 2024 down 8.1% rising
138 Kiribati 46.8% 2023 up 39.3% falling
139 El Salvador 46.5% 2024 down 1.1% rising
140 Mexico 46.5% 2025 up 7.1% rising
141 Greece 45.7% 2025 up 3.2% rising
142 Myanmar 45.6% 2020 down 3.2% rising
143 Mali 45.5% 2024 down 25.1% rising
144 Suriname 45.3% 2016 down 9.4% rising
145 Dominica 45.1% 2001 up 75.0% rising
146 Malawi 44.8% 2024 down 38.5% falling
147 Costa Rica 44.1% 2025 down 11.4% rising
148 Liberia 43.6% 2017 down 36.0% rising
149 Bahrain 43.5% 2015 up 65.1% rising
150 Kyrgyzstan 43.5% 2023 down 5.2% falling
151 Honduras 43.0% 2025 down 9.5% rising
152 Congo 43.0% 2012 down 35.7% falling
153 Tonga 42.9% 2023 up 3.6% rising
154 North Macedonia 42.9% 2025 down 1.3% flat
155 Guinea 42.9% 2019 down 11.7% flat
156 Gabon 42.6% 2024 up 6.9% falling
157 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.4% 2024 up 28.8% rising
158 American Samoa 42.4% 1990 up 24.6% rising
159 Romania 42.0% 2025 down 7.1% falling
160 Chad 41.9% 2022 — rising
161 Italy 41.6% 2025 up 4.6% rising
162 East Timor 40.9% 2022 down 6.7% falling
163 Uzbekistan 39.9% 2020 down 40.1% rising
164 Oman 39.9% 2022 up 94.8% rising
165 Puerto Rico 39.5% 2020 up 15.7% rising
166 Guyana 39.1% 2021 — rising
167 Bangladesh 38.4% 2024 up 14.4% volatile
168 Fiji 37.8% 2024 down 8.4% rising
169 Marshall Islands 37.3% 2021 up 28.6% flat
170 Turkey 36.2% 2025 up 14.9% falling
171 Saudi Arabia 35.2% 2025 up 64.7% rising
172 Tuvalu 35.2% 2022 down 33.3% falling
173 Nauru 34.4% 2024 down 38.8% rising
174 India 34.0% 2025 up 24.8% falling
175 Samoa 31.4% 2022 up 28.8% rising
176 Senegal 31.0% 2024 down 10.2% falling
177 Mauritania 29.8% 2019 up 6.2% rising
178 Sri Lanka 29.8% 2024 down 11.3% rising
179 Lebanon 29.4% 2019 up 31.3% rising
180 Pakistan 28.2% 2025 up 16.5% rising
181 Nepal 27.9% 2017 down 64.5% rising
182 Tunisia 26.7% 2023 up 4.3% rising
183 Egypt 23.8% 2024 up 3.3% rising
184 Afghanistan 23.3% 2021 up 45.5% rising
185 Tajikistan 22.5% 2016 down 57.0% falling
186 Morocco 19.8% 2022 down 19.8% rising
187 Palestine 18.2% 2025 up 3.0% rising
188 Jordan 17.6% 2024 up 40.0% rising
189 Algeria 17.0% 2017 up 22.2% rising
190 Syria 14.8% 2011 down 30.6% rising
191 Sudan 14.4% 2022 down 49.2% falling
192 Iran 14.1% 2024 up 8.1% rising
193 Iraq 10.8% 2021 down 9.5% falling
194 Yemen 6.0% 2014 down 37.1% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate)
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
219 places, 5,432 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.