Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO 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
186
Highest
103.3%
Burundi
Lowest
7.3%
Afghanistan
Median
79.1%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
8,410
What the numbers show
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 103.3% in Burundi; the lowest is 7.3% in Afghanistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 79.1%, and the mean is 72.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 121 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 47.3%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 71.3%).
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 103.3% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | Moldova | 100.1% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 3 | Benin | 96.9% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 4 | Togo | 95.9% | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 5 | Mozambique | 95.7% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 6 | Nigeria | 95.7% | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 7 | Solomon Islands | 95.5% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 95.4% | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 95.0% | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 10 | Madagascar | 94.1% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 11 | United States Virgin Islands | 93.9% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 12 | Congo | 93.5% | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 93.5% | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 14 | Angola | 93.2% | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 92.5% | 2025 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 92.0% | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 17 | Tanzania | 92.0% | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 18 | South Sudan | 91.9% | 2023 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 19 | Gambia | 91.8% | 2025 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 20 | Bahamas | 91.6% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 21 | Sweden | 91.0% | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 22 | Israel | 90.5% | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 89.9% | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 24 | Eswatini | 89.8% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 25 | Finland | 89.7% | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 26 | North Korea | 89.6% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 27 | Ghana | 89.4% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 28 | Uganda | 89.3% | 2025 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 29 | Barbados | 88.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 30 | Liberia | 88.7% | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 31 | Vietnam | 88.6% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 32 | Australia | 88.4% | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 33 | New Zealand | 88.4% | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 34 | Cambodia | 88.1% | 2025 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 35 | Iceland | 87.9% | 2025 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 36 | Portugal | 87.9% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 37 | Denmark | 87.9% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 87.8% | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 39 | Kenya | 87.7% | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 87.4% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 41 | Estonia | 87.3% | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 42 | Canada | 87.3% | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 43 | Netherlands | 87.2% | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 44 | Switzerland | 87.2% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 45 | Laos | 87.2% | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 46 | Namibia | 87.1% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 47 | Guinea-Bissau | 86.6% | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 48 | Eritrea | 86.6% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 49 | France | 86.4% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 50 | Malawi | 86.4% | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 51 | Bolivia | 86.3% | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 52 | Botswana | 86.1% | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 53 | Macao | 85.7% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 85.4% | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 55 | East Timor | 85.4% | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 56 | Ireland | 85.2% | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 57 | Spain | 84.9% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 58 | Vanuatu | 84.7% | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 59 | China | 84.7% | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 60 | Belgium | 84.4% | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 61 | Singapore | 84.3% | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 62 | Cyprus | 84.2% | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 63 | Austria | 84.2% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 64 | Burkina Faso | 84.2% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 65 | Niger | 84.1% | 2025 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 66 | United States | 84.0% | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 67 | Germany | 83.7% | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 83.7% | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 69 | Haiti | 83.6% | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 70 | Lithuania | 83.6% | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 71 | Hong Kong | 83.5% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 72 | Zambia | 83.4% | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 73 | Slovakia | 83.4% | 2025 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 74 | Albania | 83.4% | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 75 | Slovenia | 83.3% | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 76 | Guam | 83.2% | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 77 | Turkmenistan | 82.9% | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 82.9% | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 79 | Latvia | 82.7% | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 80 | Croatia | 82.6% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 81 | Jamaica | 82.6% | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 82 | New Caledonia | 82.3% | 2025 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 83 | Belarus | 81.3% | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 84 | Rwanda | 81.2% | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 85 | South Africa | 80.8% | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 80.8% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 87 | Hungary | 80.5% | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 88 | Peru | 80.4% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 89 | French Polynesia | 80.3% | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 90 | Cote d'Ivoire | 79.9% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 91 | Cape Verde | 79.6% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 92 | Czechia | 79.2% | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 93 | Serbia | 79.1% | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 94 | Central African Republic | 79.1% | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 95 | Russia | 79.0% | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 96 | Bhutan | 79.0% | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 97 | South Korea | 78.9% | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 98 | Poland | 78.7% | 2025 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 99 | Thailand | 78.6% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 100 | Montenegro | 78.3% | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea | 78.2% | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 102 | Japan | 78.2% | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 103 | Uruguay | 78.0% | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 104 | Malta | 78.0% | 2025 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 105 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 77.6% | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 106 | Georgia | 77.1% | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 107 | Cameroon | 76.5% | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 108 | Ukraine | 76.0% | 2021 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 109 | Mongolia | 75.4% | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 110 | Guyana | 74.8% | 2025 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 111 | Brunei | 74.8% | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 112 | Greece | 74.6% | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 113 | Comoros | 74.6% | 2025 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 114 | Ethiopia | 74.3% | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 115 | Puerto Rico | 74.3% | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 116 | Chile | 73.5% | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 117 | Armenia | 73.4% | 2025 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 118 | Argentina | 73.2% | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 119 | Brazil | 72.8% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 120 | Paraguay | 72.3% | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 121 | Lesotho | 71.9% | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 122 | Tonga | 71.8% | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 123 | Suriname | 71.4% | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 124 | Panama | 70.6% | 2025 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 125 | Dominican Republic | 70.3% | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.1% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 127 | Italy | 70.0% | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 128 | Philippines | 69.7% | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 129 | Gabon | 69.2% | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 69.1% | 2025 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 131 | Colombia | 68.2% | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 132 | Ecuador | 68.2% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 133 | Mauritius | 68.1% | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 134 | Romania | 67.8% | 2025 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 135 | Guinea | 67.6% | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 136 | Costa Rica | 66.0% | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 137 | Chad | 66.0% | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 138 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 65.4% | 2025 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 139 | Indonesia | 65.3% | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 140 | Mali | 65.2% | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 141 | Malaysia | 65.2% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 142 | Belize | 64.9% | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 143 | Qatar | 64.7% | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 144 | El Salvador | 63.5% | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 145 | Nicaragua | 62.7% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 146 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.8% | 2025 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 147 | Mexico | 61.5% | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 148 | Cuba | 61.4% | 2025 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 149 | Myanmar | 58.8% | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 150 | Senegal | 58.2% | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 151 | United Arab Emirates | 57.9% | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 152 | Samoa | 56.4% | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 153 | Uzbekistan | 55.7% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 154 | Venezuela | 54.9% | 2025 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 155 | Honduras | 53.8% | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 156 | Kuwait | 53.3% | 2025 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 157 | Maldives | 53.3% | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 158 | Libya | 52.8% | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 159 | Nepal | 51.9% | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 160 | Turkey | 51.7% | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 161 | Fiji | 50.2% | 2025 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 162 | Bahrain | 49.3% | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 163 | Bangladesh | 48.1% | 2025 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 164 | Guatemala | 46.9% | 2025 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 165 | Mauritania | 46.2% | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 166 | Sri Lanka | 45.7% | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 167 | Somalia | 43.8% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 168 | Djibouti | 43.5% | 2025 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 169 | India | 41.8% | 2025 | up 22.6% | flat |
| 170 | Tunisia | 40.9% | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 171 | Saudi Arabia | 40.3% | 2025 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 172 | Tajikistan | 39.3% | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 173 | Oman | 34.0% | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 174 | Lebanon | 33.3% | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 175 | Pakistan | 30.0% | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 176 | Morocco | 28.9% | 2025 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 177 | Palestine | 26.3% | 2022 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 178 | Egypt | 26.2% | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 179 | Jordan | 25.7% | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 180 | Sudan | 23.4% | 2022 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 181 | Algeria | 21.3% | 2025 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 182 | Iran | 20.8% | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 183 | Syria | 20.7% | 2025 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 184 | Iraq | 15.1% | 2025 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 185 | Yemen | 7.6% | 2025 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 186 | Afghanistan | 7.3% | 2025 | down 71.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Western and Central 87.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 86.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 86.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 86.9%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 86.2%
- Pre-demographic dividend 85.3%
- North America 84.4%
- Post-demographic dividend 82.9%
- Euro area 82.6%
- European Union 81.9%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 81.6%
- Late-demographic dividend 80.9%
About this data
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.