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Female-to-male labor force participation ratio
Compare female-to-male labor force participation ratio across 178 ISO-mapped countries or territories using one fixed 2023 official-source dataset.
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Key Insights
Global Average
72.9% (female rate as share of male rate)
Median: 78.7% (female rate as share of male rate)
Countries Covered
178
with available data
Highest
Burundi
103.1% (female rate as share of male rate)
Lowest
Afghanistan
7.3% (female rate as share of male rate)
Top 5 Countries
1Burundi103.1% (female rate as share of male rate)
2Moldova97.7% (female rate as share of male rate)
3Benin96.2% (female rate as share of male rate)
4Mozambique95.9% (female rate as share of male rate)
5Nigeria95.6% (female rate as share of male rate)
By Region
Key Findings
- •Coverage: 178 ISO-mapped countries or territories in 2023.
- •Published range: 7.34224 to 103.092 % (female rate as share of male rate).
- •Discovery motivation: Wikimedia most-read surfaced Miss World 2026 and Gloria Steinem, motivating a substantive gender comparison of participation in paid economic activity.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (7.3% (female rate as share of male rate))High (103.1% (female rate as share of male rate))
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 72.9% (female rate as share of male rate))
About This Statistic
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.
MapTheory retains one fixed reference year and unit. Only finite values mapped to ISO 3166-1 numeric codes are included; aggregates, missing values and non-ISO geographies are excluded. No value is estimated or carried across years beyond modeling explicitly documented by the publisher.
Methodology
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.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 103.1% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 2 | Moldova, Republic of | 97.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 3 | Benin | 96.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 4 | Mozambique | 95.9% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 5 | Nigeria | 95.6% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 6 | Solomon Islands | 95.5% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 7 | Togo | 95.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 8 | Sao Tome and Principe | 95.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 95.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 10 | Madagascar | 94.1% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 11 | Republic of the Congo | 93.5% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 12 | Sierra Leone | 93.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 13 | Angola | 93.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 14 | United Republic of Tanzania | 92.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 15 | Azerbaijan | 91.9% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 91.9% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 17 | South Sudan | 91.9% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 18 | Bahamas | 91.5% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 19 | Finland | 91.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 20 | Republic of The Gambia | 90.6% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 21 | Sweden | 90.5% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 22 | Norway | 89.8% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 23 | North Korea | 89.6% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 24 | Iceland | 89.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 25 | Israel | 89.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 26 | Uganda | 89.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 27 | Eswatini | 88.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 28 | Ghana | 88.6% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 29 | Vietnam | 88.5% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 30 | Liberia | 88.4% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 31 | Denmark | 88.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 32 | Barbados | 88.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 33 | Cambodia | 87.9% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 34 | New Zealand | 87.8% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 35 | Canada | 87.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 36 | Australia | 87.4% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 37 | Kenya | 87.3% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 38 | Portugal | 87.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 39 | Netherlands | 87.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 40 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 87.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 86.9% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 42 | France | 86.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 43 | Namibia | 86.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 44 | Botswana | 86.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 45 | Eritrea | 86.6% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 46 | Malawi | 86.6% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 47 | United Kingdom | 86.3% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 48 | Estonia | 86.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | 86.1% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 50 | Bolivia | 85.9% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 51 | Switzerland | 85.8% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 85.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 53 | Cyprus | 85.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 54 | Haiti | 85.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 55 | Vanuatu | 84.8% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 56 | People's Republic of China | 84.4% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 57 | Austria | 84.4% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 58 | Lithuania | 84.4% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 59 | Singapore | 84.3% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 60 | Spain | 84.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 61 | Belgium | 84.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 62 | Macao | 84.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 63 | Timor-Leste | 84.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 64 | Germany | 84.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 65 | Slovenia | 83.9% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 66 | Niger | 83.9% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 67 | United States of America | 83.8% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 83.5% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 69 | Zambia | 83.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 70 | Rwanda | 83.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 71 | Slovakia | 83.1% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 83.1% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 73 | Ireland | 83.1% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 74 | Turkmenistan | 83.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 75 | Jamaica | 82.8% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 76 | Albania | 82.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 77 | Saint Lucia | 82.6% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 78 | Hong Kong | 82.4% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 79 | Latvia | 81.9% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 80 | Croatia | 81.5% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 81 | Belarus | 81.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 82 | Peru | 80.9% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 80.6% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 84 | South Africa | 79.8% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 85 | Thailand | 79.5% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 86 | Hungary | 79.5% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 87 | Cote d'Ivoire | 79.4% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 88 | Central African Republic | 79.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 89 | Russian Federation | 78.8% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 90 | Cape Verde | 78.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea | 78.6% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 92 | Bhutan | 78.5% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 93 | Czech Republic | 78.4% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 94 | Serbia | 78.3% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 95 | Montenegro | 78.3% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 96 | Poland | 78.1% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 97 | South Korea | 77.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 98 | Uruguay | 77.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 99 | Cameroon | 77.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 100 | Japan | 76.8% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 101 | Malta | 76.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 102 | Georgia | 76.6% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 103 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 76.3% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 104 | Mongolia | 75.5% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 105 | Greece | 75.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 106 | Brunei Darussalam | 74.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 107 | Comoros | 73.8% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 108 | Ethiopia | 73.6% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 109 | Argentina | 73.6% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 110 | Armenia | 73.3% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 111 | Guyana | 73.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 112 | Chile | 72.9% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 113 | Brazil | 72.8% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 72.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 115 | Lesotho | 72.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 116 | Paraguay | 71.4% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 117 | Tonga | 70.6% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 118 | Suriname | 70.5% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 119 | Italy | 70.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 120 | Philippines | 69.4% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 121 | Gabon | 69.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 122 | Dominican Republic | 68.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 123 | Ecuador | 68.5% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 124 | Colombia | 68.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 125 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 67.9% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 126 | Romania | 67.9% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 127 | Mauritius | 67.8% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 128 | Panama | 67.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 129 | Guinea | 67.3% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 130 | Chad | 66.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 131 | Qatar | 66.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 132 | Mali | 65.4% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 133 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 65.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 134 | Malaysia | 65.1% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 135 | Indonesia | 64.9% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 136 | El Salvador | 63.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 137 | Costa Rica | 62.9% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 138 | Cuba | 62.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 139 | Belize | 62.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 140 | Nicaragua | 61.9% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 141 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.1% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 142 | Mexico | 61.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 143 | Myanmar | 58.9% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 144 | Senegal | 57.3% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 145 | United Arab Emirates | 57.3% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 146 | Samoa | 55.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 147 | Uzbekistan | 55.5% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 148 | Kuwait | 54.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 149 | Venezuela | 53.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 150 | Honduras | 53.5% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 151 | Libya | 53.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 152 | Maldives | 53.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 153 | Bangladesh | 51.5% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 154 | Nepal | 51.3% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 155 | Türkiye | 50.3% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 156 | Fiji | 50.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 157 | Bahrain | 49.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 158 | Guatemala | 46.6% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 159 | Mauritania | 46.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 160 | Sri Lanka | 44.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 161 | Somalia | 43.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 162 | Djibouti | 42.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 163 | Saudi Arabia | 41.3% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 164 | Tunisia | 40.8% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 165 | India | 40.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 166 | Tajikistan | 38.9% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 167 | Oman | 34.4% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 168 | Lebanon | 33.3% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 169 | Pakistan | 30.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 170 | Morocco | 28.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 171 | Egypt | 26.1% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 172 | Jordan | 25.5% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 173 | Algeria | 21.2% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 174 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20.8% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 175 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 20.7% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 176 | Iraq | 15.0% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 177 | Yemen | 7.8% (female rate as share of male rate) |
| 178 | Afghanistan | 7.3% (female rate as share of male rate) |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Development Indicators (2023).
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