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Female labor force participation rate in 1980
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
52.5%
Median: 55.3%
Countries Covered
209
with available data
Highest
Solomon Islands
83.9%
Lowest
Yemen
6.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Solomon Islands83.9%
2United Republic of Tanzania81.7%
3Cayman Islands81.0%
4Bermuda81.0%
5Nigeria80.5%
By Region
Oceania64.8%(2 countries)
Europe55.9%(32 countries)
South America55.1%(7 countries)
North America53.6%(4 countries)
Other53.3%(129 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (6.0%)High (83.9%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 52.5%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (129)
Africa (9)
Asia (26)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 83.9% |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 81.7% |
| 3 | Cayman Islands | 81.0% |
| 4 | Bermuda | 81.0% |
| 5 | Nigeria | 80.5% |
| 6 | Isle of Man | 80.1% |
| 7 | Faroe Islands | 79.4% |
| 8 | Burundi | 78.3% |
| 9 | Mozambique | 77.2% |
| 10 | Benin | 74.7% |
| 11 | Uganda | 74.7% |
| 12 | Cambodia | 74.3% |
| 13 | Bolivia | 74.2% |
| 14 | Rwanda | 73.8% |
| 15 | Angola | 73.6% |
| 16 | Equatorial Guinea | 73.5% |
| 17 | Niger | 73.4% |
| 18 | Bahamas | 72.1% |
| 19 | Iceland | 72.0% |
| 20 | South Sudan | 71.6% |
| 21 | Greenland | 71.5% |
| 22 | San Marino | 70.4% |
| 23 | Moldova, Republic of | 69.9% |
| 24 | Antigua and Barbuda | 69.1% |
| 25 | Togo | 69.1% |
| 26 | Central African Republic | 69.0% |
| 27 | Madagascar | 68.9% |
| 28 | Vietnam | 68.1% |
| 29 | Macao | 67.2% |
| 30 | Northern Mariana Islands | 66.6% |
| 31 | New Zealand | 66.5% |
| 32 | Vanuatu | 66.3% |
| 33 | Belarus | 65.7% |
| 34 | Botswana | 65.2% |
| 35 | Sweden | 64.6% |
| 36 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 64.4% |
| 37 | Ghana | 64.4% |
| 38 | Netherlands | 64.4% |
| 39 | Kenya | 64.1% |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 63.9% |
| 41 | People's Republic of China | 63.7% |
| 42 | Peru | 63.7% |
| 43 | Qatar | 63.5% |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 63.3% |
| 45 | Seychelles | 63.3% |
| 46 | Australia | 63.2% |
| 47 | Saint Lucia | 62.9% |
| 48 | Switzerland | 62.8% |
| 49 | Singapore | 62.5% |
| 50 | Estonia | 61.9% |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 61.9% |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 61.9% |
| 53 | Norway | 61.7% |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 61.5% |
| 55 | Ireland | 61.3% |
| 56 | Paraguay | 61.3% |
| 57 | Canada | 61.1% |
| 58 | Palau | 60.7% |
| 59 | Jamaica | 60.6% |
| 60 | Denmark | 60.5% |
| 61 | Virgin Islands, British | 60.3% |
| 62 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 60.3% |
| 63 | Guinea-Bissau | 60.1% |
| 64 | Cyprus | 60.0% |
| 65 | Cote d'Ivoire | 59.6% |
| 66 | Israel | 59.5% |
| 67 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 59.5% |
| 68 | Thailand | 59.3% |
| 69 | Malta | 59.3% |
| 70 | United Kingdom | 59.3% |
| 71 | Barbados | 59.2% |
| 72 | Georgia | 58.9% |
| 73 | Aruba | 58.8% |
| 74 | Lithuania | 58.6% |
| 75 | Luxembourg | 58.6% |
| 76 | Grenada | 57.9% |
| 77 | Finland | 57.7% |
| 78 | Cameroon | 57.7% |
| 79 | Ethiopia | 57.6% |
| 80 | Gibraltar | 57.5% |
| 81 | Lesotho | 57.5% |
| 82 | Zambia | 57.4% |
| 83 | South Korea | 57.3% |
| 84 | Cuba | 57.3% |
| 85 | United States of America | 57.3% |
| 86 | Albania | 57.3% |
| 87 | Austria | 57.2% |
| 88 | Uruguay | 57.2% |
| 89 | Belize | 57.2% |
| 90 | Montenegro | 57.0% |
| 91 | Germany | 56.9% |
| 92 | Armenia | 56.8% |
| 93 | Latvia | 56.7% |
| 94 | Zimbabwe | 56.6% |
| 95 | Guam | 56.5% |
| 96 | Russian Federation | 56.4% |
| 97 | Japan | 56.4% |
| 98 | Malaysia | 55.8% |
| 99 | Portugal | 55.7% |
| 100 | Slovakia | 55.6% |
| 101 | Dominican Republic | 55.5% |
| 102 | Bhutan | 55.4% |
| 103 | Namibia | 55.4% |
| 104 | Hungary | 55.3% |
| 105 | Brunei Darussalam | 55.3% |
| 106 | Czech Republic | 55.1% |
| 107 | United Arab Emirates | 55.1% |
| 108 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 54.4% |
| 109 | Slovenia | 54.2% |
| 110 | New Caledonia | 54.1% |
| 111 | Curaçao | 54.0% |
| 112 | Mongolia | 54.0% |
| 113 | Spain | 53.7% |
| 114 | Brazil | 53.7% |
| 115 | France | 53.5% |
| 116 | Indonesia | 53.4% |
| 117 | Chile | 53.3% |
| 118 | Argentina | 53.3% |
| 119 | Liechtenstein | 53.1% |
| 120 | Hong Kong | 52.7% |
| 121 | Serbia | 52.5% |
| 122 | Colombia | 52.3% |
| 123 | Poland | 52.2% |
| 124 | Panama | 52.1% |
| 125 | Ecuador | 52.0% |
| 126 | Belgium | 51.6% |
| 127 | Papua New Guinea | 50.7% |
| 128 | Maldives | 50.6% |
| 129 | Cape Verde | 50.5% |
| 130 | Kuwait | 49.9% |
| 131 | Philippines | 49.9% |
| 132 | South Africa | 49.8% |
| 133 | Guatemala | 49.7% |
| 134 | Croatia | 49.4% |
| 135 | Bulgaria | 49.3% |
| 136 | French Polynesia | 49.1% |
| 137 | Haiti | 48.4% |
| 138 | Eswatini | 48.2% |
| 139 | Nicaragua | 48.0% |
| 140 | Ukraine | 47.8% |
| 141 | Mauritius | 47.6% |
| 142 | Republic of The Gambia | 47.4% |
| 143 | Venezuela | 47.2% |
| 144 | Comoros | 47.2% |
| 145 | Trinidad and Tobago | 47.1% |
| 146 | Kiribati | 46.8% |
| 147 | El Salvador | 46.5% |
| 148 | Mexico | 46.5% |
| 149 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 46.2% |
| 150 | Greece | 45.7% |
| 151 | Myanmar | 45.6% |
| 152 | Mali | 45.5% |
| 153 | Suriname | 45.3% |
| 154 | Dominica | 45.1% |
| 155 | Malawi | 44.8% |
| 156 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 44.3% |
| 157 | Costa Rica | 44.1% |
| 158 | Liberia | 43.6% |
| 159 | Bahrain | 43.5% |
| 160 | Kyrgyzstan | 43.5% |
| 161 | Honduras | 43.0% |
| 162 | Republic of the Congo | 43.0% |
| 163 | Tonga | 42.9% |
| 164 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 42.9% |
| 165 | Guinea | 42.9% |
| 166 | Gabon | 42.6% |
| 167 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42.4% |
| 168 | American Samoa | 42.4% |
| 169 | Romania | 42.0% |
| 170 | Chad | 41.9% |
| 171 | Italy | 41.6% |
| 172 | Timor-Leste | 40.9% |
| 173 | Uzbekistan | 39.9% |
| 174 | Oman | 39.9% |
| 175 | Monaco | 39.8% |
| 176 | Puerto Rico | 39.5% |
| 177 | Guyana | 39.1% |
| 178 | Bangladesh | 38.4% |
| 179 | Fiji | 37.8% |
| 180 | Marshall Islands | 37.3% |
| 181 | Türkiye | 36.2% |
| 182 | Saudi Arabia | 35.2% |
| 183 | Tuvalu | 35.2% |
| 184 | Nauru | 34.4% |
| 185 | India | 34.0% |
| 186 | Libya | 33.8% |
| 187 | Djibouti | 31.7% |
| 188 | Samoa | 31.4% |
| 189 | Senegal | 31.0% |
| 190 | Sao Tome and Principe | 30.4% |
| 191 | Mauritania | 29.8% |
| 192 | Sri Lanka | 29.8% |
| 193 | Lebanon | 29.4% |
| 194 | Pakistan | 28.2% |
| 195 | Nepal | 27.9% |
| 196 | Tunisia | 26.7% |
| 197 | Egypt | 23.8% |
| 198 | Afghanistan | 23.3% |
| 199 | Tajikistan | 22.5% |
| 200 | Somalia | 20.0% |
| 201 | Morocco | 19.8% |
| 202 | State of Palestine | 18.2% |
| 203 | Jordan | 17.6% |
| 204 | Algeria | 17.0% |
| 205 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.8% |
| 206 | Sudan | 14.4% |
| 207 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 14.1% |
| 208 | Iraq | 10.8% |
| 209 | Yemen | 6.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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