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Female-to-male labor force participation ratio
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
72.7%
Median: 78.5%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Turkmenistan
104.7%
Lowest
Afghanistan
7.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Turkmenistan104.7%
2Burundi103.3%
3Mozambique97.9%
4Moldova, Republic of97.7%
5Benin96.5%
By Region
Oceania87.8%(2 countries)
Europe83.1%(32 countries)
South America74.0%(7 countries)
Other73.9%(106 countries)
North America70.7%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (7.3%)High (104.7%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 72.7%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Other (106)
North America (4)
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 2024; 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 | Turkmenistan | 104.7% |
| 2 | Burundi | 103.3% |
| 3 | Mozambique | 97.9% |
| 4 | Moldova, Republic of | 97.7% |
| 5 | Benin | 96.5% |
| 6 | Sao Tome and Principe | 96.2% |
| 7 | Solomon Islands | 95.6% |
| 8 | Nigeria | 95.6% |
| 9 | Ghana | 95.3% |
| 10 | Republic of the Congo | 95.1% |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 95.0% |
| 12 | Madagascar | 94.2% |
| 13 | South Sudan | 93.6% |
| 14 | Angola | 93.3% |
| 15 | Togo | 93.3% |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 91.8% |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 91.7% |
| 18 | United Republic of Tanzania | 91.7% |
| 19 | Israel | 91.0% |
| 20 | Finland | 91.0% |
| 21 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 90.9% |
| 22 | Republic of The Gambia | 90.8% |
| 23 | Sweden | 90.4% |
| 24 | Eswatini | 90.3% |
| 25 | Norway | 90.1% |
| 26 | Barbados | 89.7% |
| 27 | Uganda | 89.6% |
| 28 | North Korea | 89.6% |
| 29 | Iceland | 89.1% |
| 30 | Malawi | 88.8% |
| 31 | Liberia | 88.3% |
| 32 | Denmark | 88.2% |
| 33 | Vietnam | 88.0% |
| 34 | New Zealand | 87.9% |
| 35 | Canada | 87.7% |
| 36 | Namibia | 87.6% |
| 37 | Australia | 87.6% |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 87.2% |
| 39 | Netherlands | 87.1% |
| 40 | Kenya | 87.1% |
| 41 | Portugal | 87.0% |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 86.9% |
| 43 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 86.9% |
| 44 | Botswana | 86.9% |
| 45 | France | 86.8% |
| 46 | United Kingdom | 86.4% |
| 47 | Estonia | 86.3% |
| 48 | Switzerland | 85.9% |
| 49 | Eritrea | 85.8% |
| 50 | Cambodia | 85.5% |
| 51 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 85.5% |
| 52 | Cyprus | 85.4% |
| 53 | Ireland | 85.3% |
| 54 | Timor-Leste | 85.3% |
| 55 | Bolivia | 85.2% |
| 56 | Vanuatu | 85.2% |
| 57 | Bahamas | 85.1% |
| 58 | Haiti | 85.0% |
| 59 | Belgium | 84.5% |
| 60 | Lithuania | 84.4% |
| 61 | Austria | 84.4% |
| 62 | Spain | 84.3% |
| 63 | Slovenia | 83.9% |
| 64 | United States of America | 83.9% |
| 65 | Germany | 83.9% |
| 66 | People's Republic of China | 83.8% |
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 83.7% |
| 68 | New Caledonia | 83.6% |
| 69 | Saint Lucia | 83.2% |
| 70 | Slovakia | 83.2% |
| 71 | Rwanda | 83.1% |
| 72 | Armenia | 83.0% |
| 73 | Zambia | 82.8% |
| 74 | Hong Kong | 82.3% |
| 75 | Guam | 82.2% |
| 76 | South Africa | 82.2% |
| 77 | Latvia | 81.8% |
| 78 | Jamaica | 81.7% |
| 79 | Croatia | 81.6% |
| 80 | Guinea-Bissau | 81.4% |
| 81 | Singapore | 81.2% |
| 82 | Belarus | 81.1% |
| 83 | Peru | 81.0% |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 80.8% |
| 85 | Uruguay | 80.7% |
| 86 | Macao | 79.7% |
| 87 | Hungary | 79.4% |
| 88 | Central African Republic | 79.4% |
| 89 | Russian Federation | 79.4% |
| 90 | Cote d'Ivoire | 79.3% |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea | 79.2% |
| 92 | Thailand | 78.8% |
| 93 | Albania | 78.5% |
| 94 | Czech Republic | 78.5% |
| 95 | Bhutan | 78.2% |
| 96 | Cape Verde | 78.2% |
| 97 | French Polynesia | 78.1% |
| 98 | Poland | 78.0% |
| 99 | Mongolia | 77.5% |
| 100 | Malta | 77.3% |
| 101 | South Korea | 77.3% |
| 102 | Japan | 77.2% |
| 103 | Burkina Faso | 76.7% |
| 104 | Serbia | 76.3% |
| 105 | Cameroon | 76.3% |
| 106 | Ukraine | 76.0% |
| 107 | Georgia | 75.7% |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 75.2% |
| 109 | Greece | 74.9% |
| 110 | Montenegro | 74.6% |
| 111 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 73.9% |
| 112 | Argentina | 73.7% |
| 113 | Ethiopia | 73.2% |
| 114 | Chile | 73.1% |
| 115 | Brunei Darussalam | 72.9% |
| 116 | Brazil | 72.8% |
| 117 | Mali | 72.2% |
| 118 | Lesotho | 71.9% |
| 119 | Paraguay | 71.5% |
| 120 | Niger | 71.1% |
| 121 | Italy | 70.4% |
| 122 | Suriname | 70.0% |
| 123 | Gabon | 69.4% |
| 124 | Comoros | 69.3% |
| 125 | Dominican Republic | 69.2% |
| 126 | Philippines | 69.1% |
| 127 | Ecuador | 68.5% |
| 128 | Colombia | 68.0% |
| 129 | Panama | 67.8% |
| 130 | Romania | 67.5% |
| 131 | Kyrgyzstan | 67.3% |
| 132 | Guyana | 67.3% |
| 133 | Chad | 67.1% |
| 134 | Qatar | 66.2% |
| 135 | Guinea | 66.1% |
| 136 | Malaysia | 65.8% |
| 137 | Belize | 65.8% |
| 138 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 65.5% |
| 139 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 65.3% |
| 140 | Tonga | 65.3% |
| 141 | Indonesia | 64.6% |
| 142 | Puerto Rico | 64.6% |
| 143 | Costa Rica | 62.7% |
| 144 | Mauritius | 62.4% |
| 145 | Tajikistan | 62.0% |
| 146 | Nicaragua | 61.3% |
| 147 | Mexico | 61.2% |
| 148 | El Salvador | 60.8% |
| 149 | United Arab Emirates | 60.4% |
| 150 | Cuba | 60.3% |
| 151 | Myanmar | 58.8% |
| 152 | Senegal | 58.6% |
| 153 | Samoa | 55.6% |
| 154 | Venezuela | 55.1% |
| 155 | Kuwait | 54.9% |
| 156 | Bangladesh | 54.5% |
| 157 | Uzbekistan | 54.5% |
| 158 | Maldives | 53.6% |
| 159 | Honduras | 52.7% |
| 160 | Libya | 51.9% |
| 161 | Nepal | 51.5% |
| 162 | Türkiye | 50.9% |
| 163 | Fiji | 50.2% |
| 164 | Guatemala | 50.1% |
| 165 | Bahrain | 50.0% |
| 166 | Mauritania | 45.9% |
| 167 | Sri Lanka | 45.3% |
| 168 | Somalia | 44.5% |
| 169 | Saudi Arabia | 42.6% |
| 170 | India | 42.6% |
| 171 | Lebanon | 41.8% |
| 172 | Djibouti | 40.9% |
| 173 | Tunisia | 40.8% |
| 174 | Oman | 35.2% |
| 175 | Pakistan | 30.2% |
| 176 | Morocco | 28.5% |
| 177 | State of Palestine | 26.3% |
| 178 | Sudan | 23.4% |
| 179 | Jordan | 22.8% |
| 180 | Egypt | 21.5% |
| 181 | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.2% |
| 182 | Algeria | 21.0% |
| 183 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 20.3% |
| 184 | Iraq | 15.0% |
| 185 | Yemen | 8.1% |
| 186 | Afghanistan | 7.3% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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