demographic2026
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
58.0%
Median: 61.1%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
North Korea
87.2%
Lowest
Yemen
4.9%
Top 5 Countries
1North Korea87.2%
2Madagascar84.6%
3Solomon Islands84.2%
4Iceland84.0%
5Sweden82.4%
By Region
Oceania78.2%(2 countries)
Europe72.9%(32 countries)
South America62.7%(7 countries)
North America59.4%(4 countries)
Other56.2%(106 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (4.9%)High (87.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 58.0%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Other (106)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Korea | 87.2% |
| 2 | Madagascar | 84.6% |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 84.2% |
| 4 | Iceland | 84.0% |
| 5 | Sweden | 82.4% |
| 6 | Netherlands | 82.0% |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 82.0% |
| 8 | Nigeria | 81.9% |
| 9 | Cambodia | 81.9% |
| 10 | Bahamas | 81.4% |
| 11 | Burundi | 81.0% |
| 12 | Estonia | 80.8% |
| 13 | Switzerland | 80.7% |
| 14 | Denmark | 79.7% |
| 15 | New Zealand | 79.2% |
| 16 | Finland | 78.7% |
| 17 | Norway | 78.1% |
| 18 | Mozambique | 77.8% |
| 19 | Australia | 77.2% |
| 20 | Lithuania | 77.1% |
| 21 | Uganda | 76.9% |
| 22 | Canada | 76.6% |
| 23 | Belarus | 76.5% |
| 24 | Japan | 76.5% |
| 25 | Benin | 76.4% |
| 26 | Barbados | 76.3% |
| 27 | Eritrea | 76.2% |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 76.0% |
| 29 | Germany | 75.9% |
| 30 | Portugal | 75.9% |
| 31 | Moldova, Republic of | 75.5% |
| 32 | Vietnam | 75.2% |
| 33 | Latvia | 74.5% |
| 34 | Malta | 74.4% |
| 35 | Bolivia | 74.3% |
| 36 | Hungary | 74.2% |
| 37 | Cyprus | 74.2% |
| 38 | Niger | 74.0% |
| 39 | Austria | 73.8% |
| 40 | Macao | 73.7% |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 73.5% |
| 42 | Liberia | 73.5% |
| 43 | Angola | 73.5% |
| 44 | Ireland | 72.9% |
| 45 | Slovenia | 72.6% |
| 46 | Slovakia | 72.6% |
| 47 | Israel | 72.5% |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 72.1% |
| 49 | South Sudan | 72.0% |
| 50 | Czech Republic | 71.9% |
| 51 | Uruguay | 71.8% |
| 52 | Spain | 71.4% |
| 53 | Luxembourg | 71.4% |
| 54 | Singapore | 71.2% |
| 55 | France | 71.2% |
| 56 | Albania | 70.9% |
| 57 | People's Republic of China | 69.8% |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 69.7% |
| 59 | Poland | 69.6% |
| 60 | Saint Lucia | 69.5% |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 69.4% |
| 62 | Peru | 69.4% |
| 63 | Thailand | 69.2% |
| 64 | United States of America | 68.9% |
| 65 | Serbia | 68.7% |
| 66 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 68.4% |
| 67 | Jamaica | 68.1% |
| 68 | Croatia | 67.2% |
| 69 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 67.1% |
| 70 | Belgium | 67.1% |
| 71 | Republic of the Congo | 66.6% |
| 72 | Botswana | 66.4% |
| 73 | Guam | 66.3% |
| 74 | Central African Republic | 66.2% |
| 75 | Hong Kong | 66.1% |
| 76 | Burkina Faso | 65.5% |
| 77 | Montenegro | 65.4% |
| 78 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 64.5% |
| 79 | South Korea | 64.1% |
| 80 | Kenya | 63.8% |
| 81 | Georgia | 63.7% |
| 82 | Qatar | 63.5% |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 62.9% |
| 84 | Armenia | 62.9% |
| 85 | Paraguay | 62.9% |
| 86 | Greece | 62.8% |
| 87 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 62.4% |
| 88 | Timor-Leste | 61.8% |
| 89 | Chile | 61.8% |
| 90 | Ukraine | 61.7% |
| 91 | Argentina | 61.5% |
| 92 | Guinea-Bissau | 61.5% |
| 93 | Brazil | 61.4% |
| 94 | Cote d'Ivoire | 60.9% |
| 95 | Panama | 60.8% |
| 96 | Haiti | 60.3% |
| 97 | Ethiopia | 60.3% |
| 98 | New Caledonia | 60.1% |
| 99 | Rwanda | 59.9% |
| 100 | Brunei Darussalam | 59.8% |
| 101 | Bhutan | 59.5% |
| 102 | Malawi | 59.3% |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 58.6% |
| 104 | Togo | 57.9% |
| 105 | Ghana | 57.8% |
| 106 | Cameroon | 57.7% |
| 107 | Romania | 57.6% |
| 108 | Colombia | 57.5% |
| 109 | Italy | 57.3% |
| 110 | Trinidad and Tobago | 57.0% |
| 111 | Zambia | 56.7% |
| 112 | Mauritius | 56.7% |
| 113 | Malaysia | 56.5% |
| 114 | Namibia | 56.4% |
| 115 | Mongolia | 56.2% |
| 116 | Cape Verde | 56.2% |
| 117 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 55.7% |
| 118 | Indonesia | 55.7% |
| 119 | Ecuador | 55.7% |
| 120 | Vanuatu | 55.5% |
| 121 | South Africa | 55.2% |
| 122 | Equatorial Guinea | 54.9% |
| 123 | Mali | 54.6% |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 54.4% |
| 125 | French Polynesia | 54.2% |
| 126 | United Arab Emirates | 53.8% |
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 53.3% |
| 128 | Costa Rica | 53.1% |
| 129 | El Salvador | 53.1% |
| 130 | Philippines | 52.7% |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.3% |
| 132 | Mexico | 51.7% |
| 133 | Guyana | 51.5% |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | 51.5% |
| 135 | Eswatini | 51.1% |
| 136 | Lesotho | 50.9% |
| 137 | Suriname | 50.8% |
| 138 | Cuba | 50.6% |
| 139 | Puerto Rico | 50.0% |
| 140 | Kuwait | 49.7% |
| 141 | Comoros | 49.0% |
| 142 | Chad | 47.8% |
| 143 | Kyrgyzstan | 47.7% |
| 144 | Republic of The Gambia | 46.8% |
| 145 | Belize | 46.4% |
| 146 | Uzbekistan | 45.7% |
| 147 | Myanmar | 45.2% |
| 148 | Tonga | 45.2% |
| 149 | Bahrain | 44.9% |
| 150 | Guinea | 44.3% |
| 151 | Gabon | 43.6% |
| 152 | Maldives | 42.7% |
| 153 | Türkiye | 41.9% |
| 154 | Venezuela | 41.7% |
| 155 | Honduras | 41.5% |
| 156 | Bangladesh | 41.5% |
| 157 | Turkmenistan | 41.4% |
| 158 | Fiji | 41.3% |
| 159 | Guatemala | 40.4% |
| 160 | Senegal | 38.9% |
| 161 | Libya | 36.0% |
| 162 | Sri Lanka | 35.3% |
| 163 | India | 34.8% |
| 164 | Saudi Arabia | 34.6% |
| 165 | Samoa | 33.9% |
| 166 | Oman | 31.7% |
| 167 | Tunisia | 30.5% |
| 168 | Nepal | 29.4% |
| 169 | Mauritania | 27.2% |
| 170 | Pakistan | 25.5% |
| 171 | Lebanon | 25.4% |
| 172 | Tajikistan | 23.2% |
| 173 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22.8% |
| 174 | Morocco | 21.6% |
| 175 | Somalia | 21.5% |
| 176 | Djibouti | 20.3% |
| 177 | State of Palestine | 20.1% |
| 178 | Egypt | 19.9% |
| 179 | Jordan | 17.2% |
| 180 | Algeria | 15.8% |
| 181 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 15.7% |
| 182 | Sudan | 14.6% |
| 183 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.7% |
| 184 | Iraq | 11.6% |
| 185 | Afghanistan | 5.3% |
| 186 | Yemen | 4.9% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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