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Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
58.1% of female population ages 15-64
Median: 61.3% of female population ages 15-64
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
North Korea
87.3% of female population ages 15-64
Lowest
Yemen
4.8% of female population ages 15-64
Top 5 Countries
1North Korea87.3% of female population ages 15-64
2Madagascar84.6% of female population ages 15-64
3Solomon Islands84.3% of female population ages 15-64
4Iceland84.0% of female population ages 15-64
5Sweden82.3% of female population ages 15-64
By Region
Oceania78.3% of female population ages 15-64(2 countries)
Europe72.9% of female population ages 15-64(32 countries)
South America62.9% of female population ages 15-64(7 countries)
North America59.5% of female population ages 15-64(4 countries)
Other56.3% of female population ages 15-64(106 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (4.8% of female population ages 15-64)High (87.3% of female population ages 15-64)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 58.1% of female population ages 15-64)
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.
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About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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 | 87.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 2 | Madagascar | 84.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 84.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 4 | Iceland | 84.0% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 5 | Sweden | 82.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 82.2% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 7 | Cambodia | 82.1% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 82.0% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 81.9% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 10 | Bahamas | 81.4% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 11 | Estonia | 80.8% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 12 | Burundi | 80.8% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 80.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 14 | Denmark | 79.8% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 15 | New Zealand | 79.2% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 16 | Finland | 78.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 17 | Norway | 78.0% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 18 | Mozambique | 77.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 19 | Australia | 77.4% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 20 | Lithuania | 77.4% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 21 | Japan | 77.0% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 22 | Uganda | 76.9% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 23 | Canada | 76.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 24 | Benin | 76.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 25 | Belarus | 76.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 26 | Barbados | 76.4% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 27 | Eritrea | 76.2% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 28 | Germany | 76.0% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 29 | Portugal | 76.0% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 30 | Moldova, Republic of | 75.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 31 | Vietnam | 75.1% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 32 | Bolivia | 74.9% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 33 | Malta | 74.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 34 | Latvia | 74.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 35 | Hungary | 74.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 36 | Cyprus | 74.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 37 | Niger | 74.0% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 38 | Macao | 73.9% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 39 | Austria | 73.8% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 73.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 41 | Liberia | 73.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 73.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 43 | Angola | 73.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 44 | Ireland | 73.0% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 45 | Israel | 72.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 46 | Slovakia | 72.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 47 | Slovenia | 72.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 48 | Singapore | 72.1% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 49 | South Sudan | 72.0% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 50 | Albania | 72.0% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 51 | Uruguay | 72.0% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 52 | Russian Federation | 71.9% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 53 | Czech Republic | 71.9% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 71.4% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 55 | Spain | 71.4% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 56 | France | 71.1% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 57 | Saint Lucia | 69.9% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 58 | Poland | 69.8% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 69.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 60 | People's Republic of China | 69.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 61 | Peru | 69.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 69.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 63 | Serbia | 69.1% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 64 | Thailand | 69.0% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 65 | United States of America | 69.0% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 66 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 68.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 67 | Jamaica | 68.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 68 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 67.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 69 | Croatia | 67.4% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 70 | Belgium | 67.2% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 71 | Botswana | 66.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 72 | Guam | 66.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 73 | Republic of the Congo | 66.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 74 | Hong Kong | 66.2% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 75 | Central African Republic | 66.1% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 76 | Montenegro | 65.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 65.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 78 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 64.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 79 | South Korea | 64.4% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 80 | Kenya | 63.8% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 81 | Georgia | 63.8% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 82 | Qatar | 63.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 83 | Paraguay | 63.1% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 84 | Armenia | 62.9% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 62.9% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 86 | Greece | 62.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 87 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 62.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 88 | Chile | 62.2% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 89 | Timor-Leste | 62.1% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 90 | Argentina | 61.8% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 91 | Ukraine | 61.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 92 | Guinea-Bissau | 61.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 93 | Brazil | 61.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 94 | Panama | 61.1% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 95 | Cote d'Ivoire | 60.9% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 96 | Haiti | 60.4% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 97 | Ethiopia | 60.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 98 | Rwanda | 60.1% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 99 | Brunei Darussalam | 59.8% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 100 | New Caledonia | 59.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 101 | Bhutan | 59.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 102 | Dominican Republic | 59.2% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 103 | Malawi | 59.0% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 104 | Togo | 57.9% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 105 | Colombia | 57.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 106 | Romania | 57.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 107 | Italy | 57.4% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 108 | Ghana | 57.4% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 109 | Cameroon | 57.2% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 110 | Mauritius | 57.1% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 111 | Trinidad and Tobago | 57.0% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 112 | Zambia | 56.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 113 | Malaysia | 56.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 114 | Namibia | 56.4% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 115 | Cape Verde | 56.4% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 116 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 55.9% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 117 | Indonesia | 55.9% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 118 | Ecuador | 55.8% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 119 | Mongolia | 55.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 120 | South Africa | 55.4% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 121 | Vanuatu | 55.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 54.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 123 | Equatorial Guinea | 54.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 124 | United Arab Emirates | 54.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 125 | Mali | 54.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 126 | French Polynesia | 54.2% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 127 | Costa Rica | 53.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 128 | El Salvador | 53.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 129 | Sierra Leone | 53.1% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 130 | Philippines | 52.8% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 132 | Mexico | 51.9% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 133 | Guyana | 51.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | 51.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 135 | Eswatini | 51.2% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 136 | Suriname | 51.0% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 137 | Puerto Rico | 50.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 138 | Lesotho | 50.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 139 | Cuba | 50.4% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 140 | Kuwait | 49.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 141 | Comoros | 49.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 142 | Belize | 49.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 143 | Kyrgyzstan | 47.8% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 144 | Chad | 47.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 145 | Republic of The Gambia | 46.9% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 146 | Uzbekistan | 45.8% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 147 | Myanmar | 45.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 148 | Tonga | 45.0% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 149 | Bahrain | 44.8% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 150 | Guinea | 44.1% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 151 | Gabon | 43.4% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 152 | Maldives | 43.2% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 153 | Türkiye | 42.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 154 | Venezuela | 41.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 155 | Honduras | 41.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 156 | Bangladesh | 41.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 157 | Turkmenistan | 41.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 158 | Fiji | 41.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 159 | Guatemala | 40.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 160 | Senegal | 39.2% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 161 | Libya | 35.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 162 | Sri Lanka | 35.4% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 163 | Saudi Arabia | 34.9% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 164 | India | 34.9% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 165 | Samoa | 33.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 166 | Oman | 31.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 167 | Tunisia | 30.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 168 | Nepal | 29.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 169 | Mauritania | 27.1% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 170 | Pakistan | 25.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 171 | Lebanon | 25.4% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 172 | Tajikistan | 23.2% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 173 | Sao Tome and Principe | 22.8% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 174 | Morocco | 21.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 175 | Somalia | 21.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 176 | Djibouti | 20.4% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 177 | State of Palestine | 20.1% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 178 | Egypt | 19.9% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 179 | Jordan | 17.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 180 | Algeria | 15.7% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 181 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 15.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 182 | Sudan | 14.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 183 | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.6% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 184 | Iraq | 11.5% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 185 | Afghanistan | 5.3% of female population ages 15-64 |
| 186 | Yemen | 4.8% of female population ages 15-64 |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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