social2025
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate)
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
74.4%
Median: 79.4%
Countries Covered
209
with available data
Highest
Equatorial Guinea
105.2%
Lowest
Yemen
9.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Equatorial Guinea105.2%
2San Marino99.7%
3Burundi99.1%
4Virgin Islands, British98.8%
5Ghana98.2%
By Region
Oceania89.2%(2 countries)
Europe84.1%(32 countries)
Other75.5%(129 countries)
South America73.3%(7 countries)
North America73.1%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (9.2%)High (105.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 74.4%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Other (129)
South America (7)
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 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 | Equatorial Guinea | 105.2% |
| 2 | San Marino | 99.7% |
| 3 | Burundi | 99.1% |
| 4 | Virgin Islands, British | 98.8% |
| 5 | Ghana | 98.2% |
| 6 | Angola | 98.0% |
| 7 | Nigeria | 97.4% |
| 8 | Benin | 95.7% |
| 9 | Cayman Islands | 95.7% |
| 10 | Mozambique | 95.7% |
| 11 | Solomon Islands | 95.5% |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | 95.1% |
| 13 | Togo | 95.0% |
| 14 | Seychelles | 94.4% |
| 15 | Greenland | 93.7% |
| 16 | South Sudan | 93.5% |
| 17 | Bermuda | 93.1% |
| 18 | Moldova, Republic of | 92.8% |
| 19 | Sierra Leone | 92.6% |
| 20 | Nauru | 92.6% |
| 21 | Faroe Islands | 92.4% |
| 22 | Sao Tome and Principe | 92.3% |
| 23 | Rwanda | 92.0% |
| 24 | Sweden | 91.8% |
| 25 | United Republic of Tanzania | 91.5% |
| 26 | Bahamas | 91.4% |
| 27 | Iceland | 91.0% |
| 28 | Vanuatu | 91.0% |
| 29 | Curaçao | 90.9% |
| 30 | Isle of Man | 90.8% |
| 31 | Israel | 90.8% |
| 32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 90.3% |
| 33 | Finland | 89.9% |
| 34 | Antigua and Barbuda | 89.8% |
| 35 | Australia | 89.2% |
| 36 | New Zealand | 89.2% |
| 37 | Norway | 89.0% |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 89.0% |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | 88.9% |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 88.9% |
| 41 | Botswana | 88.9% |
| 42 | Eswatini | 88.8% |
| 43 | Belarus | 88.7% |
| 44 | Barbados | 88.7% |
| 45 | Uganda | 88.5% |
| 46 | Namibia | 88.4% |
| 47 | Vietnam | 88.3% |
| 48 | Netherlands | 88.2% |
| 49 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 88.2% |
| 50 | France | 87.8% |
| 51 | Canada | 87.8% |
| 52 | Portugal | 87.7% |
| 53 | Switzerland | 87.2% |
| 54 | Bolivia | 87.2% |
| 55 | Liberia | 86.9% |
| 56 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 86.9% |
| 57 | Kenya | 86.9% |
| 58 | Grenada | 86.8% |
| 59 | Estonia | 86.5% |
| 60 | Slovenia | 86.4% |
| 61 | Denmark | 86.4% |
| 62 | Macao | 86.4% |
| 63 | Cambodia | 86.3% |
| 64 | Austria | 86.2% |
| 65 | Ireland | 86.1% |
| 66 | Lithuania | 86.0% |
| 67 | Northern Mariana Islands | 85.7% |
| 68 | Guinea-Bissau | 85.7% |
| 69 | Republic of The Gambia | 85.6% |
| 70 | Germany | 85.4% |
| 71 | Belgium | 85.4% |
| 72 | Spain | 85.4% |
| 73 | Cyprus | 85.1% |
| 74 | Singapore | 84.9% |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 84.9% |
| 76 | Hong Kong | 84.5% |
| 77 | Aruba | 84.5% |
| 78 | United States of America | 84.5% |
| 79 | Madagascar | 84.5% |
| 80 | Niger | 84.0% |
| 81 | Latvia | 84.0% |
| 82 | Palau | 83.9% |
| 83 | New Caledonia | 83.8% |
| 84 | Croatia | 83.7% |
| 85 | Jamaica | 83.7% |
| 86 | Saint Lucia | 83.5% |
| 87 | Zambia | 82.9% |
| 88 | Slovakia | 82.7% |
| 89 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 82.3% |
| 90 | Albania | 81.9% |
| 91 | Czech Republic | 81.9% |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 81.8% |
| 93 | People's Republic of China | 81.5% |
| 94 | Guam | 81.5% |
| 95 | Malawi | 81.1% |
| 96 | Hungary | 81.0% |
| 97 | Montenegro | 80.8% |
| 98 | South Africa | 80.6% |
| 99 | Puerto Rico | 80.6% |
| 100 | Russian Federation | 80.0% |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 80.0% |
| 102 | Peru | 79.6% |
| 103 | Malta | 79.6% |
| 104 | Poland | 79.5% |
| 105 | Serbia | 79.4% |
| 106 | Central African Republic | 79.3% |
| 107 | Zimbabwe | 79.2% |
| 108 | Cote d'Ivoire | 78.9% |
| 109 | South Korea | 78.8% |
| 110 | Japan | 78.7% |
| 111 | Thailand | 78.6% |
| 112 | Cape Verde | 78.3% |
| 113 | Georgia | 78.2% |
| 114 | Liechtenstein | 78.0% |
| 115 | Timor-Leste | 77.9% |
| 116 | Lesotho | 77.8% |
| 117 | French Polynesia | 77.5% |
| 118 | Cameroon | 77.5% |
| 119 | Uruguay | 76.8% |
| 120 | Mongolia | 76.8% |
| 121 | Brunei Darussalam | 76.6% |
| 122 | Ukraine | 76.0% |
| 123 | Bhutan | 75.7% |
| 124 | Greece | 75.5% |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 75.4% |
| 126 | Armenia | 74.9% |
| 127 | Gabon | 74.5% |
| 128 | Comoros | 74.3% |
| 129 | Argentina | 74.1% |
| 130 | Kiribati | 74.1% |
| 131 | Paraguay | 74.0% |
| 132 | Chile | 73.9% |
| 133 | Haiti | 73.3% |
| 134 | Brazil | 73.1% |
| 135 | Gibraltar | 73.0% |
| 136 | Ethiopia | 72.7% |
| 137 | American Samoa | 72.0% |
| 138 | Dominican Republic | 71.1% |
| 139 | Italy | 70.9% |
| 140 | Panama | 70.4% |
| 141 | Philippines | 70.2% |
| 142 | Mauritius | 70.1% |
| 143 | Tonga | 70.0% |
| 144 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 70.0% |
| 145 | Monaco | 69.6% |
| 146 | Belize | 69.4% |
| 147 | Romania | 68.3% |
| 148 | Colombia | 68.3% |
| 149 | Malaysia | 68.1% |
| 150 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 68.1% |
| 151 | Ecuador | 67.5% |
| 152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 67.4% |
| 153 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 67.4% |
| 154 | Suriname | 67.3% |
| 155 | Tuvalu | 67.2% |
| 156 | Republic of the Congo | 66.9% |
| 157 | Qatar | 66.5% |
| 158 | Cuba | 65.8% |
| 159 | Guinea | 65.8% |
| 160 | Costa Rica | 65.1% |
| 161 | Venezuela | 65.0% |
| 162 | Indonesia | 64.9% |
| 163 | Maldives | 64.4% |
| 164 | Dominica | 64.2% |
| 165 | Chad | 63.9% |
| 166 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.1% |
| 167 | Mexico | 61.1% |
| 168 | Marshall Islands | 61.0% |
| 169 | El Salvador | 60.9% |
| 170 | Guyana | 60.8% |
| 171 | United Arab Emirates | 60.0% |
| 172 | Guatemala | 59.0% |
| 173 | Myanmar | 58.9% |
| 174 | Nicaragua | 57.7% |
| 175 | Kuwait | 56.8% |
| 176 | Mali | 56.3% |
| 177 | Honduras | 56.3% |
| 178 | Samoa | 55.5% |
| 179 | Libya | 55.4% |
| 180 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 54.8% |
| 181 | Uzbekistan | 54.6% |
| 182 | Fiji | 53.1% |
| 183 | Senegal | 52.9% |
| 184 | Djibouti | 52.7% |
| 185 | Nepal | 50.8% |
| 186 | Türkiye | 50.8% |
| 187 | Bahrain | 50.1% |
| 188 | Bangladesh | 48.0% |
| 189 | Mauritania | 46.5% |
| 190 | Oman | 46.1% |
| 191 | Somalia | 44.4% |
| 192 | Sri Lanka | 44.2% |
| 193 | India | 44.1% |
| 194 | Saudi Arabia | 41.9% |
| 195 | Lebanon | 41.6% |
| 196 | Tunisia | 41.1% |
| 197 | Tajikistan | 39.9% |
| 198 | Pakistan | 34.6% |
| 199 | Egypt | 33.6% |
| 200 | Afghanistan | 30.3% |
| 201 | Jordan | 28.6% |
| 202 | Morocco | 28.4% |
| 203 | Algeria | 25.6% |
| 204 | State of Palestine | 25.3% |
| 205 | Sudan | 23.3% |
| 206 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 20.9% |
| 207 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20.8% |
| 208 | Iraq | 15.8% |
| 209 | Yemen | 9.2% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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