social2025
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO 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
72.9%
Median: 79.1%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Burundi
103.3%
Lowest
Afghanistan
7.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Burundi103.3%
2Moldova, Republic of100.1%
3Benin96.9%
4Togo95.9%
5Mozambique95.7%
By Region
Oceania88.4%(2 countries)
Europe83.3%(32 countries)
Other74.4%(106 countries)
South America73.5%(7 countries)
North America69.9%(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 (103.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 72.9%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Other (106)
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 | Burundi | 103.3% |
| 2 | Moldova, Republic of | 100.1% |
| 3 | Benin | 96.9% |
| 4 | Togo | 95.9% |
| 5 | Mozambique | 95.7% |
| 6 | Nigeria | 95.7% |
| 7 | Solomon Islands | 95.5% |
| 8 | Papua New Guinea | 95.4% |
| 9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 95.0% |
| 10 | Madagascar | 94.1% |
| 11 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 93.9% |
| 12 | Republic of the Congo | 93.5% |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 93.5% |
| 14 | Angola | 93.2% |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 92.5% |
| 16 | Azerbaijan | 92.0% |
| 17 | United Republic of Tanzania | 92.0% |
| 18 | South Sudan | 91.9% |
| 19 | Republic of The Gambia | 91.8% |
| 20 | Bahamas | 91.6% |
| 21 | Sweden | 91.0% |
| 22 | Israel | 90.5% |
| 23 | Norway | 89.9% |
| 24 | Eswatini | 89.8% |
| 25 | Finland | 89.7% |
| 26 | North Korea | 89.6% |
| 27 | Ghana | 89.4% |
| 28 | Uganda | 89.3% |
| 29 | Barbados | 88.8% |
| 30 | Liberia | 88.7% |
| 31 | Vietnam | 88.6% |
| 32 | Australia | 88.4% |
| 33 | New Zealand | 88.4% |
| 34 | Cambodia | 88.1% |
| 35 | Iceland | 87.9% |
| 36 | Portugal | 87.9% |
| 37 | Denmark | 87.9% |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 87.8% |
| 39 | Kenya | 87.7% |
| 40 | United Kingdom | 87.4% |
| 41 | Estonia | 87.3% |
| 42 | Canada | 87.3% |
| 43 | Netherlands | 87.2% |
| 44 | Switzerland | 87.2% |
| 45 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 87.2% |
| 46 | Namibia | 87.1% |
| 47 | Guinea-Bissau | 86.6% |
| 48 | Eritrea | 86.6% |
| 49 | France | 86.4% |
| 50 | Malawi | 86.4% |
| 51 | Bolivia | 86.3% |
| 52 | Botswana | 86.1% |
| 53 | Macao | 85.7% |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 85.4% |
| 55 | Timor-Leste | 85.4% |
| 56 | Ireland | 85.2% |
| 57 | Spain | 84.9% |
| 58 | Vanuatu | 84.7% |
| 59 | People's Republic of China | 84.7% |
| 60 | Belgium | 84.4% |
| 61 | Singapore | 84.3% |
| 62 | Cyprus | 84.2% |
| 63 | Austria | 84.2% |
| 64 | Burkina Faso | 84.2% |
| 65 | Niger | 84.1% |
| 66 | United States of America | 84.0% |
| 67 | Germany | 83.7% |
| 68 | Zimbabwe | 83.7% |
| 69 | Haiti | 83.6% |
| 70 | Lithuania | 83.6% |
| 71 | Hong Kong | 83.5% |
| 72 | Zambia | 83.4% |
| 73 | Slovakia | 83.4% |
| 74 | Albania | 83.4% |
| 75 | Slovenia | 83.3% |
| 76 | Guam | 83.2% |
| 77 | Turkmenistan | 82.9% |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 82.9% |
| 79 | Latvia | 82.7% |
| 80 | Croatia | 82.6% |
| 81 | Jamaica | 82.6% |
| 82 | New Caledonia | 82.3% |
| 83 | Belarus | 81.3% |
| 84 | Rwanda | 81.2% |
| 85 | South Africa | 80.8% |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 80.8% |
| 87 | Hungary | 80.5% |
| 88 | Peru | 80.4% |
| 89 | French Polynesia | 80.3% |
| 90 | Cote d'Ivoire | 79.9% |
| 91 | Cape Verde | 79.6% |
| 92 | Czech Republic | 79.2% |
| 93 | Serbia | 79.1% |
| 94 | Central African Republic | 79.1% |
| 95 | Russian Federation | 79.0% |
| 96 | Bhutan | 79.0% |
| 97 | South Korea | 78.9% |
| 98 | Poland | 78.7% |
| 99 | Thailand | 78.6% |
| 100 | Montenegro | 78.3% |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea | 78.2% |
| 102 | Japan | 78.2% |
| 103 | Uruguay | 78.0% |
| 104 | Malta | 78.0% |
| 105 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 77.6% |
| 106 | Georgia | 77.1% |
| 107 | Cameroon | 76.5% |
| 108 | Ukraine | 76.0% |
| 109 | Mongolia | 75.4% |
| 110 | Guyana | 74.8% |
| 111 | Brunei Darussalam | 74.8% |
| 112 | Greece | 74.6% |
| 113 | Comoros | 74.6% |
| 114 | Ethiopia | 74.3% |
| 115 | Puerto Rico | 74.3% |
| 116 | Chile | 73.5% |
| 117 | Armenia | 73.4% |
| 118 | Argentina | 73.2% |
| 119 | Brazil | 72.8% |
| 120 | Paraguay | 72.3% |
| 121 | Lesotho | 71.9% |
| 122 | Tonga | 71.8% |
| 123 | Suriname | 71.4% |
| 124 | Panama | 70.6% |
| 125 | Dominican Republic | 70.3% |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.1% |
| 127 | Italy | 70.0% |
| 128 | Philippines | 69.7% |
| 129 | Gabon | 69.2% |
| 130 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 69.1% |
| 131 | Colombia | 68.2% |
| 132 | Ecuador | 68.2% |
| 133 | Mauritius | 68.1% |
| 134 | Romania | 67.8% |
| 135 | Guinea | 67.6% |
| 136 | Costa Rica | 66.0% |
| 137 | Chad | 66.0% |
| 138 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 65.4% |
| 139 | Indonesia | 65.3% |
| 140 | Mali | 65.2% |
| 141 | Malaysia | 65.2% |
| 142 | Belize | 64.9% |
| 143 | Qatar | 64.7% |
| 144 | El Salvador | 63.5% |
| 145 | Nicaragua | 62.7% |
| 146 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.8% |
| 147 | Mexico | 61.5% |
| 148 | Cuba | 61.4% |
| 149 | Myanmar | 58.8% |
| 150 | Senegal | 58.2% |
| 151 | United Arab Emirates | 57.9% |
| 152 | Samoa | 56.4% |
| 153 | Uzbekistan | 55.7% |
| 154 | Venezuela | 54.9% |
| 155 | Honduras | 53.8% |
| 156 | Kuwait | 53.3% |
| 157 | Maldives | 53.3% |
| 158 | Libya | 52.8% |
| 159 | Nepal | 51.9% |
| 160 | Türkiye | 51.7% |
| 161 | Fiji | 50.2% |
| 162 | Bahrain | 49.3% |
| 163 | Bangladesh | 48.1% |
| 164 | Guatemala | 46.9% |
| 165 | Mauritania | 46.2% |
| 166 | Sri Lanka | 45.7% |
| 167 | Somalia | 43.8% |
| 168 | Djibouti | 43.5% |
| 169 | India | 41.8% |
| 170 | Tunisia | 40.9% |
| 171 | Saudi Arabia | 40.3% |
| 172 | Tajikistan | 39.3% |
| 173 | Oman | 34.0% |
| 174 | Lebanon | 33.3% |
| 175 | Pakistan | 30.0% |
| 176 | Morocco | 28.9% |
| 177 | State of Palestine | 26.3% |
| 178 | Egypt | 26.2% |
| 179 | Jordan | 25.7% |
| 180 | Sudan | 23.4% |
| 181 | Algeria | 21.3% |
| 182 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 20.8% |
| 183 | Syrian Arab Republic | 20.7% |
| 184 | Iraq | 15.1% |
| 185 | Yemen | 7.6% |
| 186 | Afghanistan | 7.3% |
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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