economic2025
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (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
8.2% of female labor force
Median: 5.8% of female labor force
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
State of Palestine
40.0% of female labor force
Lowest
Cambodia
0.2% of female labor force
Top 5 Countries
1State of Palestine40.0% of female labor force
2Eswatini36.0% of female labor force
3Djibouti35.4% of female labor force
4South Africa34.0% of female labor force
5Yemen30.3% of female labor force
By Region
Africa12.6% of female labor force(9 countries)
Other8.7% of female labor force(106 countries)
Asia8.3% of female labor force(26 countries)
South America7.7% of female labor force(7 countries)
Europe6.0% of female labor force(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.2% of female labor force)High (40.0% of female labor force)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.2% of female labor force)
Africa (9)
Other (106)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
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 | State of Palestine | 40.0% of female labor force |
| 2 | Eswatini | 36.0% of female labor force |
| 3 | Djibouti | 35.4% of female labor force |
| 4 | South Africa | 34.0% of female labor force |
| 5 | Yemen | 30.3% of female labor force |
| 6 | Iraq | 30.1% of female labor force |
| 7 | Gabon | 28.6% of female labor force |
| 8 | Botswana | 27.9% of female labor force |
| 9 | Syrian Arab Republic | 26.1% of female labor force |
| 10 | Libya | 25.2% of female labor force |
| 11 | Afghanistan | 25.0% of female labor force |
| 12 | Somalia | 24.6% of female labor force |
| 13 | Jordan | 23.3% of female labor force |
| 14 | Republic of the Congo | 21.1% of female labor force |
| 15 | Algeria | 20.6% of female labor force |
| 16 | Tunisia | 20.4% of female labor force |
| 17 | Lesotho | 18.4% of female labor force |
| 18 | Namibia | 18.4% of female labor force |
| 19 | Haiti | 18.0% of female labor force |
| 20 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 16.0% of female labor force |
| 21 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 15.6% of female labor force |
| 22 | Egypt | 15.3% of female labor force |
| 23 | Mauritania | 14.7% of female labor force |
| 24 | Lebanon | 14.5% of female labor force |
| 25 | Angola | 14.3% of female labor force |
| 26 | Montenegro | 14.2% of female labor force |
| 27 | Sudan | 14.0% of female labor force |
| 28 | Armenia | 13.8% of female labor force |
| 29 | South Sudan | 13.6% of female labor force |
| 30 | Belize | 13.5% of female labor force |
| 31 | Guyana | 13.4% of female labor force |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.3% of female labor force |
| 33 | Rwanda | 12.8% of female labor force |
| 34 | French Polynesia | 12.5% of female labor force |
| 35 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 12.2% of female labor force |
| 36 | New Caledonia | 12.1% of female labor force |
| 37 | Spain | 11.9% of female labor force |
| 38 | Nepal | 11.8% of female labor force |
| 39 | Türkiye | 11.6% of female labor force |
| 40 | Cape Verde | 11.4% of female labor force |
| 41 | Greece | 11.3% of female labor force |
| 42 | Albania | 11.2% of female labor force |
| 43 | Oman | 11.1% of female labor force |
| 44 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 11.1% of female labor force |
| 45 | Suriname | 10.8% of female labor force |
| 46 | Saint Lucia | 10.7% of female labor force |
| 47 | Georgia | 10.7% of female labor force |
| 48 | Morocco | 10.6% of female labor force |
| 49 | Colombia | 10.5% of female labor force |
| 50 | Panama | 10.4% of female labor force |
| 51 | Ukraine | 10.2% of female labor force |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 9.7% of female labor force |
| 53 | Chile | 9.6% of female labor force |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 9.4% of female labor force |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.3% of female labor force |
| 56 | Sao Tome and Principe | 9.3% of female labor force |
| 57 | Bahamas | 9.2% of female labor force |
| 58 | Finland | 8.9% of female labor force |
| 59 | Uruguay | 8.7% of female labor force |
| 60 | Sweden | 8.6% of female labor force |
| 61 | Argentina | 8.1% of female labor force |
| 62 | Estonia | 8.0% of female labor force |
| 63 | Costa Rica | 7.8% of female labor force |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 7.7% of female labor force |
| 65 | Mauritius | 7.6% of female labor force |
| 66 | France | 7.5% of female labor force |
| 67 | Serbia | 7.5% of female labor force |
| 68 | Brazil | 7.3% of female labor force |
| 69 | Italy | 7.3% of female labor force |
| 70 | Samoa | 7.3% of female labor force |
| 71 | Mozambique | 7.2% of female labor force |
| 72 | Central African Republic | 7.0% of female labor force |
| 73 | Barbados | 7.0% of female labor force |
| 74 | Pakistan | 6.9% of female labor force |
| 75 | Fiji | 6.9% of female labor force |
| 76 | Kenya | 6.7% of female labor force |
| 77 | Eritrea | 6.7% of female labor force |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 6.6% of female labor force |
| 79 | Canada | 6.6% of female labor force |
| 80 | Portugal | 6.5% of female labor force |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 6.5% of female labor force |
| 82 | Luxembourg | 6.5% of female labor force |
| 83 | Honduras | 6.4% of female labor force |
| 84 | Lithuania | 6.3% of female labor force |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 6.3% of female labor force |
| 86 | Vanuatu | 6.2% of female labor force |
| 87 | Zambia | 6.2% of female labor force |
| 88 | Republic of The Gambia | 6.1% of female labor force |
| 89 | Paraguay | 6.1% of female labor force |
| 90 | Kuwait | 6.0% of female labor force |
| 91 | Malawi | 6.0% of female labor force |
| 92 | Venezuela | 5.8% of female labor force |
| 93 | Peru | 5.8% of female labor force |
| 94 | Slovakia | 5.8% of female labor force |
| 95 | Denmark | 5.7% of female labor force |
| 96 | Belgium | 5.6% of female labor force |
| 97 | Romania | 5.6% of female labor force |
| 98 | Latvia | 5.5% of female labor force |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 5.5% of female labor force |
| 100 | Cyprus | 5.5% of female labor force |
| 101 | Guam | 5.4% of female labor force |
| 102 | New Zealand | 5.3% of female labor force |
| 103 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.3% of female labor force |
| 104 | Austria | 5.2% of female labor force |
| 105 | Nicaragua | 5.2% of female labor force |
| 106 | Croatia | 5.1% of female labor force |
| 107 | Puerto Rico | 5.1% of female labor force |
| 108 | Switzerland | 5.0% of female labor force |
| 109 | Guinea | 5.0% of female labor force |
| 110 | Ethiopia | 4.5% of female labor force |
| 111 | Ireland | 4.5% of female labor force |
| 112 | Mongolia | 4.5% of female labor force |
| 113 | United Kingdom | 4.4% of female labor force |
| 114 | Comoros | 4.4% of female labor force |
| 115 | Hungary | 4.4% of female labor force |
| 116 | Norway | 4.3% of female labor force |
| 117 | Jamaica | 4.3% of female labor force |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | 4.3% of female labor force |
| 119 | United Arab Emirates | 4.2% of female labor force |
| 120 | United States of America | 4.2% of female labor force |
| 121 | Cameroon | 4.1% of female labor force |
| 122 | India | 4.1% of female labor force |
| 123 | Ecuador | 4.1% of female labor force |
| 124 | Bhutan | 4.1% of female labor force |
| 125 | Netherlands | 4.1% of female labor force |
| 126 | Maldives | 4.1% of female labor force |
| 127 | Australia | 4.1% of female labor force |
| 128 | People's Republic of China | 4.0% of female labor force |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.0% of female labor force |
| 130 | Tajikistan | 4.0% of female labor force |
| 131 | Nigeria | 3.9% of female labor force |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.9% of female labor force |
| 133 | Malaysia | 3.9% of female labor force |
| 134 | Bangladesh | 3.7% of female labor force |
| 135 | North Korea | 3.7% of female labor force |
| 136 | Bahrain | 3.6% of female labor force |
| 137 | El Salvador | 3.6% of female labor force |
| 138 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.5% of female labor force |
| 139 | Myanmar | 3.5% of female labor force |
| 140 | Germany | 3.4% of female labor force |
| 141 | Slovenia | 3.4% of female labor force |
| 142 | Israel | 3.4% of female labor force |
| 143 | Iceland | 3.4% of female labor force |
| 144 | Madagascar | 3.3% of female labor force |
| 145 | Czech Republic | 3.3% of female labor force |
| 146 | Bolivia | 3.3% of female labor force |
| 147 | Uganda | 3.3% of female labor force |
| 148 | Bulgaria | 3.3% of female labor force |
| 149 | Guatemala | 3.3% of female labor force |
| 150 | Ghana | 3.2% of female labor force |
| 151 | Poland | 3.1% of female labor force |
| 152 | Senegal | 3.1% of female labor force |
| 153 | Indonesia | 3.0% of female labor force |
| 154 | Mali | 3.0% of female labor force |
| 155 | Singapore | 2.9% of female labor force |
| 156 | Malta | 2.8% of female labor force |
| 157 | Mexico | 2.7% of female labor force |
| 158 | South Korea | 2.7% of female labor force |
| 159 | Belarus | 2.7% of female labor force |
| 160 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.6% of female labor force |
| 161 | Tonga | 2.5% of female labor force |
| 162 | Turkmenistan | 2.5% of female labor force |
| 163 | Philippines | 2.5% of female labor force |
| 164 | Japan | 2.3% of female labor force |
| 165 | Hong Kong | 2.3% of female labor force |
| 166 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.2% of female labor force |
| 167 | Liberia | 2.2% of female labor force |
| 168 | Russian Federation | 2.2% of female labor force |
| 169 | Sierra Leone | 2.1% of female labor force |
| 170 | Papua New Guinea | 2.1% of female labor force |
| 171 | Macao | 2.1% of female labor force |
| 172 | Togo | 2.0% of female labor force |
| 173 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.9% of female labor force |
| 174 | Cuba | 1.9% of female labor force |
| 175 | Timor-Leste | 1.6% of female labor force |
| 176 | Solomon Islands | 1.4% of female labor force |
| 177 | Benin | 1.4% of female labor force |
| 178 | Vietnam | 1.4% of female labor force |
| 179 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.2% of female labor force |
| 180 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9% of female labor force |
| 181 | Thailand | 0.8% of female labor force |
| 182 | Burundi | 0.8% of female labor force |
| 183 | Chad | 0.7% of female labor force |
| 184 | Qatar | 0.4% of female labor force |
| 185 | Niger | 0.3% of female labor force |
| 186 | Cambodia | 0.2% of female labor force |
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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