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THE GLOBAL INDEX #037

Female labor participation2025

ILO modeled labor force participation rate among women aged 15 and above.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2025Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data182 / 217No observation: 35
First-ranked country or territoryMadagascar82.91 %

Top 10

% · 2025
01Madagascar
82.91
03Nigeria
80.7
04Tanzania
80.28
05Burundi
79.5
07Cambodia
77.35
08Mozambique
77.09
09Uganda
75.6
10Benin
75.16

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Female labor participation · 2025 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Madagascar82.912025
02Solomon Islands82.342025
03Nigeria80.72025
04Tanzania80.282025
05Burundi79.52025
06North Korea77.712025
07Cambodia77.352025
08Mozambique77.092025
09Uganda75.62025
10Benin75.162025
11Bolivia72.872025
12Eritrea72.842025
13Niger72.782025
14Moldova72.332025
15Angola72.222025
16Liberia72.032025
17Bahamas70.732025
18Iceland70.012025
19Vietnam68.552025
20New Zealand66.082025
21Congo - Brazzaville65.582025
22Central African Republic65.462025
23Peru65.042025
24Burkina Faso64.072025
25Botswana63.712025
26Singapore63.572025
27Macao SAR China63.12025
28Kenya63.042025
29Jamaica63.032025
30Netherlands62.712025
31Kazakhstan62.652025
32Australia62.512025
33Israel62.282025
34Switzerland62.222025
35Zimbabwe62.162025
36Norway62.092025
37St. Lucia622025
38Qatar61.852025
39Congo - Kinshasa61.852025
40Timor-Leste61.682025
41Laos61.562025
42Sweden61.542025
43Cyprus61.212025
44Barbados61.032025
45Estonia60.982025
46Denmark60.792025
47Azerbaijan60.762025
48Guinea-Bissau60.292025
49Canada60.22025
50Ireland59.762025
51Côte d’Ivoire59.452025
52St. Vincent & Grenadines59.222025
53China59.152025
54Paraguay59.012025
55Thailand58.962025
56Albania58.572025
57Ethiopia58.462025
58Haiti58.342025
59Malawi58.182025
60Lithuania57.672025
61Luxembourg57.472025
62United Kingdom57.332025
63Rwanda57.32025
64Uruguay57.262025
65South Korea56.782025
66Belarus56.772025
67Bhutan56.72025
68Georgia56.72025
69Togo56.642025
70Cameroon56.62025
71Guam56.522025
72Finland56.492025
73Zambia56.432025
74United States56.342025
75Japan55.92025
76Malta55.82025
77Germany55.292025
78Ghana55.262025
79Latvia55.252025
80Slovakia55.132025
81Austria55.062025
82Panama54.942025
83Namibia54.922025
84Portugal54.632025
85Russia54.552025
86Brunei54.442025
87Hungary54.312025
88Indonesia53.722025
89Dominican Republic53.662025
90Czechia53.462025
91Brazil53.412025
92Vanuatu53.312025
93United Arab Emirates53.032025
94Chile52.892025
95Mali52.842025
96Spain52.822025
97U.S. Virgin Islands52.772025
98Serbia52.632025
99Equatorial Guinea52.622025
100Argentina52.472025
101Ecuador52.392025
102Slovenia52.32025
103Hong Kong SAR China51.82025
104Malaysia51.642025
105Colombia51.622025
106Poland51.612025
107Sierra Leone51.62025
108France51.482025
109Mongolia51.462025
110Nicaragua51.252025
111Montenegro51.252025
112New Caledonia51.072025
113Armenia51.062025
114Papua New Guinea50.822025
115Philippines50.492025
116Cape Verde50.472025
117Bulgaria50.382025
118South Africa49.882025
119Belgium49.782025
120Channel Islands49.252025
121El Salvador49.052025
122Eswatini48.522025
123Lesotho48.092025
124Trinidad & Tobago47.772025
125Comoros47.652025
126Mauritius47.462025
127Mexico47.452025
128Croatia47.382025
129Guyana47.352025
130Chad47.32025
131Kuwait47.22025
132French Polynesia46.632025
133Belize46.472025
134Costa Rica46.022025
135Gambia45.462025
136Suriname44.922025
137Greece44.672025
138Kyrgyzstan44.142025
139North Macedonia42.742025
140Guinea42.652025
141Tonga42.352025
142Bahrain42.292025
143Romania41.812025
144Gabon41.632025
145Uzbekistan41.182025
146Myanmar (Burma)40.942025
147Italy40.812025
148Maldives40.732025
149Cuba39.972025
150Honduras39.592025
151Bosnia & Herzegovina39.242025
152Bangladesh38.652025
153Fiji38.452025
154Guatemala38.322025
155Turkmenistan38.242025
156Senegal38.222025
157Türkiye37.142025
158Venezuela37.12025
159Puerto Rico36.852025
160Saudi Arabia33.572025
161Libya332025
162India32.422025
163Sri Lanka30.992025
164Samoa30.742025
165Oman29.962025
166Nepal27.472025
167Tunisia26.52025
168Mauritania26.182025
169Pakistan24.052025
170São Tomé & Príncipe22.752025
171Tajikistan21.92025
172Somalia20.72025
173Morocco19.72025
174Djibouti19.362025
175Egypt18.462025
176Jordan16.032025
177Algeria14.142025
178Iran14.012025
179Syria12.732025
180Iraq10.942025
181Afghanistan5.092025
182Yemen4.662025

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
ILO modeled labor force participation rate among women aged 15 and above.
Unit
%
Source & definition
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS
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Original metadata
The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.

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  },
  "sourceNote": "The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.",
  "sourceOrganization": "ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: January 17, 2026",
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