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Female labor participation2020

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

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2025Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data187 / 217No observation: 30
First-ranked country or territoryMadagascar82.15 %

Top 10

% · 2020
01Madagascar
82.15
03Tanzania
79.34
04Burundi
78.56
05Cambodia
77.09
06Mozambique
76.87
08Nigeria
74.89
09Uganda
73.98
10Benin
73.59

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Female labor participation · 2020 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Madagascar82.152020
02Solomon Islands81.62020
03Tanzania79.342020
04Burundi78.562020
05Cambodia77.092020
06Mozambique76.872020
07North Korea76.312020
08Nigeria74.892020
09Uganda73.982020
10Benin73.592020
11Eritrea71.992020
12Liberia71.392020
13Angola71.342020
14South Sudan712020
15Burkina Faso69.462020
16Iceland69.312020
17Vietnam69.12020
18Moldova68.082020
19Bahamas65.172020
20Bolivia65.022020
21Central African Republic64.782020
22New Zealand64.692020
23Azerbaijan64.382020
24Niger63.672020
25Macao SAR China63.662020
26Kazakhstan63.612020
27Congo - Brazzaville63.282020
28Malawi63.122020
29Bhutan632020
30Switzerland62.642020
31Norway62.482020
32Kenya62.172020
33Netherlands61.782020
34Singapore61.722020
35Haiti61.372020
36Sweden60.592020
37Timor-Leste60.462020
38Congo - Kinshasa60.262020
39Australia60.142020
40Peru59.862020
41China59.712020
42Barbados59.692020
43Qatar59.452020
44Zimbabwe59.432020
45Israel59.42020
46Canada59.382020
47Ethiopia59.32020
48Thailand59.112020
49Cyprus59.052020
50Laos58.682020
51United Kingdom58.282020
52United Arab Emirates58.182020
53Cameroon58.062020
54Ghana57.962020
55Denmark57.892020
56Belarus57.882020
57Jamaica57.582020
58Lithuania57.362020
59Estonia57.132020
60Paraguay57.12020
61Guinea-Bissau56.772020
62Rwanda56.652020
63Côte d’Ivoire56.482020
64Botswana56.142020
65St. Vincent & Grenadines56.112020
66Mongolia56.052020
67Panama55.932020
68Luxembourg55.932020
69Latvia55.842020
70United States55.72020
71Togo55.342020
72Austria55.222020
73Georgia55.212020
74Finland55.182020
75Germany55.112020
76Ireland55.062020
77Russia54.632020
78Brunei54.472020
79Zambia54.412020
80Armenia54.322020
81Uruguay54.232020
82Hong Kong SAR China53.732020
83Guam53.582020
84Vanuatu53.442020
85New Caledonia53.382020
86Indonesia53.22020
87Portugal53.162020
88South Korea53.142020
89Slovenia53.12020
90Japan53.092020
91Namibia52.452020
92Albania52.252020
93Slovakia51.82020
94Czechia51.462020
95Malaysia51.372020
96Hungary51.342020
97Malta51.252020
98Colombia51.112020
99Sierra Leone51.092020
100Spain50.922020
101Mali50.632020
102U.S. Virgin Islands50.612020
103Channel Islands50.532020
104Brazil50.342020
105Equatorial Guinea50.152020
106France50.052020
107Papua New Guinea49.812020
108Bulgaria49.522020
109Poland49.332020
110St. Lucia49.332020
111Trinidad & Tobago49.322020
112Belgium48.662020
113Costa Rica48.642020
114Lesotho48.492020
115French Polynesia48.352020
116Ecuador48.242020
117Nicaragua48.122020
118Ukraine48.12020
119Chad48.072020
120Dominican Republic47.412020
121Honduras47.042020
122Cape Verde46.762020
123Kuwait46.542020
124Argentina46.492020
125Eswatini46.452020
126Serbia46.162020
127Chile45.442020
128Comoros44.892020
129Gambia44.822020
130Myanmar (Burma)44.732020
131Croatia44.452020
132South Africa44.152020
133Kyrgyzstan43.882020
134Montenegro43.342020
135El Salvador43.212020
136Mauritius43.112020
137Suriname42.932020
138Romania42.742020
139Greece42.722020
140Philippines42.682020
141Cuba42.292020
142Tonga42.282020
143North Macedonia41.862020
144Guinea41.852020
145Mexico41.72020
146Belize41.482020
147Bahrain41.052020
148Bangladesh40.322020
149Guyana40.32020
150Italy39.52020
151Uzbekistan39.12020
152Gabon39.062020
153Guatemala38.32020
154Turkmenistan37.612020
155Bosnia & Herzegovina37.122020
156Maldives37.12020
157Senegal37.082020
158Venezuela36.892020
159Fiji36.182020
160Samoa35.212020
161Puerto Rico33.82020
162Sri Lanka31.662020
163Libya31.012020
164Türkiye30.832020
165Saudi Arabia29.312020
166Oman29.072020
167Nepal27.212020
168Tunisia26.272020
169India262020
170Lebanon25.942020
171Mauritania25.872020
172Pakistan23.412020
173São Tomé & Príncipe22.652020
174Somalia20.892020
175Morocco20.692020
176Tajikistan20.492020
177Djibouti18.262020
178Sudan17.012020
179Afghanistan16.472020
180Palestinian Territories16.432020
181Jordan14.982020
182Egypt14.612020
183Iran13.722020
184Algeria13.212020
185Syria12.672020
186Iraq10.882020
187Yemen4.92020

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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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