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Female labor participation2021

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 territoryMadagascar82.81 %

Top 10

% · 2021
01Madagascar
82.81
03Burundi
80.49
04Tanzania
80.42
05Mozambique
76.78
07Nigeria
75.89
08Benin
74.75
09Angola
74.7
10Uganda
74.67

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Female labor participation · 2021 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Madagascar82.812021
02Solomon Islands82.262021
03Burundi80.492021
04Tanzania80.422021
05Mozambique76.782021
06North Korea76.482021
07Nigeria75.892021
08Benin74.752021
09Angola74.72021
10Uganda74.672021
11Cambodia73.712021
12Eritrea72.622021
13Liberia71.72021
14South Sudan71.342021
15Bolivia71.062021
16Moldova70.662021
17Iceland69.152021
18Vietnam69.112021
19Niger67.82021
20Burkina Faso67.672021
21Bahamas66.862021
22New Zealand65.62021
23Bhutan64.92021
24Peru64.842021
25Central African Republic64.82021
26Singapore64.412021
27Macao SAR China64.072021
28Kazakhstan64.072021
29Congo - Brazzaville64.022021
30Kenya62.672021
31Switzerland62.632021
32Norway62.182021
33Haiti62.12021
34Netherlands61.892021
35Australia61.522021
36Timor-Leste61.212021
37China61.182021
38Azerbaijan61.172021
39Sweden60.72021
40Canada60.632021
41Qatar60.582021
42Congo - Kinshasa60.482021
43St. Lucia60.382021
44Laos60.322021
45Zimbabwe60.122021
46Paraguay59.852021
47Israel59.72021
48Cyprus59.532021
49Thailand59.182021
50Barbados58.962021
51Botswana58.942021
52Malawi58.792021
53Jamaica58.42021
54Guinea-Bissau58.382021
55Denmark58.162021
56Belarus58.022021
57United Kingdom58.022021
58Ireland57.852021
59Côte d’Ivoire57.852021
60Estonia57.782021
61Ethiopia57.562021
62Lithuania57.372021
63Cameroon57.092021
64Luxembourg56.932021
65Ghana56.852021
66St. Vincent & Grenadines56.462021
67Uruguay56.032021
68Finland55.932021
69Togo55.662021
70United States55.632021
71Austria55.352021
72Russia55.132021
73Armenia55.122021
74Germany55.022021
75Brunei54.792021
76Vanuatu54.622021
77Slovakia54.622021
78Latvia54.172021
79Guam54.132021
80Zambia54.122021
81Hong Kong SAR China53.722021
82South Korea53.652021
83Ecuador53.632021
84Slovenia53.472021
85Japan53.462021
86Mongolia53.162021
87Namibia53.112021
88Georgia53.062021
89Mali52.982021
90New Caledonia52.952021
91Portugal52.892021
92Rwanda52.582021
93Albania52.522021
94Brazil52.482021
95Malta52.222021
96Hungary52.212021
97Spain52.182021
98Indonesia52.072021
99U.S. Virgin Islands51.82021
100Colombia51.682021
101France51.62021
102Czechia51.562021
103Sierra Leone51.472021
104Malaysia51.372021
105Dominican Republic51.062021
106Poland50.972021
107Equatorial Guinea50.952021
108Channel Islands50.882021
109Papua New Guinea50.572021
110United Arab Emirates50.452021
111Argentina50.262021
112Costa Rica50.252021
113Belgium49.372021
114Bulgaria49.192021
115Nicaragua49.082021
116Serbia492021
117Panama48.892021
118Trinidad & Tobago48.882021
119French Polynesia48.272021
120Lesotho48.252021
121Chad48.122021
122Honduras48.072021
123Ukraine47.742021
124Cape Verde47.642021
125Kuwait47.512021
126Comoros47.072021
127Eswatini46.92021
128Belize46.812021
129Chile46.582021
130Croatia45.872021
131South Africa45.412021
132El Salvador45.222021
133Gambia44.972021
134Mexico44.622021
135Philippines44.22021
136Kyrgyzstan442021
137Suriname43.582021
138Greece43.262021
139Romania42.752021
140Tonga42.62021
141Guatemala42.52021
142Cuba42.432021
143Bangladesh42.182021
144Guinea41.992021
145Montenegro41.432021
146Bahrain41.22021
147Myanmar (Burma)41.042021
148North Macedonia40.932021
149Guyana40.752021
150Mauritius40.562021
151Italy39.882021
152Gabon39.762021
153Uzbekistan39.592021
154Maldives382021
155Turkmenistan37.842021
156Senegal37.712021
157Bosnia & Herzegovina37.422021
158Venezuela37.372021
159Fiji36.552021
160Puerto Rico35.62021
161Saudi Arabia34.222021
162Samoa33.492021
163Türkiye32.772021
164Libya31.352021
165Sri Lanka31.332021
166Oman29.562021
167India27.722021
168Nepal27.262021
169Tunisia26.72021
170Mauritania26.072021
171Pakistan24.362021
172Lebanon23.882021
173São Tomé & Príncipe22.942021
174Somalia20.932021
175Morocco20.72021
176Tajikistan20.592021
177Djibouti18.542021
178Palestinian Territories17.542021
179Sudan15.812021
180Egypt15.592021
181Afghanistan14.622021
182Jordan13.962021
183Algeria13.432021
184Iran13.092021
185Syria12.822021
186Iraq10.92021
187Yemen4.882021

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No observation (30)

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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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