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Female labor participation2023

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

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2025Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data184 / 217No observation: 33
First-ranked country or territoryMadagascar82.87 %

Top 10

% · 2023
01Madagascar
82.87
03Nigeria
80.69
04Tanzania
80.33
05Burundi
79.98
07Mozambique
77.27
08Cambodia
77.22
09Uganda
75.44
10Benin
74.8

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Female labor participation · 2023 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Madagascar82.872023
02Solomon Islands82.332023
03Nigeria80.692023
04Tanzania80.332023
05Burundi79.982023
06North Korea77.722023
07Mozambique77.272023
08Cambodia77.222023
09Uganda75.442023
10Benin74.82023
11Eritrea72.862023
12Niger72.52023
13Bolivia72.462023
14Angola72.322023
15Liberia71.972023
16Bahamas71.012023
17South Sudan70.392023
18Iceland70.372023
19Moldova70.062023
20Vietnam69.222023
21New Zealand66.922023
22Congo - Brazzaville65.642023
23Central African Republic65.612023
24Peru65.082023
25Kazakhstan65.032023
26Burkina Faso64.722023
27Botswana63.432023
28Qatar63.312023
29Singapore63.32023
30Netherlands63.082023
31Jamaica63.052023
32Kenya62.952023
33Macao SAR China62.632023
34Australia62.582023
35Cyprus62.52023
36Switzerland62.382023
37Norway62.372023
38Zimbabwe62.182023
39St. Lucia62.142023
40Azerbaijan61.752023
41Congo - Kinshasa61.722023
42Sweden61.682023
43Laos61.412023
44Israel61.342023
45Barbados61.152023
46Canada61.132023
47Estonia61.052023
48Timor-Leste60.772023
49Thailand60.312023
50China60.222023
51Ireland60.162023
52Guinea-Bissau60.082023
53Denmark59.812023
54Haiti59.352023
55Côte d’Ivoire59.262023
56Paraguay58.992023
57Malawi58.642023
58St. Vincent & Grenadines58.572023
59Ethiopia58.142023
60Rwanda58.042023
61Albania57.962023
62Lithuania57.912023
63Finland57.492023
64Belarus57.422023
65United Kingdom57.382023
66Luxembourg57.22023
67Cameroon57.12023
68Bhutan56.622023
69United States56.62023
70Uruguay56.522023
71Togo56.492023
72Guam56.392023
73Zambia56.362023
74Georgia56.252023
75South Korea56.042023
76Germany55.822023
77Austria55.812023
78Slovakia55.72023
79Ghana55.532023
80Malta55.522023
81Latvia55.442023
82Russia55.362023
83Japan54.852023
84Namibia54.832023
85Brunei54.832023
86Portugal54.722023
87Hungary542023
88Vanuatu53.62023
89Indonesia53.492023
90Equatorial Guinea53.262023
91Czechia53.242023
92Brazil53.22023
93Mali53.062023
94U.S. Virgin Islands532023
95Slovenia52.992023
96Argentina52.962023
97Spain52.772023
98Panama52.692023
99Ecuador52.522023
100Dominican Republic52.482023
101Mongolia52.472023
102United Arab Emirates52.352023
103Hong Kong SAR China52.272023
104New Caledonia52.222023
105Poland52.212023
106France52.112023
107Chile51.962023
108Colombia51.832023
109Montenegro51.782023
110Sierra Leone51.772023
111Malaysia51.592023
112Armenia51.522023
113Serbia51.412023
114Bulgaria51.032023
115Nicaragua50.732023
116Papua New Guinea50.642023
117Philippines50.442023
118Cape Verde50.222023
119Trinidad & Tobago50.032023
120Channel Islands502023
121Belgium49.832023
122South Africa49.052023
123El Salvador48.522023
124Lesotho48.432023
125Eswatini48.242023
126Kuwait48.182023
127Chad47.822023
128Mauritius47.642023
129French Polynesia47.42023
130Mexico47.322023
131Croatia47.142023
132Comoros47.062023
133Guyana46.482023
134Gambia45.242023
135Greece44.652023
136Suriname44.352023
137Costa Rica44.092023
138Belize44.082023
139Kyrgyzstan43.52023
140Guinea42.742023
141Tonga42.622023
142Bahrain42.382023
143Romania42.172023
144North Macedonia42.162023
145Gabon41.882023
146Bangladesh41.872023
147Italy41.312023
148Uzbekistan41.242023
149Cuba41.162023
150Myanmar (Burma)41.052023
151Maldives40.312023
152Bosnia & Herzegovina39.532023
153Honduras39.362023
154Fiji38.422023
155Turkmenistan38.232023
156Guatemala38.142023
157Senegal37.772023
158Puerto Rico36.292023
159Venezuela36.162023
160Türkiye35.762023
161Saudi Arabia34.282023
162Libya33.462023
163Samoa31.162023
164India30.982023
165Oman30.322023
166Sri Lanka29.62023
167Nepal27.32023
168Tunisia26.782023
169Mauritania26.22023
170Pakistan242023
171São Tomé & Príncipe22.872023
172Lebanon22.232023
173Tajikistan21.672023
174Somalia20.712023
175Morocco19.672023
176Djibouti18.942023
177Egypt18.482023
178Jordan15.932023
179Algeria14.342023
180Iran14.132023
181Syria12.882023
182Iraq10.912023
183Afghanistan5.142023
184Yemen4.752023

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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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