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Female labor participation2024

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 territoryMadagascar82.92 %

Top 10

% · 2024
01Madagascar
82.92
03Nigeria
80.71
04Tanzania
80.29
05Burundi
79.73
07Cambodia
77.3
08Mozambique
77.21
09Uganda
75.56
10Benin
74.98

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Female labor participation · 2024 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Madagascar82.922024
02Solomon Islands82.332024
03Nigeria80.712024
04Tanzania80.292024
05Burundi79.732024
06North Korea77.722024
07Cambodia77.32024
08Mozambique77.212024
09Uganda75.562024
10Benin74.982024
11Eritrea72.852024
12Niger72.792024
13Bolivia72.392024
14Angola72.362024
15Moldova72.182024
16Liberia72.022024
17Bahamas70.972024
18Iceland70.252024
19Vietnam68.92024
20New Zealand66.262024
21Congo - Brazzaville65.62024
22Central African Republic65.542024
23Kazakhstan65.292024
24Peru64.942024
25Burkina Faso64.112024
26Macao SAR China63.512024
27Botswana63.452024
28Singapore63.142024
29Kenya63.012024
30Jamaica62.912024
31Netherlands62.882024
32Australia62.652024
33Switzerland62.532024
34Norway62.292024
35Israel62.22024
36Zimbabwe62.122024
37Congo - Kinshasa61.892024
38St. Lucia61.882024
39Qatar61.782024
40Sweden61.682024
41Laos61.472024
42Timor-Leste61.462024
43Cyprus61.412024
44Barbados61.372024
45Azerbaijan61.352024
46Estonia61.262024
47Denmark60.92024
48Canada60.422024
49Guinea-Bissau60.172024
50Ireland59.842024
51Thailand59.472024
52Côte d’Ivoire59.462024
53China59.452024
54St. Vincent & Grenadines59.252024
55Paraguay58.942024
56Malawi58.532024
57Ethiopia58.392024
58Haiti58.322024
59Albania58.152024
60Lithuania57.862024
61Luxembourg57.642024
62United Kingdom57.492024
63Uruguay57.262024
64Belarus57.232024
65Cameroon57.12024
66Rwanda57.12024
67South Korea56.832024
68Georgia56.672024
69Finland56.672024
70Bhutan56.642024
71Togo56.62024
72United States56.562024
73Guam56.472024
74Zambia56.372024
75Malta55.892024
76Ghana55.732024
77Germany55.622024
78Japan55.62024
79Latvia55.522024
80Slovakia55.462024
81Austria55.412024
82Russia55.212024
83Namibia54.912024
84Portugal54.892024
85Panama54.832024
86Brunei54.712024
87Hungary54.42024
88Czechia53.662024
89Indonesia53.592024
90Brazil53.582024
91Vanuatu53.532024
92Dominican Republic53.272024
93Spain53.22024
94Mali53.092024
95Equatorial Guinea53.042024
96U.S. Virgin Islands52.832024
97Chile52.782024
98Slovenia52.642024
99Serbia52.622024
100United Arab Emirates52.522024
101Ecuador52.392024
102Argentina52.282024
103Hong Kong SAR China52.262024
104Mongolia52.12024
105Poland51.912024
106Sierra Leone51.822024
107France51.772024
108Colombia51.722024
109Malaysia51.622024
110New Caledonia51.612024
111Armenia51.592024
112Montenegro51.432024
113Nicaragua51.082024
114Papua New Guinea50.72024
115Philippines50.512024
116Bulgaria50.492024
117Cape Verde50.432024
118Belgium49.972024
119South Africa49.82024
120Channel Islands49.632024
121El Salvador48.962024
122Lesotho48.462024
123Eswatini48.422024
124Trinidad & Tobago48.152024
125Chad47.552024
126Croatia47.542024
127Mauritius47.452024
128Mexico47.412024
129Guyana47.382024
130Kuwait47.342024
131Comoros47.132024
132French Polynesia46.982024
133Costa Rica45.982024
134Gambia45.432024
135Greece45.032024
136Suriname44.892024
137Kyrgyzstan44.262024
138Belize43.832024
139North Macedonia42.882024
140Guinea42.882024
141Tonga42.52024
142Bahrain42.412024
143Romania41.92024
144Gabon41.812024
145Uzbekistan41.272024
146Italy41.032024
147Myanmar (Burma)40.962024
148Maldives40.462024
149Cuba40.392024
150Honduras39.622024
151Bosnia & Herzegovina39.42024
152Bangladesh38.712024
153Fiji38.52024
154Guatemala38.422024
155Turkmenistan38.352024
156Senegal37.992024
157Venezuela37.332024
158Türkiye36.792024
159Puerto Rico36.682024
160Saudi Arabia33.32024
161Libya33.282024
162India32.422024
163Samoa31.142024
164Sri Lanka312024
165Oman30.062024
166Nepal27.382024
167Tunisia26.642024
168Mauritania26.242024
169Pakistan23.992024
170São Tomé & Príncipe22.772024
171Tajikistan21.952024
172Somalia20.722024
173Morocco19.832024
174Djibouti19.242024
175Egypt18.472024
176Jordan16.012024
177Algeria14.312024
178Iran14.142024
179Syria12.772024
180Iraq112024
181Afghanistan5.122024
182Yemen4.72024

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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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    },
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