Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
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Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
🌍 World Average (2025):42.00
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187 countries1🇲🇩Moldova55.3620252🇻🇮Virgin Islands (U.S.)51.9120253🇲🇿Mozambique51.6820254🇧🇮Burundi51.6120255🇭🇰Hong Kong SAR, China51.1820256🇲🇴Macao SAR, China50.9820257🇧🇸Bahamas, The50.7220258🇦🇿Azerbaijan49.8620259🇱🇻Latvia49.80202510🇪🇪Estonia49.72202511🇵🇹Portugal49.68202512🇧🇧Barbados49.67202513🇿🇼Zimbabwe49.62202514🇸🇸South Sudan49.60202315🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principe49.45202516🇧🇯Benin49.43202517🇦🇴Angola49.38202518🇧🇾Belarus49.15202519🇱🇹Lithuania49.01202520🇹🇿Tanzania49.01202521🇨🇩Congo, Dem. Rep.48.88202522🇻🇳Viet Nam48.82202523🇸🇿Eswatini48.78202524🇷🇺Russian Federation48.78202525🇸🇱Sierra Leone48.75202526🇹🇬Togo48.70202527🇰🇭Cambodia48.66202528🇲🇬Madagascar48.65202529🇨🇬Congo, Rep.48.65202530🇬🇲Gambia, The48.54202531🇳🇬Nigeria48.40202532🇫🇷France48.40202533🇲🇼Malawi48.35202534🇨🇫Central African Republic48.32202535🇰🇿Kazakhstan48.30202536🇳🇦Namibia48.30202537🇮🇱Israel48.26202538🇬🇪Georgia48.18202539🇺🇬Uganda48.17202540🇰🇵Korea, Dem. People's Rep.48.17202541🇫🇮Finland48.12202542🇸🇧Solomon Islands48.00202543🇬🇧United Kingdom47.79202544🇬🇼Guinea-Bissau47.71202545🇦🇺Australia47.68202546🇪🇷Eritrea47.68202547🇵🇬Papua New Guinea47.67202548🇬🇭Ghana47.63202549🇳🇿New Zealand47.57202550🇱🇷Liberia47.51202551🇭🇷Croatia47.48202552🇸🇪Sweden47.47202553🇺🇦Ukraine47.42202154🇰🇪Kenya47.39202555🇩🇰Denmark47.36202556🇷🇸Serbia47.28202557🇨🇦Canada47.23202558🇦🇲Armenia47.18202559🇳🇱Netherlands47.16202560🇨🇭Switzerland47.16202561🇪🇸Spain47.16202562🇹🇲Turkmenistan47.13202563🇸🇰Slovak Republic47.11202564🇳🇴Norway47.10202565🇭🇺Hungary47.08202566🇹🇴Tonga46.88202567🇮🇪Ireland46.87202568🇷🇼Rwanda46.84202569🇦🇹Austria46.80202570🇧🇬Bulgaria46.79202571🇧🇪Belgium46.78202572🇧🇼Botswana46.71202573🇱🇦Lao PDR46.65202574🇦🇱Albania46.58202575🇿🇦South Africa46.57202576🇲🇪Montenegro46.57202577🇧🇴Bolivia46.55202578🇱🇺Luxembourg46.53202579🇧🇫Burkina Faso46.52202580🇭🇹Haiti46.50202581🇩🇪Germany46.49202582🇿🇲Zambia46.32202583🇱🇨St. Lucia46.27202584🇳🇨New Caledonia46.25202585🇯🇲Jamaica46.11202586🇵🇱Poland46.09202587🇵🇷Puerto Rico (US)46.09202588🇻🇺Vanuatu46.05202589🇺🇾Uruguay45.89202590🇹🇱Timor-Leste45.88202591🇹🇭Thailand45.84202592🇺🇸United States45.63202593🇮🇸Iceland45.61202594🇨🇾Cyprus45.56202595🇯🇵Japan45.43202596🇨🇳China45.38202597🇸🇮Slovenia45.33202598🇵🇪Peru45.21202599🇨🇿Czechia45.202025100🇬🇺Guam45.152025101🇳🇪Niger44.962025102🇬🇾Guyana44.942025103🇬🇷Greece44.702025104🇯🇪Channel Islands44.512025105🇰🇷Korea, Rep.44.362025106🇵🇫French Polynesia44.262025107🇸🇬Singapore44.052025108🇨🇲Cameroon43.912025109🇲🇳Mongolia43.872025110🇱🇸Lesotho43.832025111🇨🇻Cabo Verde43.632025112🇧🇷Brazil43.372025113🇨🇮Cote d'Ivoire43.362025114🇪🇹Ethiopia43.072025115🇦🇷Argentina43.052025116🇨🇱Chile42.902025117🇻🇨St. Vincent and the Grenadines42.832025118🇰🇲Comoros42.682025119🇲🇰North Macedonia42.682025120🇮🇹Italy42.562025121🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina42.442025122🇸🇻El Salvador42.432025123🇷🇴Romania42.412025124🇵🇾Paraguay42.232025125🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago42.122025126🇸🇷Suriname42.052025127🇩🇴Dominican Republic41.992025128🇲🇹Malta41.922025129🇵🇦Panama41.772025130🇵🇭Philippines41.622025131🇨🇴Colombia41.602025132🇬🇳Guinea41.582025133🇪🇨Ecuador41.042025134🇨🇷Costa Rica40.682025135🇲🇺Mauritius40.602025136🇧🇹Bhutan40.382025137🇲🇽Mexico40.252025138🇹🇩Chad40.012025139🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea40.002025140🇬🇦Gabon39.982025141🇳🇮Nicaragua39.882025142🇮🇩Indonesia39.612025143🇰🇬Kyrgyz Republic39.602025144🇧🇳Brunei Darussalam39.532025145🇧🇿Belize39.182025146🇲🇱Mali39.122025147🇨🇺Cuba39.102025148🇲🇲Myanmar37.712025149🇳🇵Nepal37.602025150🇲🇾Malaysia37.092025151🇻🇪Venezuela, RB36.622025152🇸🇳Senegal36.582025153🇼🇸Samoa36.402025154🇺🇿Uzbekistan35.932025155🇭🇳Honduras35.022025156🇹🇷Turkiye34.422025157🇫🇯Fiji34.232025158🇧🇩Bangladesh34.022025159🇱🇾Libya33.952025160🇱🇰Sri Lanka33.442025161🇲🇷Mauritania33.422025162🇬🇹Guatemala32.732025163🇩🇯Djibouti31.032025164🇸🇴Somalia, Fed. Rep.30.862025165🇹🇳Tunisia30.002025166🇹🇯Tajikistan29.562025167🇮🇳India28.312025168🇱🇧Lebanon26.812023169🇰🇼Kuwait23.632025170🇲🇻Maldives23.232025171🇵🇰Pakistan22.782025172🇦🇪United Arab Emirates22.692025173🇲🇦Morocco22.352025174🌐West Bank and Gaza21.462022175🇧🇭Bahrain21.282025176🇪🇬Egypt, Arab Rep.20.642025177🇸🇩Sudan19.692022178🇯🇴Jordan19.322025179🇸🇦Saudi Arabia18.902025180🇶🇦Qatar18.012025181🇸🇾Syrian Arab Republic17.382025182🇩🇿Algeria17.002025183🇮🇷Iran, Islamic Rep.16.892025184🇴🇲Oman14.862025185🇮🇶Iraq13.262025186🇾🇪Yemen, Rep.7.002025187🇦🇫Afghanistan6.782025