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Female labor force participation rate in 1980

% · higher is better · 209 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025

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  1. 1Rwanda73.8%
  2. 2Angola73.6%
  3. 3Iceland72%
  4. 4Moldova69.9%
  5. 5New Zealand66.5%
  6. 6Vanuatu66.3%
  7. 7Sweden64.6%
  8. 8Netherlands64.4%
  9. 9Peru63.7%
  10. 10Australia63.2%
  11. 11St. Lucia62.9%
  12. 12Switzerland62.8%
  13. 13Singapore62.5%
  14. 14Estonia61.9%
  15. 15Burkina Faso61.9%
  16. 16Norway61.7%
  17. 17Ireland61.3%
  18. 18Paraguay61.3%
  19. 19Canada61.1%
  20. 20Denmark60.5%
  21. 21Cyprus60%
  22. 22Israel59.5%
  23. 23Thailand59.3%
  24. 24Malta59.3%
  25. 25United Kingdom59.3%
  26. 26Lithuania58.6%
  27. 26Luxembourg58.6%
  28. 27Finland57.7%
  29. 28Korea, Rep.57.3%
  30. 29United States57.3%
  31. 30Austria57.2%
  32. 31Germany56.9%
  33. 32Latvia56.7%
  34. 33Russian Federation56.4%
  35. 34Japan56.4%
  36. 35Portugal55.7%
  37. 36Slovak Republic55.6%
  38. 37Dominican Republic55.5%
  39. 38Bhutan55.4%
  40. 39Hungary55.3%
  41. 40Czechia55.1%
  42. 41Slovenia54.2%
  43. 42Spain53.7%
  44. 43Brazil53.7%
  45. 44France53.5%
  46. 45Chile53.3%
  47. 45Argentina53.3%
  48. 46Hong Kong SAR, China52.7%
  49. 47Serbia52.5%
  50. 48Colombia52.3%
  51. 49Poland52.2%
  52. 50Panama52.1%
  53. 51Ecuador52%
  54. 52Belgium51.6%
  55. 53Croatia49.4%
  56. 54Bulgaria49.3%
  57. 55Gambia, The47.4%
  58. 56Mexico46.5%
  59. 57Greece45.7%
  60. 58Costa Rica44.1%
  61. 59Honduras43%
  62. 60North Macedonia42.9%
  63. 61Romania42%
  64. 62Italy41.6%
  65. 63Turkiye36.2%
  66. 64Saudi Arabia35.2%
  67. 65India34%
  68. 66Djibouti31.7%
  69. 67Pakistan28.2%
  70. 68West Bank and Gaza18.2%

Female labor force participation rate in 1980