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Share of the labor force that is female

% · higher is better · 186 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Moldova55.4%
  2. 2Virgin Islands (U.S.)51.9%
  3. 3Mozambique51.7%
  4. 4Burundi51.6%
  5. 5Togo51.3%
  6. 6Hong Kong SAR, China51.2%
  7. 7Macao SAR, China51%
  8. 8Bahamas, The50.7%
  9. 9Azerbaijan49.9%
  10. 10Latvia49.8%
  11. 11Estonia49.7%
  12. 12Portugal49.7%
  13. 13Barbados49.7%
  14. 14Zimbabwe49.6%
  15. 15Sao Tome and Principe49.4%
  16. 16Benin49.4%
  17. 17Angola49.4%
  18. 18Belarus49.2%
  19. 19Lithuania49%
  20. 20Tanzania49%
  21. 21Congo, Dem. Rep.48.9%
  22. 22Viet Nam48.8%
  23. 23Eswatini48.8%
  24. 24Russian Federation48.8%
  25. 25Sierra Leone48.8%
  26. 26Cambodia48.7%
  27. 27Madagascar48.6%
  28. 28Congo, Rep.48.6%
  29. 29Gambia, The48.5%
  30. 30Nigeria48.4%
  31. 31France48.4%
  32. 32Malawi48.3%
  33. 33Central African Republic48.3%
  34. 34Kazakhstan48.3%
  35. 35Namibia48.3%
  36. 36Israel48.3%
  37. 37Georgia48.2%
  38. 38Uganda48.2%
  39. 39Korea, Dem. People's Rep.48.2%
  40. 40Finland48.1%
  41. 41Solomon Islands48%
  42. 42United Kingdom47.8%
  43. 43Guinea-Bissau47.7%
  44. 44Australia47.7%
  45. 45Eritrea47.7%
  46. 46Papua New Guinea47.7%
  47. 47Ghana47.6%
  48. 48New Zealand47.6%
  49. 49Liberia47.5%
  50. 50Croatia47.5%
  51. 51Sweden47.5%
  52. 52Kenya47.4%
  53. 53Denmark47.4%
  54. 54Serbia47.3%
  55. 55Canada47.2%
  56. 56Armenia47.2%
  57. 57Netherlands47.2%
  58. 58Switzerland47.2%
  59. 59Spain47.2%
  60. 60Turkmenistan47.1%
  61. 61Slovak Republic47.1%
  62. 62Norway47.1%
  63. 63Hungary47.1%
  64. 64Tonga46.9%
  65. 65Ireland46.9%
  66. 66Rwanda46.8%
  67. 67Austria46.8%
  68. 68Bulgaria46.8%
  69. 69Belgium46.8%
  70. 70Botswana46.7%
  71. 71Lao PDR46.7%
  72. 72Albania46.6%
  73. 73South Africa46.6%
  74. 74Montenegro46.6%
  75. 75Bolivia46.6%
  76. 76Luxembourg46.5%
  77. 77Burkina Faso46.5%
  78. 78Haiti46.5%
  79. 79Germany46.5%
  80. 80Zambia46.3%
  81. 81St. Lucia46.3%
  82. 82New Caledonia46.2%
  83. 83Jamaica46.1%
  84. 84Poland46.1%
  85. 85Puerto Rico (US)46.1%
  86. 86Vanuatu46%
  87. 87Uruguay45.9%
  88. 88Timor-Leste45.9%
  89. 89Thailand45.8%
  90. 90United States45.6%
  91. 91Iceland45.6%
  92. 92Cyprus45.6%
  93. 93Japan45.4%
  94. 94China45.4%
  95. 95Slovenia45.3%
  96. 96Peru45.2%
  97. 97Czechia45.2%
  98. 98Guam45.2%
  99. 99Niger45%
  100. 100Guyana44.9%
  101. 101Greece44.7%
  102. 102Korea, Rep.44.4%
  103. 103French Polynesia44.3%
  104. 104Singapore44.1%
  105. 105Cameroon43.9%
  106. 106Mongolia43.9%
  107. 107Lesotho43.8%
  108. 108Cabo Verde43.6%
  109. 109Brazil43.4%
  110. 110Cote d'Ivoire43.4%
  111. 111Ethiopia43.1%
  112. 112Argentina43%
  113. 113Chile42.9%
  114. 114St. Vincent and the Grenadines42.8%
  115. 115Comoros42.7%
  116. 116North Macedonia42.7%
  117. 117Italy42.6%
  118. 118Bosnia and Herzegovina42.4%
  119. 119El Salvador42.4%
  120. 120Romania42.4%
  121. 121Paraguay42.2%
  122. 122Trinidad and Tobago42.1%
  123. 123Suriname42%
  124. 124Dominican Republic42%
  125. 125Malta41.9%
  126. 126Panama41.8%
  127. 127Philippines41.6%
  128. 128Colombia41.6%
  129. 129Guinea41.6%
  130. 130Ecuador41%
  131. 131Costa Rica40.7%
  132. 132Mauritius40.6%
  133. 133Bhutan40.4%
  134. 134Mexico40.3%
  135. 135Chad40%
  136. 136Equatorial Guinea40%
  137. 137Gabon40%
  138. 138Nicaragua39.9%
  139. 139Indonesia39.6%
  140. 140Kyrgyz Republic39.6%
  141. 141Brunei Darussalam39.5%
  142. 142Belize39.2%
  143. 143Mali39.1%
  144. 144Cuba39.1%
  145. 145Myanmar37.7%
  146. 146Nepal37.6%
  147. 147Malaysia37.1%
  148. 148Venezuela, RB36.6%
  149. 149Senegal36.6%
  150. 150Samoa36.4%
  151. 151Uzbekistan35.9%
  152. 152Honduras35%
  153. 153Turkiye34.4%
  154. 154Fiji34.2%
  155. 155Bangladesh34%
  156. 156Libya33.9%
  157. 157Sri Lanka33.4%
  158. 158Mauritania33.4%
  159. 159Guatemala32.7%
  160. 160Djibouti31%
  161. 161Somalia, Fed. Rep.30.9%
  162. 162Tunisia30%
  163. 163Tajikistan29.6%
  164. 164India28.3%
  165. 165Kuwait23.6%
  166. 166Maldives23.2%
  167. 167Pakistan22.8%
  168. 168United Arab Emirates22.7%
  169. 169Morocco22.4%
  170. 170Bahrain21.3%
  171. 171Egypt, Arab Rep.20.6%
  172. 172Jordan19.3%
  173. 173Saudi Arabia18.9%
  174. 174Qatar18%
  175. 175Syrian Arab Republic17.4%
  176. 176Algeria17%
  177. 177Iran, Islamic Rep.16.9%
  178. 178Oman14.9%
  179. 179Iraq13.3%
  180. 180Yemen, Rep.7%
  181. 181Afghanistan6.8%

Share of the labor force that is female