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Female labor participation

% · higher is better · 187 countries

updated 2025
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League table

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  1. 1Madagascar82.9%
  2. 2Solomon Islands82.3%
  3. 3Nigeria80.7%
  4. 4Tanzania80.3%
  5. 5Burundi79.5%
  6. 6Korea, Dem. People's Rep.77.7%
  7. 7Cambodia77.4%
  8. 8Mozambique77.1%
  9. 9Uganda75.6%
  10. 10Benin75.2%
  11. 11Bolivia72.9%
  12. 12Eritrea72.8%
  13. 13Niger72.8%
  14. 14Moldova72.3%
  15. 15Angola72.2%
  16. 16Liberia72%
  17. 17Bahamas, The70.7%
  18. 18Iceland70%
  19. 19Viet Nam68.6%
  20. 20New Zealand66.1%
  21. 21Congo, Rep.65.6%
  22. 22Central African Republic65.5%
  23. 23Peru65%
  24. 24Burkina Faso64.1%
  25. 25Botswana63.7%
  26. 26Singapore63.6%
  27. 27Macao SAR, China63.1%
  28. 28Kenya63%
  29. 29Jamaica63%
  30. 30Netherlands62.7%
  31. 31Kazakhstan62.6%
  32. 32Australia62.5%
  33. 33Israel62.3%
  34. 34Switzerland62.2%
  35. 35Zimbabwe62.2%
  36. 36Norway62.1%
  37. 37St. Lucia62%
  38. 38Qatar61.9%
  39. 39Congo, Dem. Rep.61.8%
  40. 40Timor-Leste61.7%
  41. 41Lao PDR61.6%
  42. 42Sweden61.5%
  43. 43Cyprus61.2%
  44. 44Barbados61%
  45. 45Estonia61%
  46. 46Denmark60.8%
  47. 47Azerbaijan60.8%
  48. 48Guinea-Bissau60.3%
  49. 49Canada60.2%
  50. 50Ireland59.8%
  51. 51Cote d'Ivoire59.5%
  52. 52St. Vincent and the Grenadines59.2%
  53. 53China59.1%
  54. 54Paraguay59%
  55. 55Thailand59%
  56. 56Albania58.6%
  57. 57Ethiopia58.5%
  58. 58Haiti58.3%
  59. 59Malawi58.2%
  60. 60Lithuania57.7%
  61. 61Luxembourg57.5%
  62. 62United Kingdom57.3%
  63. 63Rwanda57.3%
  64. 64Uruguay57.3%
  65. 65Korea, Rep.56.8%
  66. 66Belarus56.8%
  67. 67Bhutan56.7%
  68. 68Georgia56.7%
  69. 69Togo56.6%
  70. 70Cameroon56.6%
  71. 71Guam56.5%
  72. 72Finland56.5%
  73. 73Zambia56.4%
  74. 74United States56.3%
  75. 75Japan55.9%
  76. 76Malta55.8%
  77. 77Germany55.3%
  78. 78Ghana55.3%
  79. 79Latvia55.2%
  80. 80Slovak Republic55.1%
  81. 81Austria55.1%
  82. 82Panama54.9%
  83. 83Namibia54.9%
  84. 84Portugal54.6%
  85. 85Russian Federation54.5%
  86. 86Brunei Darussalam54.4%
  87. 87Hungary54.3%
  88. 88Indonesia53.7%
  89. 89Dominican Republic53.7%
  90. 90Czechia53.5%
  91. 91Brazil53.4%
  92. 92Vanuatu53.3%
  93. 93United Arab Emirates53%
  94. 94Chile52.9%
  95. 95Mali52.8%
  96. 96Spain52.8%
  97. 97Virgin Islands (U.S.)52.8%
  98. 98Serbia52.6%
  99. 99Equatorial Guinea52.6%
  100. 100Argentina52.5%
  101. 101Ecuador52.4%
  102. 102Slovenia52.3%
  103. 103Hong Kong SAR, China51.8%
  104. 104Malaysia51.6%
  105. 105Colombia51.6%
  106. 106Poland51.6%
  107. 107Sierra Leone51.6%
  108. 108France51.5%
  109. 109Mongolia51.5%
  110. 110Nicaragua51.3%
  111. 111Montenegro51.2%
  112. 112New Caledonia51.1%
  113. 113Armenia51.1%
  114. 114Papua New Guinea50.8%
  115. 115Philippines50.5%
  116. 116Cabo Verde50.5%
  117. 117Bulgaria50.4%
  118. 118South Africa49.9%
  119. 119Belgium49.8%
  120. 120Channel Islands49.2%
  121. 121El Salvador49.1%
  122. 122Eswatini48.5%
  123. 123Lesotho48.1%
  124. 124Trinidad and Tobago47.8%
  125. 125Comoros47.6%
  126. 126Mauritius47.5%
  127. 127Mexico47.5%
  128. 128Croatia47.4%
  129. 129Guyana47.4%
  130. 130Chad47.3%
  131. 131Kuwait47.2%
  132. 132French Polynesia46.6%
  133. 133Belize46.5%
  134. 134Costa Rica46%
  135. 135Gambia, The45.5%
  136. 136Suriname44.9%
  137. 137Greece44.7%
  138. 138Kyrgyz Republic44.1%
  139. 139North Macedonia42.7%
  140. 140Guinea42.6%
  141. 141Tonga42.3%
  142. 142Bahrain42.3%
  143. 143Romania41.8%
  144. 144Gabon41.6%
  145. 145Uzbekistan41.2%
  146. 146Myanmar40.9%
  147. 147Italy40.8%
  148. 148Maldives40.7%
  149. 149Cuba40%
  150. 150Honduras39.6%
  151. 151Bosnia and Herzegovina39.2%
  152. 152Bangladesh38.6%
  153. 153Fiji38.5%
  154. 154Guatemala38.3%
  155. 155Turkmenistan38.2%
  156. 156Senegal38.2%
  157. 157Turkiye37.1%
  158. 158Venezuela, RB37.1%
  159. 159Puerto Rico (US)36.9%
  160. 160Saudi Arabia33.6%
  161. 161Libya33%
  162. 162India32.4%
  163. 163Sri Lanka31%
  164. 164Samoa30.7%
  165. 165Oman30%
  166. 166Nepal27.5%
  167. 167Tunisia26.5%
  168. 168Mauritania26.2%
  169. 169Pakistan24%
  170. 170Sao Tome and Principe22.7%
  171. 171Tajikistan21.9%
  172. 172Somalia, Fed. Rep.20.7%
  173. 173Morocco19.7%
  174. 174Djibouti19.4%
  175. 175Egypt, Arab Rep.18.5%
  176. 176Jordan16%
  177. 177Algeria14.1%
  178. 178Iran, Islamic Rep.14%
  179. 179Syrian Arab Republic12.7%
  180. 180Iraq10.9%
  181. 181Afghanistan5.1%
  182. 182Yemen, Rep.4.7%

Female labor participation

Female labor participation by country 2025 | worldgovdata