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Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

· higher is better · 187 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2025
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League table

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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. 102Channel Islands44.5
  103. 103Korea, Rep.44.4
  104. 104French Polynesia44.3
  105. 105Singapore44.1
  106. 106Cameroon43.9
  107. 107Mongolia43.9
  108. 108Lesotho43.8
  109. 109Cabo Verde43.6
  110. 110Brazil43.4
  111. 111Cote d'Ivoire43.4
  112. 112Ethiopia43.1
  113. 113Argentina43
  114. 114Chile42.9
  115. 115St. Vincent and the Grenadines42.8
  116. 116Comoros42.7
  117. 117North Macedonia42.7
  118. 118Italy42.6
  119. 119Bosnia and Herzegovina42.4
  120. 120El Salvador42.4
  121. 121Romania42.4
  122. 122Paraguay42.2
  123. 123Trinidad and Tobago42.1
  124. 124Suriname42
  125. 125Dominican Republic42
  126. 126Malta41.9
  127. 127Panama41.8
  128. 128Philippines41.6
  129. 129Colombia41.6
  130. 130Guinea41.6
  131. 131Ecuador41
  132. 132Costa Rica40.7
  133. 133Mauritius40.6
  134. 134Bhutan40.4
  135. 135Mexico40.3
  136. 136Chad40
  137. 137Equatorial Guinea40
  138. 138Gabon40
  139. 139Nicaragua39.9
  140. 140Indonesia39.6
  141. 141Kyrgyz Republic39.6
  142. 142Brunei Darussalam39.5
  143. 143Belize39.2
  144. 144Mali39.1
  145. 145Cuba39.1
  146. 146Myanmar37.7
  147. 147Nepal37.6
  148. 148Malaysia37.1
  149. 149Venezuela, RB36.6
  150. 150Senegal36.6
  151. 151Samoa36.4
  152. 152Uzbekistan35.9
  153. 153Honduras35
  154. 154Turkiye34.4
  155. 155Fiji34.2
  156. 156Bangladesh34
  157. 157Libya33.9
  158. 158Sri Lanka33.4
  159. 159Mauritania33.4
  160. 160Guatemala32.7
  161. 161Djibouti31
  162. 162Somalia, Fed. Rep.30.9
  163. 163Tunisia30
  164. 164Tajikistan29.6
  165. 165India28.3
  166. 166Kuwait23.6
  167. 167Maldives23.2
  168. 168Pakistan22.8
  169. 169United Arab Emirates22.7
  170. 170Morocco22.4
  171. 171Bahrain21.3
  172. 172Egypt, Arab Rep.20.6
  173. 173Jordan19.3
  174. 174Saudi Arabia18.9
  175. 175Qatar18
  176. 176Syrian Arab Republic17.4
  177. 177Algeria17
  178. 178Iran, Islamic Rep.16.9
  179. 179Oman14.9
  180. 180Iraq13.3
  181. 181Yemen, Rep.7
  182. 182Afghanistan6.8

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)