Global Female Labor Force Participation Ranking

Name: Global Female Labor Force Participation Ranking
Creator: Data Race
License: https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by

Female Labor Force Participation Rate by Country 1990 - 2025

Summary

In 2025, Madagascar led with 83.0%, ahead of Solomon Islands at 82.0%.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rose the most since 2015, up 16.0 percentage points.

Albania climbed 73 places since 2015.

Full Rankings

Complete dataset - 2025

Rank	Country	Value	YoY	Δ Rank
1#1Sub-Saharan Afr.	MadagascarMDG	83%	0.0	—
2#1Oceania	Solomon IslandsSLB	82%	0.0	—
3#2Sub-Saharan Afr.	NigeriaNGR	81%	0.0	—
4#3Sub-Saharan Afr.	Tanzania, United Republic ofTZA	80%	0.0	—
5	BurundiBDI	80%	0.0	—
6#1East Asia	Korea, Democratic People's Republic ofPRK	78%	0.0	—
7#1Southeast Asia	CambodiaKHM	77%	0.0	—
8	MozambiqueMOZ	77%	0.0	—
9	UgandaUGA	76%	0.0	—
10	BeninBEN	75%	0.0	—
11#1Latin Am. & Caribbean	Bolivia, Plurinational State ofBOL	73%	+1.4	+2
12#1North Africa	EritreaERI	73%	0.0	-1
13	NigerNIG	73%	0.0	-1
14#1Eastern Europe	Moldova, Republic ofMDA	72%	0.0	+1
15	AngolaAGO	72%	0.0	-1
16	LiberiaLBR	72%	0.0	—
17#2Latin Am. & Caribbean	BahamasBHS	71%	0.0	—
18#1Northern Europe	IcelandISL	70%	0.0	—
19#2Southeast Asia	Viet NamVNM	69%	0.0	—
20#2Oceania	New ZealandNZL	66%	0.0	—
21	CongoCOG	66%	0.0	—
22	Central African RepublicCAF	65%	-1.5	—
23#3Latin Am. & Caribbean	PeruPER	65%	0.0	+1
24	Burkina FasoBFA	64%	0.0	+1
25	BotswanaBWA	64%	+1.6	+2
26#3Southeast Asia	SingaporeSIN	64%	+1.6	+2
27#2East Asia	MacaoMAC	63%	-1.6	-1
28	KenyaKEN	63%	0.0	+1
29	JamaicaJAM	63%	0.0	+1
30#1Western Europe	NetherlandsNED	63%	0.0	+1
31#1Middle East & C. Asia	KazakhstanKAZ	63%	-3.1	-8
32#3Oceania	AustraliaAUS	63%	0.0	—
33#2Middle East & C. Asia	IsraelISR	62%	0.0	+2
34#2Western Europe	SwitzerlandSUI	62%	-1.6	-1
35	ZimbabweZWE	62%	0.0	+1
36#2Northern Europe	NorwayNOR	62%	0.0	-2
37	Saint LuciaLCA	62%	0.0	+1
38	Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCOD	62%	0.0	-1
38#3Middle East & C. Asia	QatarQAT	62%	0.0	+1
40	Timor-LesteTLS	62%	+1.6	+2
41	Lao People's Democratic RepublicLAO	62%	+1.6	—
42#3Northern Europe	SwedenSWE	62%	0.0	-2
43#1Southern Europe	CyprusCYP	61%	0.0	—
44	BarbadosBRB	61%	0.0	—
45	EstoniaEST	61%	0.0	+1
46	DenmarkDEN	61%	0.0	+1
47	AzerbaijanAZE	61%	0.0	-2
48	Guinea-BissauGNB	60%	0.0	+1
49#1North America	CanadaCAN	60%	0.0	-1
50#3Western Europe	IrelandIRL	60%	0.0	—
51	Côte d'IvoireCIV	59%	0.0	+1
52	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT	59%	0.0	+2
53#3East Asia	ChinaCHN	59%	0.0	—
54	ParaguayPRY	59%	0.0	+1
55	ThailandTHA	59%	0.0	-4
56#2Southern Europe	AlbaniaALB	59%	+1.7	+3
57	EthiopiaETH	58%	0.0	—
58	HaitiHTI	58%	0.0	—
59	MalawiMWI	58%	-1.7	-3
60	LithuaniaLTU	58%	0.0	—
61	LuxembourgLUX	57%	-1.7	—
62	United KingdomGBR	57%	0.0	—
63	RwandaRWA	57%	0.0	+2
64	UruguayURY	57%	0.0	-1
65	Korea, Republic ofKOR	57%	0.0	+2
66#2Eastern Europe	BelarusBLR	57%	0.0	-2
67#1South Asia	BhutanBTN	57%	0.0	+3
67	GeorgiaGEO	57%	0.0	+1
69	TogoTGO	57%	0.0	+2
70	CameroonCMR	57%	0.0	-5
71	GuamGUM	57%	+1.8	+2
72	FinlandFIN	56%	-1.8	-4
73	ZambiaZMB	56%	0.0	+1
74#2North America	United StatesUSA	56%	-1.8	-2
75	JapanJPN	56%	0.0	+3
76#3Southern Europe	MaltaMLT	56%	0.0	-1
77	GermanyGER	55%	-1.8	—
78	GhanaGHA	55%	-1.8	-2
79	LatviaLAT	55%	-1.8	—
80#3Eastern Europe	SlovakiaSVK	55%	0.0	—
81	AustriaAUT	55%	0.0	—
82	PanamaPAN	55%	0.0	+3
83	NamibiaNAM	55%	0.0	—
84	PortugalPOR	55%	0.0	—
85	Russian FederationRUS	55%	0.0	-3
86	Brunei DarussalamBRU	54%	-1.8	—
87	HungaryHUN	54%	0.0	—
88	IndonesiaINA	54%	0.0	+1
89	Dominican RepublicDOM	54%	+1.9	+3
90	CzechiaCZE	53%	-1.9	-2
91	BrazilBRA	53%	-1.9	-1
92	VanuatuVUT	53%	-1.9	-1
93	United Arab EmiratesARE	53%	0.0	+7
94	ChileCHL	53%	0.0	+3
95	MaliMLI	53%	0.0	-1
96	SpainESP	53%	0.0	-3
97	Virgin Islands, U.S.VIR	53%	0.0	-1
98	SerbiaSRB	53%	0.0	+1
99	Equatorial GuineaGNQ	53%	0.0	-4
100	ArgentinaARG	52%	0.0	+2
101	EcuadorECU	52%	0.0	—
102	SloveniaSLO	52%	-1.9	-4
103	Hong KongHKG	52%	0.0	—
104	MalaysiaMYS	52%	0.0	+5
105	ColombiaCOL	52%	0.0	+3
106	PolandPOL	52%	0.0	-1
107	Sierra LeoneSLE	52%	0.0	-1
108	FranceFRA	51%	-1.9	-1
109	MongoliaMNG	51%	-1.9	-5
110	MontenegroMNE	51%	0.0	+2
110	NicaraguaNIC	51%	0.0	+3
112	New CaledoniaNCL	51%	-1.9	-2
113	ArmeniaARM	51%	-1.9	-2
114	Papua New GuineaPNG	51%	0.0	—
115	PhilippinesPHI	50%	-2.0	—
116	Cabo VerdeCPV	50%	0.0	+1
117	BulgariaBGR	50%	0.0	-1
118	South AfricaRSA	50%	0.0	+1
119	BelgiumBEL	50%	0.0	-1
120	El SalvadorSLV	49%	0.0	—
121	EswatiniSWZ	49%	+2.1	+1
122	LesothoLSO	48%	0.0	-1
123	Trinidad and TobagoTTO	48%	0.0	—
124	ComorosCOM	48%	+2.1	+6
125	MauritiusMUS	47%	0.0	+1
126#3North America	MexicoMEX	47%	0.0	+1
127	CroatiaHRV	47%	-2.1	-2
128	GuyanaGUY	47%	0.0	—
129	ChadTCD	47%	-2.1	-5
130	KuwaitKWT	47%	0.0	-1
131	French PolynesiaPYF	47%	0.0	—
132	BelizeBLZ	46%	+4.5	+5
133	Costa RicaCRI	46%	0.0	-1
134	GambiaGMB	45%	0.0	-1
135	SurinameSUR	45%	0.0	—
136	GreeceGRE	45%	0.0	-2
137	KyrgyzstanKGZ	44%	0.0	-1
138	North MacedoniaMKD	43%	0.0	—
139	GuineaGIN	43%	0.0	-1
140	TongaTON	42%	0.0	—
141	BahrainBRN	42%	0.0	—
142	RomaniaROU	42%	0.0	—
143	GabonGAB	42%	0.0	—
144	UzbekistanUZB	41%	0.0	—
145	MyanmarMMR	41%	0.0	+1
146	ItalyITA	41%	0.0	-1
147#2South Asia	MaldivesMDV	41%	+2.5	—
148	CubaCUB	40%	0.0	—
149	HondurasHND	40%	0.0	—
150	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	39%	0.0	—
151#3South Asia	BangladeshBGD	39%	0.0	—
152	FijiFJI	38%	0.0	—
153	GuatemalaGTM	38%	0.0	—
154	TurkmenistanTKM	38%	0.0	—
155	SenegalSEN	38%	0.0	—
156	TürkiyeTUR	37%	0.0	+1
157	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVEN	37%	0.0	-1
158	Puerto RicoPUR	37%	0.0	—
159	Saudi ArabiaKSA	34%	+3.0	—
160#2North Africa	LibyaLBY	33%	0.0	—
161	IndiaIND	32%	0.0	—
162	Sri LankaLKA	31%	0.0	+1
163	SamoaWSM	31%	0.0	-1
164	OmanOMN	30%	0.0	—
165	NepalNPL	27%	0.0	—
166#3North Africa	TunisiaTUN	26%	-3.7	—
167	MauritaniaMRT	26%	0.0	—
168	PakistanPAK	24%	0.0	—
169	Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP	23%	0.0	—
170	TajikistanTJK	22%	0.0	—
171	SomaliaSOM	21%	0.0	—
172	MoroccoMAR	20%	0.0	—
173	DjiboutiDJI	19%	0.0	—
174	EgyptEGY	18%	0.0	—
175	JordanJOR	16%	0.0	—
176	AlgeriaDZA	14%	0.0	—
177	Iran, Islamic Republic ofIRI	14%	0.0	—
178	Syrian Arab RepublicSYR	13%	0.0	—
179	IraqIRQ	11%	0.0	—
180	AfghanistanAFG	5%	0.0	—
181	YemenYEM	5%	0.0	—