Female Labor Force Participation (%) by Country
As of 2025, Madagascar leads globally in female labor force participation (%) at 82.9%, followed by Solomon Islands, Nigeria, Tanzania. At the lower end, Yemen, Afghanistan, Iraq rank among the lowest. The global median is 53.0% (United Arab Emirates). This indicator falls under the "Labor" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 187 countries.
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| # | Country | Female Labor Force Participation (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Madagascar | 82.9% | 2025 |
| 2 |  Solomon Islands | 82.3% | 2025 |
| 3 |  Nigeria | 80.7% | 2025 |
| 4 |  Tanzania | 80.3% | 2025 |
| 5 |  Burundi | 79.5% | 2025 |
| 6 |  North Korea | 77.7% | 2025 |
| 7 |  Cambodia | 77.4% | 2025 |
| 8 |  Mozambique | 77.1% | 2025 |
| 9 |  Uganda | 75.6% | 2025 |
| 10 |  Benin | 75.2% | 2025 |
| 11 |  Bolivia | 72.9% | 2025 |
| 12 |  Eritrea | 72.8% | 2025 |
| 13 |  Niger | 72.8% | 2025 |
| 14 |  Moldova | 72.3% | 2025 |
| 15 |  Angola | 72.2% | 2025 |
| 16 |  Liberia | 72.0% | 2025 |
| 17 |  Bahamas | 70.7% | 2025 |
| 18 |  South Sudan | 70.4% | 2023 |
| 19 |  Iceland | 70.0% | 2025 |
| 20 |  Vietnam | 68.6% | 2025 |
| 21 |  New Zealand | 66.1% | 2025 |
| 22 |  Republic of the Congo | 65.6% | 2025 |
| 23 |  Central African Republic | 65.5% | 2025 |
| 24 |  Peru | 65.0% | 2025 |
| 25 |  Burkina Faso | 64.1% | 2025 |
| 26 |  Botswana | 63.7% | 2025 |
| 27 |  Singapore | 63.6% | 2025 |
| 28 |  Macao | 63.1% | 2025 |
| 29 |  Kenya | 63.0% | 2025 |
| 30 |  Jamaica | 63.0% | 2025 |
| 31 |  Netherlands | 62.7% | 2025 |
| 32 |  Kazakhstan | 62.6% | 2025 |
| 33 |  Australia | 62.5% | 2025 |
| 34 |  Israel | 62.3% | 2025 |
| 35 |  Switzerland | 62.2% | 2025 |
| 36 |  Zimbabwe | 62.2% | 2025 |
| 37 |  Norway | 62.1% | 2025 |
| 38 |  St. Lucia | 62.0% | 2025 |
| 39 |  Qatar | 61.9% | 2025 |
| 40 |  DR Congo | 61.8% | 2025 |
| 41 |  Timor-Leste | 61.7% | 2025 |
| 42 |  Laos | 61.6% | 2025 |
| 43 |  Sweden | 61.5% | 2025 |
| 44 |  Cyprus | 61.2% | 2025 |
| 45 |  Barbados | 61.0% | 2025 |
| 46 |  Estonia | 61.0% | 2025 |
| 47 |  Denmark | 60.8% | 2025 |
| 48 |  Azerbaijan | 60.8% | 2025 |
| 49 |  Guinea-Bissau | 60.3% | 2025 |
| 50 |  Canada | 60.2% | 2025 |
| 51 |  Ireland | 59.8% | 2025 |
| 52 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 59.5% | 2025 |
| 53 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 59.2% | 2025 |
| 54 |  China | 59.1% | 2025 |
| 55 |  Paraguay | 59.0% | 2025 |
| 56 |  Thailand | 59.0% | 2025 |
| 57 |  Albania | 58.6% | 2025 |
| 58 |  Ethiopia | 58.5% | 2025 |
| 59 |  Haiti | 58.3% | 2025 |
| 60 |  Malawi | 58.2% | 2025 |
| 61 |  Lithuania | 57.7% | 2025 |
| 62 |  Luxembourg | 57.5% | 2025 |
| 63 |  United Kingdom | 57.3% | 2025 |
| 64 |  Rwanda | 57.3% | 2025 |
| 65 |  Uruguay | 57.3% | 2025 |
| 66 |  South Korea | 56.8% | 2025 |
| 67 |  Belarus | 56.8% | 2025 |
| 68 |  Bhutan | 56.7% | 2025 |
| 69 |  Georgia | 56.7% | 2025 |
| 70 |  Togo | 56.6% | 2025 |
| 71 |  Cameroon | 56.6% | 2025 |
| 72 |  Guam | 56.5% | 2025 |
| 73 |  Finland | 56.5% | 2025 |
| 74 |  Zambia | 56.4% | 2025 |
| 75 |  United States | 56.3% | 2025 |
| 76 |  Japan | 55.9% | 2025 |
| 77 |  Malta | 55.8% | 2025 |
| 78 |  Germany | 55.3% | 2025 |
| 79 |  Ghana | 55.3% | 2025 |
| 80 |  Latvia | 55.2% | 2025 |
| 81 |  Slovakia | 55.1% | 2025 |
| 82 |  Austria | 55.1% | 2025 |
| 83 |  Panama | 54.9% | 2025 |
| 84 |  Namibia | 54.9% | 2025 |
| 85 |  Portugal | 54.6% | 2025 |
| 86 |  Russia | 54.5% | 2025 |
| 87 |  Brunei | 54.4% | 2025 |
| 88 |  Hungary | 54.3% | 2025 |
| 89 |  Indonesia | 53.7% | 2025 |
| 90 |  Dominican Republic | 53.7% | 2025 |
| 91 |  Czechia | 53.5% | 2025 |
| 92 |  Brazil | 53.4% | 2025 |
| 93 |  Vanuatu | 53.3% | 2025 |
| 94 |  United Arab Emirates | 53.0% | 2025 |
| 95 |  Chile | 52.9% | 2025 |
| 96 |  Mali | 52.8% | 2025 |
| 97 |  Spain | 52.8% | 2025 |
| 98 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 52.8% | 2025 |
| 99 |  Serbia | 52.6% | 2025 |
| 100 |  Equatorial Guinea | 52.6% | 2025 |
| 101 |  Argentina | 52.5% | 2025 |
| 102 |  Ecuador | 52.4% | 2025 |
| 103 |  Slovenia | 52.3% | 2025 |
| 104 |  Hong Kong | 51.8% | 2025 |
| 105 |  Malaysia | 51.6% | 2025 |
| 106 |  Colombia | 51.6% | 2025 |
| 107 |  Poland | 51.6% | 2025 |
| 108 |  Sierra Leone | 51.6% | 2025 |
| 109 |  France | 51.5% | 2025 |
| 110 |  Mongolia | 51.5% | 2025 |
| 111 |  Nicaragua | 51.3% | 2025 |
| 112 |  Montenegro | 51.2% | 2025 |
| 113 |  New Caledonia | 51.1% | 2025 |
| 114 |  Armenia | 51.1% | 2025 |
| 115 |  Papua New Guinea | 50.8% | 2025 |
| 116 |  Philippines | 50.5% | 2025 |
| 117 |  Cabo Verde | 50.5% | 2025 |
| 118 |  Bulgaria | 50.4% | 2025 |
| 119 |  South Africa | 49.9% | 2025 |
| 120 |  Belgium | 49.8% | 2025 |
| 121 | Channel Islands | 49.2% | 2025 |
| 122 |  El Salvador | 49.1% | 2025 |
| 123 |  Eswatini | 48.5% | 2025 |
| 124 |  Lesotho | 48.1% | 2025 |
| 125 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 47.8% | 2025 |
| 126 |  Ukraine | 47.7% | 2021 |
| 127 |  Comoros | 47.6% | 2025 |
| 128 |  Mauritius | 47.5% | 2025 |
| 129 |  Mexico | 47.5% | 2025 |
| 130 |  Croatia | 47.4% | 2025 |
| 131 |  Guyana | 47.4% | 2025 |
| 132 |  Chad | 47.3% | 2025 |
| 133 |  Kuwait | 47.2% | 2025 |
| 134 |  French Polynesia | 46.6% | 2025 |
| 135 |  Belize | 46.5% | 2025 |
| 136 |  Costa Rica | 46.0% | 2025 |
| 137 |  The Gambia | 45.5% | 2025 |
| 138 |  Suriname | 44.9% | 2025 |
| 139 |  Greece | 44.7% | 2025 |
| 140 |  Kyrgyzstan | 44.1% | 2025 |
| 141 |  North Macedonia | 42.7% | 2025 |
| 142 |  Guinea | 42.6% | 2025 |
| 143 |  Tonga | 42.3% | 2025 |
| 144 |  Bahrain | 42.3% | 2025 |
| 145 |  Romania | 41.8% | 2025 |
| 146 |  Gabon | 41.6% | 2025 |
| 147 |  Uzbekistan | 41.2% | 2025 |
| 148 |  Myanmar | 40.9% | 2025 |
| 149 |  Italy | 40.8% | 2025 |
| 150 |  Maldives | 40.7% | 2025 |
| 151 |  Cuba | 40.0% | 2025 |
| 152 |  Honduras | 39.6% | 2025 |
| 153 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.2% | 2025 |
| 154 |  Bangladesh | 38.6% | 2025 |
| 155 |  Fiji | 38.5% | 2025 |
| 156 |  Guatemala | 38.3% | 2025 |
| 157 |  Turkmenistan | 38.2% | 2025 |
| 158 |  Senegal | 38.2% | 2025 |
| 159 |  Türkiye | 37.1% | 2025 |
| 160 |  Venezuela | 37.1% | 2025 |
| 161 |  Puerto Rico | 36.9% | 2025 |
| 162 |  Saudi Arabia | 33.6% | 2025 |
| 163 |  Libya | 33.0% | 2025 |
| 164 |  India | 32.4% | 2025 |
| 165 |  Sri Lanka | 31.0% | 2025 |
| 166 |  Samoa | 30.7% | 2025 |
| 167 |  Oman | 30.0% | 2025 |
| 168 |  Nepal | 27.5% | 2025 |
| 169 |  Tunisia | 26.5% | 2025 |
| 170 |  Mauritania | 26.2% | 2025 |
| 171 |  Pakistan | 24.0% | 2025 |
| 172 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 22.7% | 2025 |
| 173 |  Lebanon | 22.2% | 2023 |
| 174 |  Tajikistan | 21.9% | 2025 |
| 175 |  Somalia | 20.7% | 2025 |
| 176 |  Morocco | 19.7% | 2025 |
| 177 |  Djibouti | 19.4% | 2025 |
| 178 |  West Bank and Gaza | 18.9% | 2022 |
| 179 |  Egypt | 18.5% | 2025 |
| 180 |  Jordan | 16.0% | 2025 |
| 181 |  Sudan | 14.5% | 2022 |
| 182 |  Algeria | 14.1% | 2025 |
| 183 |  Iran | 14.0% | 2025 |
| 184 |  Syria | 12.7% | 2025 |
| 185 |  Iraq | 10.9% | 2025 |
| 186 |  Afghanistan | 5.1% | 2025 |
| 187 |  Yemen | 4.7% | 2025 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest female labor force participation (%) in 2025?
Madagascar ranks #1 with female labor force participation (%) of 82.9% as of 2025, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest female labor force participation (%)?
Yemen ranks last (#187) with 4.7% as of 2025.
What is the global median for female labor force participation (%)?
The median value is 53.0% (United Arab Emirates, ranked #94 out of 187 countries).
How many countries report data for female labor force participation (%)?
187 countries have available data for female labor force participation (%). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does female labor force participation (%) belong to?
Female Labor Force Participation (%) is classified under the "Labor" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.