Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS•% of total labor force•1990 → 2025•187 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
187
Frequency
yearly
Range
1990 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 33.43%
33.43% – 40.73%
40.73% – 44.01%
44.01% – 46.49%
46.49% – 47.39%
47.39% – 48.65%
> 48.65%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
187 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
Countries
187
Median
45.6%
Mean
41.8%
25th pctl
39.9%
75th pctl
47.7%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
MoldovaVirgin Islands (U.S.)Mozambique
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| MoldovaMDA | 55.36% | 2025 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 51.91% | 2025 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 51.68% | 2025 | |
| BurundiBDI | 51.61% | 2025 | |
| TogoTGO | 51.3% | 2025 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 51.18% | 2025 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 50.98% | 2025 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 50.72% | 2025 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 49.86% | 2025 | |
| LatviaLVA | 49.8% | 2025 | |
| EstoniaEST | 49.72% | 2025 | |
| PortugalPRT | 49.68% | 2025 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 49.67% | 2025 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 49.62% | 2025 | |
| South SudanSSD | 49.6% | 2023 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 49.45% | 2025 | |
| BeninBEN | 49.43% | 2025 | |
| AngolaAGO | 49.38% | 2025 | |
| BelarusBLR | 49.15% | 2025 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 49.01% | 2025 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 49.01% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 48.88% | 2025 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 48.82% | 2025 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 48.78% | 2025 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 48.78% | 2025 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 48.75% | 2025 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 48.66% | 2025 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 48.65% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 48.65% | 2025 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 48.54% | 2025 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 48.4% | 2025 | |
| FranceFRA | 48.4% | 2025 | |
| MalawiMWI | 48.35% | 2025 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 48.32% | 2025 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 48.3% | 2025 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 48.3% | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | 48.26% | 2025 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 48.18% | 2025 | |
| UgandaUGA | 48.17% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 48.17% | 2025 | |
| FinlandFIN | 48.12% | 2025 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 48% | 2025 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 47.79% | 2025 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 47.71% | 2025 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 47.68% | 2025 | |
| EritreaERI | 47.68% | 2025 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 47.67% | 2025 | |
| GhanaGHA | 47.63% | 2025 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 47.57% | 2025 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 47.51% | 2025 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 47.48% | 2025 | |
| SwedenSWE | 47.47% | 2025 | |
| UkraineUKR | 47.42% | 2021 | |
| KenyaKEN | 47.39% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 47.36% | 2025 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 47.28% | 2025 | |
| CanadaCAN | 47.23% | 2025 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 47.18% | 2025 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 47.16% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 47.16% | 2025 | |
| SpainESP | 47.16% | 2025 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 47.13% | 2025 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 47.11% | 2025 | |
| NorwayNOR | 47.1% | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 47.08% | 2025 | |
| TongaTON | 46.88% | 2025 | |
| IrelandIRL | 46.87% | 2025 | |
| RwandaRWA | 46.84% | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | 46.8% | 2025 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 46.79% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 46.78% | 2025 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 46.71% | 2025 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 46.65% | 2025 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 46.58% | 2025 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 46.57% | 2025 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 46.57% | 2025 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 46.55% | 2025 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 46.53% | 2025 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 46.52% | 2025 | |
| HaitiHTI | 46.5% | 2025 | |
| GermanyDEU | 46.49% | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 46.32% | 2025 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 46.27% | 2025 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 46.25% | 2025 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 46.11% | 2025 | |
| PolandPOL | 46.09% | 2025 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 46.09% | 2025 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 46.05% | 2025 | |
| UruguayURY | 45.89% | 2025 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 45.88% | 2025 | |
| ThailandTHA | 45.84% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 45.63% | 2025 | |
| IcelandISL | 45.61% | 2025 | |
| CyprusCYP | 45.56% | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | 45.43% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 45.38% | 2025 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 45.33% | 2025 | |
| PeruPER | 45.21% | 2025 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 45.2% | 2025 | |
| GuamGUM | 45.15% | 2025 | |
| NigerNER | 44.96% | 2025 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 44.94% | 2025 | |
| GreeceGRC | 44.7% | 2025 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 44.51% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 44.36% | 2025 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 44.26% | 2025 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 44.05% | 2025 | |
| CameroonCMR | 43.91% | 2025 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 43.87% | 2025 | |
| LesothoLSO | 43.83% | 2025 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 43.63% | 2025 | |
| BrazilBRA | 43.37% | 2025 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 43.36% | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 43.07% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 43.05% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 42.9% | 2025 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 42.83% | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 42.68% | 2025 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 42.68% | 2025 | |
| ItalyITA | 42.56% | 2025 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 42.44% | 2025 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 42.43% | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | 42.41% | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 42.23% | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 42.12% | 2025 | |
| SurinameSUR | 42.05% | 2025 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 41.99% | 2025 | |
| MaltaMLT | 41.92% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 41.77% | 2025 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 41.62% | 2025 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 41.6% | 2025 | |
| GuineaGIN | 41.58% | 2025 | |
| EcuadorECU | 41.04% | 2025 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 40.68% | 2025 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 40.6% | 2025 | |
| BhutanBTN | 40.38% | 2025 | |
| MexicoMEX | 40.25% | 2025 | |
| ChadTCD | 40.01% | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 40% | 2025 | |
| GabonGAB | 39.98% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 39.88% | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 39.61% | 2025 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 39.6% | 2025 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 39.53% | 2025 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 39.18% | 2025 | |
| MaliMLI | 39.12% | 2025 | |
| CubaCUB | 39.1% | 2025 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 37.71% | 2025 | |
| NepalNPL | 37.6% | 2025 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 37.09% | 2025 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 36.62% | 2025 | |
| SenegalSEN | 36.58% | 2025 | |
| SamoaWSM | 36.4% | 2025 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 35.93% | 2025 | |
| HondurasHND | 35.02% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 34.42% | 2025 | |
| FijiFJI | 34.23% | 2025 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 34.02% | 2025 | |
| LibyaLBY | 33.95% | 2025 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 33.44% | 2025 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 33.42% | 2025 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 32.73% | 2025 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 31.03% | 2025 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 30.86% | 2025 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 30% | 2025 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 29.56% | 2025 | |
| IndiaIND | 28.31% | 2025 | |
| LebanonLBN | 26.81% | 2023 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 23.63% | 2025 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 23.23% | 2025 | |
| PakistanPAK | 22.78% | 2025 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 22.69% | 2025 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 22.35% | 2025 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 21.46% | 2022 | |
| BahrainBHR | 21.28% | 2025 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 20.64% | 2025 | |
| SudanSDN | 19.69% | 2022 | |
| JordanJOR | 19.32% | 2025 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 18.9% | 2025 | |
| QatarQAT | 18.01% | 2025 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 17.38% | 2025 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 17% | 2025 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 16.89% | 2025 | |
| OmanOMN | 14.86% | 2025 | |
| IraqIRQ | 13.26% | 2025 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 7% | 2025 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 6.78% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)