Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.TLF.CACT.FM.ZS•%•1990 → 2025•187 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
187
Frequency
yearly
Range
1990 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 51.82%
51.82% – 68.13%
68.13% – 76.97%
76.97% – 82.58%
82.58% – 85.38%
85.38% – 89.33%
> 89.33%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
187 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
Countries
187
Median
79.1%
Mean
72.9%
25th pctl
65.2%
75th pctl
86.6%
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Compare trends
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
BurundiMoldovaBenin
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BurundiBDI | 103.28% | 2025 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 100.12% | 2025 | |
| BeninBEN | 96.91% | 2025 | |
| TogoTGO | 95.93% | 2025 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 95.74% | 2025 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 95.73% | 2025 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 95.53% | 2025 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 95.42% | 2025 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 94.97% | 2025 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 94.12% | 2025 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 93.92% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 93.54% | 2025 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 93.53% | 2025 | |
| AngolaAGO | 93.23% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 92.52% | 2025 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 92.03% | 2025 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 91.95% | 2025 | |
| South SudanSSD | 91.85% | 2023 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 91.82% | 2025 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 91.62% | 2025 | |
| SwedenSWE | 90.99% | 2025 | |
| IsraelISR | 90.52% | 2025 | |
| NorwayNOR | 89.86% | 2025 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 89.8% | 2025 | |
| FinlandFIN | 89.7% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 89.58% | 2025 | |
| GhanaGHA | 89.37% | 2025 | |
| UgandaUGA | 89.31% | 2025 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 88.77% | 2025 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 88.67% | 2025 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 88.65% | 2025 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 88.44% | 2025 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 88.41% | 2025 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 88.08% | 2025 | |
| IcelandISL | 87.94% | 2025 | |
| PortugalPRT | 87.93% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 87.88% | 2025 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 87.75% | 2025 | |
| KenyaKEN | 87.73% | 2025 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 87.4% | 2025 | |
| EstoniaEST | 87.35% | 2025 | |
| CanadaCAN | 87.33% | 2025 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 87.23% | 2025 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 87.17% | 2025 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 87.16% | 2025 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 87.11% | 2025 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 86.64% | 2025 | |
| EritreaERI | 86.56% | 2025 | |
| FranceFRA | 86.45% | 2025 | |
| MalawiMWI | 86.39% | 2025 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 86.3% | 2025 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 86.12% | 2025 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 85.72% | 2025 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 85.38% | 2025 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 85.37% | 2025 | |
| IrelandIRL | 85.23% | 2025 | |
| SpainESP | 84.89% | 2025 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 84.7% | 2025 | |
| ChinaCHN | 84.68% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 84.44% | 2025 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 84.34% | 2025 | |
| CyprusCYP | 84.23% | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | 84.16% | 2025 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 84.16% | 2025 | |
| NigerNER | 84.13% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 84.02% | 2025 | |
| GermanyDEU | 83.7% | 2025 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 83.69% | 2025 | |
| HaitiHTI | 83.65% | 2025 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 83.64% | 2025 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 83.46% | 2025 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 83.44% | 2025 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 83.43% | 2025 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 83.41% | 2025 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 83.26% | 2025 | |
| GuamGUM | 83.18% | 2025 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 82.95% | 2025 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 82.9% | 2025 | |
| LatviaLVA | 82.65% | 2025 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 82.59% | 2025 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 82.57% | 2025 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 82.35% | 2025 | |
| BelarusBLR | 81.26% | 2025 | |
| RwandaRWA | 81.16% | 2025 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 80.79% | 2025 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 80.78% | 2025 | |
| HungaryHUN | 80.45% | 2025 | |
| PeruPER | 80.43% | 2025 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 80.33% | 2025 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 79.9% | 2025 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 79.61% | 2025 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 79.18% | 2025 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 79.11% | 2025 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 79.1% | 2025 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 79.02% | 2025 | |
| BhutanBTN | 78.99% | 2025 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 78.86% | 2025 | |
| PolandPOL | 78.69% | 2025 | |
| ThailandTHA | 78.64% | 2025 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 78.3% | 2025 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 78.25% | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | 78.21% | 2025 | |
| UruguayURY | 78.01% | 2025 | |
| MaltaMLT | 77.99% | 2025 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 77.63% | 2025 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 77.37% | 2025 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 77.15% | 2025 | |
| CameroonCMR | 76.54% | 2025 | |
| UkraineUKR | 75.98% | 2021 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 75.43% | 2025 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 74.78% | 2025 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 74.77% | 2025 | |
| GreeceGRC | 74.62% | 2025 | |
| ComorosCOM | 74.59% | 2025 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 74.33% | 2025 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 74.31% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 73.53% | 2025 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 73.44% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 73.22% | 2025 | |
| BrazilBRA | 72.8% | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 72.31% | 2025 | |
| LesothoLSO | 71.87% | 2025 | |
| TongaTON | 71.8% | 2025 | |
| SurinameSUR | 71.44% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 70.55% | 2025 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 70.27% | 2025 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 70.14% | 2025 | |
| ItalyITA | 70% | 2025 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 69.67% | 2025 | |
| GabonGAB | 69.23% | 2025 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 69.12% | 2025 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 68.2% | 2025 | |
| EcuadorECU | 68.15% | 2025 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 68.12% | 2025 | |
| RomaniaROU | 67.78% | 2025 | |
| GuineaGIN | 67.58% | 2025 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 65.96% | 2025 | |
| ChadTCD | 65.96% | 2025 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 65.43% | 2025 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 65.29% | 2025 | |
| MaliMLI | 65.22% | 2025 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 65.2% | 2025 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 64.87% | 2025 | |
| QatarQAT | 64.73% | 2025 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 63.48% | 2025 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 62.69% | 2025 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 61.82% | 2025 | |
| MexicoMEX | 61.53% | 2025 | |
| CubaCUB | 61.43% | 2025 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 58.77% | 2025 | |
| SenegalSEN | 58.16% | 2025 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 57.92% | 2025 | |
| SamoaWSM | 56.4% | 2025 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 55.7% | 2025 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 54.94% | 2025 | |
| HondurasHND | 53.83% | 2025 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 53.3% | 2025 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 53.29% | 2025 | |
| LibyaLBY | 52.75% | 2025 | |
| NepalNPL | 51.93% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 51.67% | 2025 | |
| FijiFJI | 50.24% | 2025 | |
| BahrainBHR | 49.25% | 2025 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 48.07% | 2025 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 46.9% | 2025 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 46.24% | 2025 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 45.73% | 2025 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 43.82% | 2025 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 43.46% | 2025 | |
| IndiaIND | 41.77% | 2025 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 40.85% | 2025 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 40.29% | 2025 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 39.26% | 2025 | |
| OmanOMN | 34.01% | 2025 | |
| LebanonLBN | 33.32% | 2023 | |
| PakistanPAK | 30.01% | 2025 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 28.94% | 2025 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 26.26% | 2022 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 26.17% | 2025 | |
| JordanJOR | 25.66% | 2025 | |
| SudanSDN | 23.44% | 2022 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 21.3% | 2025 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 20.84% | 2025 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 20.71% | 2025 | |
| IraqIRQ | 15.07% | 2025 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 7.62% | 2025 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 7.29% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)