Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:SL.TLF.ACTI.1524.FE.NE.ZS•% of female population ages 15-24•1960 → 2025•210 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
LabourWB WDI
Coverage
210
Frequency
yearly
Range
1960 \u2192 2025
Latest
2025
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2025)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 20.08%
20.08% – 27.04%
27.04% – 32.55%
32.55% – 37.01%
37.01% – 45.29%
45.29% – 54.89%
> 54.89%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)
210 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)
Countries
210
Median
34.3%
Mean
37%
25th pctl
25.2%
75th pctl
48%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)
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Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| IcelandISL | 84% | 2025 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 83.3% | 2025 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 78.81% | 2003 | |
| NepalNPL | 72.86% | 2008 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 71.71% | 2013 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 70.88% | 2025 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 69.4% | 2025 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 69.02% | 2024 | |
| NorwayNOR | 68.6% | 2025 | |
| UgandaUGA | 65.9% | 2021 | |
| South SudanSSD | 65.83% | 2008 | — |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 65.7% | 2023 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 65.02% | 2025 | |
| NigerNER | 64.78% | 2022 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 64.39% | 2022 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 63.75% | 2025 | |
| CanadaCAN | 62.79% | 2025 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 61.56% | 2023 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 61.31% | 2024 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 60.28% | 1981 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 59.87% | 1991 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 58.98% | 2015 | |
| BurundiBDI | 58.08% | 2020 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 57.98% | 2024 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 57.8% | 2012 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 57.78% | 1988 | — |
| SwedenSWE | 57.3% | 2025 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 56.98% | 2022 | |
| ChinaCHN | 55.11% | 2010 | |
| RwandaRWA | 54.94% | 2025 | |
| United StatesUSA | 54.88% | 2025 | |
| AustriaAUT | 54.8% | 2025 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 54.8% | 2016 | |
| FinlandFIN | 54.2% | 2025 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 53.7% | 2025 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 53.69% | 2009 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 53.5% | 2022 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 53.45% | 2025 | |
| AngolaAGO | 53.43% | 2025 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 53.29% | 1991 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 53.14% | 2016 | |
| GermanyDEU | 53% | 2025 | |
| JapanJPN | 52.8% | 2025 | |
| BeninBEN | 52.26% | 2022 | |
| IrelandIRL | 52.2% | 2025 | |
| MaltaMLT | 50.9% | 2025 | |
| BermudaBMU | 50.54% | 2000 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 49.48% | 2021 | |
| PeruPER | 48.57% | 2025 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 48.29% | 2024 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 48.17% | 1980 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 48.06% | 1977 | |
| BrazilBRA | 48.01% | 2025 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 47.63% | 2025 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 47.33% | 2017 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 47.14% | 2019 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 46.95% | 2025 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 46.29% | 2024 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 45.85% | 2016 | |
| IsraelISR | 45.73% | 2025 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 45.11% | 2018 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 44.71% | 2024 | |
| GuamGUM | 44.7% | 2011 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 44.48% | 2020 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 44.38% | 2019 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 44.14% | 1990 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 43.82% | 1983 | — |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 43.77% | 2008 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 43.35% | 2018 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 43.29% | 2025 | |
| EstoniaEST | 42.4% | 2025 | |
| QatarQAT | 42.38% | 2024 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 42.24% | 2024 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 41.67% | 2010 | |
| UruguayURY | 41.52% | 2024 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 40.9% | 2022 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 40.33% | 2023 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 39.87% | 2025 | |
| FranceFRA | 39.8% | 2025 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 39.26% | 2021 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 39.24% | 2020 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 38.9% | 2024 | |
| CyprusCYP | 38.5% | 2025 | |
| TogoTGO | 38.45% | 2022 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 38.37% | 1976 | |
| MaliMLI | 38.32% | 2024 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 38.12% | 2023 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 37.59% | 2022 | |
| BelarusBLR | 37.43% | 2024 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 37.06% | 2024 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 36.97% | 2025 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 36.9% | 2001 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 36.52% | 2024 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 36.28% | 2024 | |
| NaoeroNRU | 36.26% | 2024 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 36.18% | 2023 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 35.71% | 2014 | — |
| BotswanaBWA | 35.5% | 2024 | |
| DominicaDMA | 35.43% | 2001 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 35.28% | 2012 | |
| GhanaGHA | 35.05% | 2024 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 34.5% | 2025 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 34.5% | 2025 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 34.3% | 2025 | |
| HondurasHND | 34.27% | 2025 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 34.26% | 2023 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 34.24% | 2024 | |
| MalawiMWI | 34.02% | 2024 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 34% | 2025 | |
| LatviaLVA | 33.9% | 2025 | |
| PanamaPAN | 33.81% | 2025 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 33.66% | 2022 | |
| CubaCUB | 33.62% | 2012 | |
| ArubaABW | 33.32% | 2010 | |
| ThailandTHA | 32.98% | 2025 | |
| HaitiHTI | 32.87% | 2005 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 32.87% | 2025 | |
| LesothoLSO | 32.74% | 2024 | |
| MexicoMEX | 32.69% | 2025 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 32.56% | 2024 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 32.54% | 2024 | |
| EcuadorECU | 32.31% | 2025 | |
| PortugalPRT | 32.3% | 2025 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 32.2% | 2024 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 32.1% | 2025 | |
| SpainESP | 31.9% | 2025 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 31.6% | 2025 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 31.57% | 2024 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 31.3% | 2025 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 30.65% | 2024 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 30.45% | 2023 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 30.15% | 2020 | |
| CameroonCMR | 29.97% | 2021 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 29.68% | 2022 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 29.44% | 2024 | |
| LebanonLBN | 28.77% | 2019 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 28.71% | 2025 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 28.63% | 2020 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 28.62% | 2025 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 28.36% | 2025 | |
| SurinameSUR | 28.29% | 2016 | |
| PalauPLW | 28.21% | 2023 | |
| UkraineUKR | 28.09% | 2021 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 27.86% | 2017 | |
| American SamoaASM | 27.85% | 1990 | |
| BahrainBHR | 27.83% | 2015 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 27.8% | 2020 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 27.37% | 2025 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 27.24% | 2023 | |
| HungaryHUN | 27.1% | 2025 | |
| PolandPOL | 26.89% | 2025 | |
| GuineaGIN | 26.78% | 2019 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 26.43% | 2018 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 26.38% | 2025 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 25.78% | 2025 | |
| ChileCHL | 25.72% | 2025 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 25.6% | 2019 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 25.2% | 2020 | — |
| PhilippinesPHL | 25.03% | 2023 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 25% | 2022 | |
| BhutanBTN | 24.97% | 2025 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 24.8% | 2025 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 24.67% | 2024 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 24.32% | 2025 | |
| KenyaKEN | 24.26% | 2022 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 23.97% | 2022 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 23.82% | 2025 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 23.6% | 2025 | |
| PakistanPAK | 23.32% | 2025 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 23.31% | 2023 | |
| ChadTCD | 23.26% | 2022 | |
| FijiFJI | 23.15% | 2024 | |
| MonacoMCO | 22.39% | 2016 | — |
| GreeceGRC | 21.84% | 2025 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 21.61% | 2009 | |
| SamoaWSM | 20.49% | 2022 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 20.4% | 2023 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 20.34% | 2024 | |
| SudanSDN | 20.19% | 2011 | |
| ComorosCOM | 20.09% | 2021 | |
| TongaTON | 20.01% | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 19.9% | 2025 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 19.82% | 2021 | |
| RomaniaROU | 18.9% | 2025 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 18.58% | 2022 | |
| ItalyITA | 18.5% | 2025 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 18.29% | 2025 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 17.89% | 2021 | |
| KosovoXKX | 17.62% | 2024 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 16.67% | 2019 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 16.63% | 2024 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 16.56% | 2016 | |
| IndiaIND | 16.49% | 2025 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 16.21% | 2024 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 15% | 2025 | |
| SenegalSEN | 14.91% | 2024 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 14.84% | 2023 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 14.48% | 2024 | |
| JordanJOR | 13.78% | 2024 | |
| OmanOMN | 12.77% | 2022 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 11.96% | 2025 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 11.7% | 2022 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 11.17% | 2022 | |
| GabonGAB | 11.04% | 2024 | |
| LibyaLBY | 10.74% | 2012 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 10.02% | 2010 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 9.32% | 2024 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 9.3% | 2017 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 9.13% | 2009 | |
| IraqIRQ | 6.81% | 2021 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)