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Female labour force participation

Tier A· Official

Share of women aged 15+ who are working or actively looking for work — a measure of women's economic participation.

100 = highest female participation in the dataset, 0 = lowest

Mixed reference years (2021–2025). This metric uses each country's most recent available year, so countries are not all measured in the same year — cross-country comparison is weakened. Each row shows its own reference year.

How this score is built

Female labour force participation rate — % of women aged 15+ in the labour force (ILO modelled estimate) — World Bank indicator SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS. Direction is higher_better (women's economic participation), though the level also reflects economic structure and whether unpaid or informal work is captured. Normalized with min–max; the raw percentage is shown. Most recent year per country.

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100 = highest female participation in the dataset, 0 = lowest

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186 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.

Rank ↑CountryScoreRaw value
1stMadagascarMDG
100100
82.913 % of women 15+
2ndSolomon IslandsSLB
99.2699
82.337 % of women 15+
3rdNigeriaNGA
97.1797
80.7 % of women 15+
4thTanzaniaTZA
96.6497
80.282 % of women 15+
5thBurundiBDI
95.6496
79.498 % of women 15+
6thNorth KoreaPRK
93.3593
77.713 % of women 15+
7thCambodiaKHM
92.8993
77.351 % of women 15+
8thMozambiqueMOZ
92.5693
77.09 % of women 15+
9thUgandaUGA
90.6591
75.595 % of women 15+
10thBeninBEN
90.190
75.164 % of women 15+
11thBoliviaBOL
87.1687
72.868 % of women 15+
12thEritreaERI
87.1287
72.838 % of women 15+
13thNigerNER
87.0587
72.776 % of women 15+
14thMoldovaMDA
86.4886
72.33 % of women 15+
15thAngolaAGO
86.3486
72.224 % of women 15+
16thLiberiaLBR
86.0986
72.029 % of women 15+
17thBahamasBHS
84.4384
70.728 % of women 15+
18thSouth SudanSSD
8484
70.393 % of women 15+
19thIcelandISL
83.5184
70.012 % of women 15+
20thVietnamVNM
81.6582
68.551 % of women 15+
21stNew ZealandNZL
78.4878
66.077 % of women 15+
22ndCongoCOG
77.8478
65.576 % of women 15+
23rdCentral African RepublicCAF
77.778
65.464 % of women 15+
24thPeruPER
77.1677
65.044 % of women 15+
25thBurkina FasoBFA
75.9276
64.074 % of women 15+
26thBotswanaBWA
75.4675
63.708 % of women 15+
27thSingaporeSGP
75.2875
63.569 % of women 15+
28thMacauMAC
74.6875
63.098 % of women 15+
29thKenyaKEN
74.675
63.036 % of women 15+
30thJamaicaJAM
74.5975
63.033 % of women 15+
31stNetherlandsNLD
74.1874
62.71 % of women 15+
32ndKazakhstanKAZ
74.174
62.649 % of women 15+
33rdAustraliaAUS
73.9374
62.513 % of women 15+
34thIsraelISR
73.6374
62.278 % of women 15+
35thSwitzerlandCHE
73.5674
62.223 % of women 15+
36thZimbabweZWE
73.4773
62.155 % of women 15+
37thNorwayNOR
73.3873
62.086 % of women 15+
38thSaint LuciaLCA
73.2773
61.995 % of women 15+
39thDR CongoCOD
73.0873
61.848 % of women 15+
39thQatarQAT
73.0873
61.85 % of women 15+
41stTimor-LesteTLS
72.8673
61.676 % of women 15+
42ndLaosLAO
72.7173
61.56 % of women 15+
43rdSwedenSWE
72.6873
61.537 % of women 15+
44thCyprusCYP
72.2772
61.213 % of women 15+
45thBarbadosBRB
72.0372
61.03 % of women 15+
46thEstoniaEST
71.9872
60.984 % of women 15+
47thDenmarkDNK
71.7372
60.792 % of women 15+
48thAzerbaijanAZE
71.6972
60.759 % of women 15+
49thGuinea-BissauGNB
71.0871
60.287 % of women 15+
50thCanadaCAN
70.9871
60.204 % of women 15+
51stIrelandIRL
70.4170
59.755 % of women 15+
52ndIvory CoastCIV
70.0270
59.454 % of women 15+
53rdSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT
69.7270
59.217 % of women 15+
54thChinaCHN
69.6370
59.148 % of women 15+
55thParaguayPRY
69.4569
59.011 % of women 15+
56thThailandTHA
69.3969
58.963 % of women 15+
57thAlbaniaALB
68.8969
58.567 % of women 15+
58thEthiopiaETH
68.7569
58.456 % of women 15+
59thHaitiHTI
68.5969
58.337 % of women 15+
60thMalawiMWI
68.3968
58.18 % of women 15+
61stLithuaniaLTU
67.7468
57.668 % of women 15+
62ndLuxembourgLUX
67.4967
57.474 % of women 15+
63rdUnited KingdomGBR
67.3167
57.333 % of women 15+
64thRwandaRWA
67.2767
57.304 % of women 15+
65thUruguayURY
67.2167
57.255 % of women 15+
66thSouth KoreaKOR
66.6167
56.782 % of women 15+
67thBelarusBLR
66.5967
56.769 % of women 15+
68thBhutanBTN
66.567
56.7 % of women 15+
68thGeorgiaGEO
66.567
56.697 % of women 15+
70thTogoTGO
66.4266
56.637 % of women 15+
71stCameroonCMR
66.3766
56.595 % of women 15+
72ndGuamGUM
66.2766
56.52 % of women 15+
73rdFinlandFIN
66.2466
56.493 % of women 15+
74thZambiaZMB
66.1566
56.426 % of women 15+
75thUnited StatesUSA
66.0466
56.343 % of women 15+
76thJapanJPN
65.4865
55.905 % of women 15+
77thMaltaMLT
65.3565
55.799 % of women 15+
78thGermanyDEU
64.765
55.288 % of women 15+
79thGhanaGHA
64.6765
55.265 % of women 15+
80thLatviaLVA
64.6565
55.248 % of women 15+
81stSlovakiaSVK
64.4964
55.127 % of women 15+
82ndAustriaAUT
64.464
55.059 % of women 15+
83rdPanamaPAN
64.2564
54.936 % of women 15+
84thNamibiaNAM
64.2264
54.918 % of women 15+
85thPortugalPRT
63.8564
54.628 % of women 15+
86thRussiaRUS
63.7564
54.546 % of women 15+
87thBruneiBRN
63.6164
54.436 % of women 15+
88thHungaryHUN
63.4563
54.312 % of women 15+
89thIndonesiaIDN
62.6963
53.72 % of women 15+
90thDominican RepublicDOM
62.6163
53.655 % of women 15+
91stCzechiaCZE
62.3662
53.456 % of women 15+
92ndBrazilBRA
62.362
53.411 % of women 15+
93rdVanuatuVUT
62.1762
53.314 % of women 15+
94thUnited Arab EmiratesARE
61.8162
53.027 % of women 15+
95thChileCHL
61.6362
52.887 % of women 15+
96thMaliMLI
61.5762
52.842 % of women 15+
97thSpainESP
61.5562
52.825 % of women 15+
98thUnited States Virgin IslandsVIR
61.4861
52.768 % of women 15+
99thSerbiaSRB
61.361
52.629 % of women 15+
100thEquatorial GuineaGNQ
61.2861
52.616 % of women 15+
101stArgentinaARG
61.0961
52.469 % of women 15+
102ndEcuadorECU
60.9961
52.386 % of women 15+
103rdSloveniaSVN
60.8761
52.297 % of women 15+
104thHong KongHKG
60.2560
51.805 % of women 15+
105thMalaysiaMYS
60.0460
51.643 % of women 15+
106thColombiaCOL
60.0160
51.624 % of women 15+
107thPolandPOL
6060
51.612 % of women 15+
108thSierra LeoneSLE
59.9960
51.604 % of women 15+
109thFranceFRA
59.8360
51.48 % of women 15+
110thMongoliaMNG
59.860
51.458 % of women 15+
111thNicaraguaNIC
59.5460
51.253 % of women 15+
112thMontenegroMNE
59.5360
51.246 % of women 15+
113thNew CaledoniaNCL
59.359
51.067 % of women 15+
114thArmeniaARM
59.2959
51.057 % of women 15+
115thPapua New GuineaPNG
58.9959
50.822 % of women 15+
116thPhilippinesPHL
58.5659
50.489 % of women 15+
117thCape VerdeCPV
58.5459
50.47 % of women 15+
118thBulgariaBGR
58.4258
50.376 % of women 15+
119thSouth AfricaZAF
57.7958
49.881 % of women 15+
120thBelgiumBEL
57.6658
49.78 % of women 15+
121stEl SalvadorSLV
56.7357
49.052 % of women 15+
122ndEswatiniSWZ
56.0456
48.518 % of women 15+
123rdLesothoLSO
55.556
48.091 % of women 15+
124thTrinidad and TobagoTTO
55.0955
47.77 % of women 15+
125thUkraineUKR
55.0555
47.738 % of women 15+
126thComorosCOM
54.9355
47.649 % of women 15+
127thMauritiusMUS
54.755
47.462 % of women 15+
128thMexicoMEX
54.6855
47.45 % of women 15+
129thCroatiaHRV
54.5955
47.377 % of women 15+
130thGuyanaGUY
54.5555
47.35 % of women 15+
131stChadTCD
54.4954
47.301 % of women 15+
132ndKuwaitKWT
54.3654
47.2 % of women 15+
133rdFrench PolynesiaPYF
53.6354
46.628 % of women 15+
134thBelizeBLZ
53.4353
46.472 % of women 15+
135thCosta RicaCRI
52.8553
46.017 % of women 15+
136thGambiaGMB
52.1452
45.459 % of women 15+
137thSurinameSUR
51.4451
44.915 % of women 15+
138thGreeceGRC
51.1251
44.666 % of women 15+
139thKyrgyzstanKGZ
50.4450
44.136 % of women 15+
140thNorth MacedoniaMKD
48.6649
42.742 % of women 15+
141stGuineaGIN
48.5449
42.646 % of women 15+
142ndTongaTON
48.1648
42.347 % of women 15+
143rdBahrainBHR
48.0948
42.294 % of women 15+
144thRomaniaROU
47.4747
41.807 % of women 15+
145thGabonGAB
47.2447
41.629 % of women 15+
146thUzbekistanUZB
46.6647
41.178 % of women 15+
147thMyanmarMMR
46.3646
40.941 % of women 15+
148thItalyITA
46.1946
40.806 % of women 15+
149thMaldivesMDV
46.0946
40.732 % of women 15+
150thCubaCUB
45.1345
39.974 % of women 15+
151stHondurasHND
44.6445
39.59 % of women 15+
152ndBosnia and HerzegovinaBIH
44.1944
39.241 % of women 15+
153rdBangladeshBGD
43.4343
38.649 % of women 15+
154thFijiFJI
43.1843
38.451 % of women 15+
155thGuatemalaGTM
43.0243
38.324 % of women 15+
156thTurkmenistanTKM
42.9143
38.242 % of women 15+
157thSenegalSEN
42.8843
38.216 % of women 15+
158thTürkiyeTUR
41.5142
37.145 % of women 15+
159thVenezuelaVEN
41.4541
37.098 % of women 15+
160thPuerto RicoPRI
41.1441
36.853 % of women 15+
161stSaudi ArabiaSAU
36.9537
33.573 % of women 15+
162ndLibyaLBY
36.2136
32.995 % of women 15+
163rdIndiaIND
35.4835
32.425 % of women 15+
164thSri LankaLKA
33.6534
30.992 % of women 15+
165thSamoaWSM
33.3233
30.739 % of women 15+
166thOmanOMN
32.3332
29.958 % of women 15+
167thNepalNPL
29.1529
27.473 % of women 15+
168thTunisiaTUN
27.928
26.497 % of women 15+
169thMauritaniaMRT
27.528
26.18 % of women 15+
170thPakistanPAK
24.7725
24.046 % of women 15+
171stSão Tomé and PríncipeSTP
23.1123
22.749 % of women 15+
172ndLebanonLBN
22.4522
22.234 % of women 15+
173rdTajikistanTJK
22.0222
21.897 % of women 15+
174thSomaliaSOM
20.4920
20.7 % of women 15+
175thMoroccoMAR
19.2119
19.696 % of women 15+
176thDjiboutiDJI
18.7919
19.365 % of women 15+
177thPalestinePSE
18.2418
18.934 % of women 15+
178thEgyptEGY
17.6318
18.455 % of women 15+
179thJordanJOR
14.5315
16.029 % of women 15+
180thSudanSDN
12.5113
14.452 % of women 15+
181stAlgeriaDZA
12.1112
14.142 % of women 15+
182ndIranIRN
11.9512
14.013 % of women 15+
183rdSyriaSYR
10.3110
12.727 % of women 15+
184thIraqIRQ
8.028
10.937 % of women 15+
185thAfghanistanAFG
0.541
5.086 % of women 15+
186thYemenYEM
00
4.663 % of women 15+
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