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Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

For 2025, Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) is led by Madagascar at 83. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.

The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.

Countries ranked 182
Snapshot year 2025
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0.020.741.562.282.9MadagascarMadagascar: 8382.9Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 8282.3NigeriaNigeria: 8180.7TanzaniaTanzania: 8080.3BurundiBurundi: 7979.5Korea, Dem. People's Rep.Korea, Dem. People's Rep.: 7877.7CambodiaCambodia: 7777.4MozambiqueMozambique: 7777.1UgandaUganda: 7675.6BeninBenin: 7575.2BoliviaBolivia: 7372.9EritreaEritrea: 7372.8
Rank Country Value
1 Madagascar 83
2 Solomon Islands 82
3 Nigeria 81
4 Tanzania 80
5 Burundi 79
6 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 78
7 Cambodia 77
8 Mozambique 77
9 Uganda 76
10 Benin 75
11 Bolivia 73
12 Eritrea 73
13 Niger 73
14 Moldova 72
15 Angola 72
16 Liberia 72
17 Bahamas, The 71
18 Iceland 70
19 Viet Nam 69
20 New Zealand 66
21 Congo, Rep. 66
22 Central African Republic 65
23 Peru 65
24 Burkina Faso 64
25 Botswana 64
26 Singapore 64
27 Macao SAR, China 63
28 Kenya 63
29 Jamaica 63
30 Netherlands 63
31 Kazakhstan 63
32 Australia 63
33 Israel 62
34 Switzerland 62
35 Zimbabwe 62
36 Norway 62
37 St. Lucia 62
38 Qatar 62
39 Congo, Dem. Rep. 62
40 Timor-Leste 62
41 Lao PDR 62
42 Sweden 62
43 Cyprus 61
44 Barbados 61
45 Estonia 61
46 Denmark 61
47 Azerbaijan 61
48 Guinea-Bissau 60
49 Canada 60
50 Ireland 60
Some World Bank indicators are published with a lag. The site always shows the latest actually available year for each country and indicator.

Analytical takeaways

  • Madagascar sits at the top of the Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) distribution in 2025 at 83, with a lead of 1 over the next country.
  • The median country in the current global snapshot is Brazil at 53, which helps frame the center of the distribution rather than only the leaders.
  • At the lower end of the current sample sits Yemen, Rep. (5), and the page currently covers 182 countries.

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Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) · 2025 Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) · 2024 Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) · 2023 Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) · 2022 Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) · 2021