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

In 2025, Madagascar leads Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) with 83. Solomon Islands follows at 82, and the gap between the top two positions is 1. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

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Ranking leaders

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

Full table

#CountryValue
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

Analytical takeaways

  • Madagascar leads the global ranking for Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, with a lead of 1 over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Eritrea at 73.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.