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

In 2020, Madagascar leads Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) with 82. 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.

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Ranking leaders

0.020.541.161.682.2MadagascarMadagascar: 8282.2Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 8281.6TanzaniaTanzania: 7979.3BurundiBurundi: 7978.6CambodiaCambodia: 7777.1MozambiqueMozambique: 7776.9Korea, Dem. People's Rep.Korea, Dem. People's Rep.: 7676.3NigeriaNigeria: 7574.9UgandaUganda: 7474.0BeninBenin: 7473.6EritreaEritrea: 7272.0LiberiaLiberia: 7171.4

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Madagascar 82
2 Solomon Islands 82
3 Tanzania 79
4 Burundi 79
5 Cambodia 77
6 Mozambique 77
7 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 76
8 Nigeria 75
9 Uganda 74
10 Benin 74
11 Eritrea 72
12 Liberia 71
13 Angola 71
14 South Sudan 71
15 Burkina Faso 69
16 Iceland 69
17 Viet Nam 69
18 Moldova 68
19 Bahamas, The 65
20 Bolivia 65
21 Central African Republic 65
22 New Zealand 65
23 Azerbaijan 64
24 Niger 64
25 Macao SAR, China 64
26 Kazakhstan 64
27 Congo, Rep. 63
28 Malawi 63
29 Bhutan 63
30 Switzerland 63
31 Norway 62
32 Kenya 62
33 Netherlands 62
34 Singapore 62
35 Haiti 61
36 Sweden 61
37 Timor-Leste 60
38 Congo, Dem. Rep. 60
39 Australia 60
40 Peru 60
41 China 60
42 Barbados 60
43 Qatar 59
44 Zimbabwe 59
45 Israel 59
46 Canada 59
47 Ethiopia 59
48 Thailand 59
49 Cyprus 59
50 Lao PDR 59

Analytical takeaways

  • Madagascar leads the global ranking for Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2020, 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 Liberia at 71.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.