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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.

Year archive

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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
151 Uzbekistan 39
152 Gabon 39
153 Guatemala 38
154 Turkmenistan 38
155 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37
156 Maldives 37
157 Senegal 37
158 Venezuela, RB 37
159 Fiji 36
160 Samoa 35
161 Puerto Rico (US) 34
162 Sri Lanka 32
163 Libya 31
164 Turkiye 31
165 Saudi Arabia 29
166 Oman 29
167 Nepal 27
168 Tunisia 26
169 India 26
170 Lebanon 26
171 Mauritania 26
172 Pakistan 23
173 Sao Tome and Principe 23
174 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 21
175 Morocco 21
176 Tajikistan 20
177 Djibouti 18
178 Sudan 17
179 Afghanistan 16
180 West Bank and Gaza 16
181 Jordan 15
182 Egypt, Arab Rep. 15
183 Iran, Islamic Rep. 14
184 Algeria 13
185 Syrian Arab Republic 13
186 Iraq 11
187 Yemen, Rep. 5

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.