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

In 2021, 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.

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Ranking leaders

0.020.741.462.182.8MadagascarMadagascar: 8382.8Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 8282.3BurundiBurundi: 8080.5TanzaniaTanzania: 8080.4MozambiqueMozambique: 7776.8Korea, Dem. People's Rep.Korea, Dem. People's Rep.: 7676.5NigeriaNigeria: 7675.9BeninBenin: 7574.8AngolaAngola: 7574.7UgandaUganda: 7574.7CambodiaCambodia: 7473.7EritreaEritrea: 7372.6

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Madagascar 83
2 Solomon Islands 82
3 Burundi 80
4 Tanzania 80
5 Mozambique 77
6 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 76
7 Nigeria 76
8 Benin 75
9 Angola 75
10 Uganda 75
11 Cambodia 74
12 Eritrea 73
13 Liberia 72
14 South Sudan 71
15 Bolivia 71
16 Moldova 71
17 Iceland 69
18 Viet Nam 69
19 Niger 68
20 Burkina Faso 68
21 Bahamas, The 67
22 New Zealand 66
23 Bhutan 65
24 Peru 65
25 Central African Republic 65
26 Singapore 64
27 Macao SAR, China 64
28 Kazakhstan 64
29 Congo, Rep. 64
30 Kenya 63
31 Switzerland 63
32 Norway 62
33 Haiti 62
34 Netherlands 62
35 Australia 62
36 Timor-Leste 61
37 China 61
38 Azerbaijan 61
39 Sweden 61
40 Canada 61
41 Qatar 61
42 Congo, Dem. Rep. 60
43 St. Lucia 60
44 Lao PDR 60
45 Zimbabwe 60
46 Paraguay 60
47 Israel 60
48 Cyprus 60
49 Thailand 59
50 Barbados 59

Analytical takeaways

  • Madagascar leads the global ranking for Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2021, 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.