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.

Year archive

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
151 Italy 40
152 Gabon 40
153 Uzbekistan 40
154 Maldives 38
155 Turkmenistan 38
156 Senegal 38
157 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37
158 Venezuela, RB 37
159 Fiji 37
160 Puerto Rico (US) 36
161 Saudi Arabia 34
162 Samoa 33
163 Turkiye 33
164 Libya 31
165 Sri Lanka 31
166 Oman 30
167 India 28
168 Nepal 27
169 Tunisia 27
170 Mauritania 26
171 Pakistan 24
172 Lebanon 24
173 Sao Tome and Principe 23
174 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 21
175 Morocco 21
176 Tajikistan 21
177 Djibouti 19
178 West Bank and Gaza 18
179 Sudan 16
180 Egypt, Arab Rep. 16
181 Afghanistan 15
182 Jordan 14
183 Algeria 13
184 Iran, Islamic Rep. 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 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.