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

In 2023, 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

0.020.741.462.182.9MadagascarMadagascar: 8382.9Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 8282.3NigeriaNigeria: 8180.7TanzaniaTanzania: 8080.3BurundiBurundi: 8080.0Korea, Dem. People's Rep.Korea, Dem. People's Rep.: 7877.7MozambiqueMozambique: 7777.3CambodiaCambodia: 7777.2UgandaUganda: 7575.4BeninBenin: 7574.8EritreaEritrea: 7372.9NigerNiger: 7372.5

Full table

#CountryValue
51 Ireland 60
52 Guinea-Bissau 60
53 Denmark 60
54 Haiti 59
55 Cote d'Ivoire 59
56 Paraguay 59
57 Malawi 59
58 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 59
59 Ethiopia 58
60 Rwanda 58
61 Albania 58
62 Lithuania 58
63 Finland 57
64 Belarus 57
65 United Kingdom 57
66 Luxembourg 57
67 Cameroon 57
68 Bhutan 57
69 United States 57
70 Uruguay 57
71 Togo 56
72 Guam 56
73 Zambia 56
74 Georgia 56
75 Korea, Rep. 56
76 Germany 56
77 Austria 56
78 Slovak Republic 56
79 Ghana 56
80 Malta 56
81 Latvia 55
82 Russian Federation 55
83 Japan 55
84 Namibia 55
85 Brunei Darussalam 55
86 Portugal 55
87 Hungary 54
88 Vanuatu 54
89 Indonesia 53
90 Equatorial Guinea 53
91 Czechia 53
92 Brazil 53
93 Mali 53
94 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 53
95 Slovenia 53
96 Argentina 53
97 Spain 53
98 Panama 53
99 Ecuador 53
100 Dominican Republic 52

Analytical takeaways

  • Madagascar leads the global ranking for Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2023, 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 Niger at 73.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.