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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
101 Mongolia 52
102 United Arab Emirates 52
103 Hong Kong SAR, China 52
104 New Caledonia 52
105 Poland 52
106 France 52
107 Chile 52
108 Colombia 52
109 Montenegro 52
110 Sierra Leone 52
111 Malaysia 52
112 Armenia 52
113 Serbia 51
114 Bulgaria 51
115 Nicaragua 51
116 Papua New Guinea 51
117 Philippines 50
118 Cabo Verde 50
119 Trinidad and Tobago 50
120 Channel Islands 50
121 Belgium 50
122 South Africa 49
123 El Salvador 49
124 Lesotho 48
125 Eswatini 48
126 Kuwait 48
127 Chad 48
128 Mauritius 48
129 French Polynesia 47
130 Mexico 47
131 Croatia 47
132 Comoros 47
133 Guyana 46
134 Gambia, The 45
135 Greece 45
136 Suriname 44
137 Costa Rica 44
138 Belize 44
139 Kyrgyz Republic 43
140 Guinea 43
141 Tonga 43
142 Bahrain 42
143 Romania 42
144 North Macedonia 42
145 Gabon 42
146 Bangladesh 42
147 Italy 41
148 Uzbekistan 41
149 Cuba 41
150 Myanmar 41

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.