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

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
151 Maldives 40
152 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40
153 Honduras 39
154 Fiji 38
155 Turkmenistan 38
156 Guatemala 38
157 Senegal 38
158 Puerto Rico (US) 36
159 Venezuela, RB 36
160 Turkiye 36
161 Saudi Arabia 34
162 Libya 33
163 Samoa 31
164 India 31
165 Oman 30
166 Sri Lanka 30
167 Nepal 27
168 Tunisia 27
169 Mauritania 26
170 Pakistan 24
171 Sao Tome and Principe 23
172 Lebanon 22
173 Tajikistan 22
174 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 21
175 Morocco 20
176 Djibouti 19
177 Egypt, Arab Rep. 18
178 Jordan 16
179 Algeria 14
180 Iran, Islamic Rep. 14
181 Syrian Arab Republic 13
182 Iraq 11
183 Afghanistan 5
184 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 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.