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

In 2024, 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

0.020.741.562.282.9MadagascarMadagascar: 8382.9Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 8282.3NigeriaNigeria: 8180.7TanzaniaTanzania: 8080.3BurundiBurundi: 8079.7Korea, Dem. People's Rep.Korea, Dem. People's Rep.: 7877.7CambodiaCambodia: 7777.3MozambiqueMozambique: 7777.2UgandaUganda: 7675.6BeninBenin: 7575.0EritreaEritrea: 7372.9NigerNiger: 7372.8

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Madagascar 83
2 Solomon Islands 82
3 Nigeria 81
4 Tanzania 80
5 Burundi 80
6 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 78
7 Cambodia 77
8 Mozambique 77
9 Uganda 76
10 Benin 75
11 Eritrea 73
12 Niger 73
13 Bolivia 72
14 Angola 72
15 Moldova 72
16 Liberia 72
17 Bahamas, The 71
18 Iceland 70
19 Viet Nam 69
20 New Zealand 66
21 Congo, Rep. 66
22 Central African Republic 66
23 Kazakhstan 65
24 Peru 65
25 Burkina Faso 64
26 Macao SAR, China 64
27 Botswana 63
28 Singapore 63
29 Kenya 63
30 Jamaica 63
31 Netherlands 63
32 Australia 63
33 Switzerland 63
34 Norway 62
35 Israel 62
36 Zimbabwe 62
37 Congo, Dem. Rep. 62
38 St. Lucia 62
39 Qatar 62
40 Sweden 62
41 Lao PDR 61
42 Timor-Leste 61
43 Cyprus 61
44 Barbados 61
45 Azerbaijan 61
46 Estonia 61
47 Denmark 61
48 Canada 60
49 Guinea-Bissau 60
50 Ireland 60

Analytical takeaways

  • Madagascar leads the global ranking for Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2024, 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.