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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
101 Ecuador 52
102 Argentina 52
103 Hong Kong SAR, China 52
104 Mongolia 52
105 Poland 52
106 Sierra Leone 52
107 France 52
108 Colombia 52
109 Malaysia 52
110 New Caledonia 52
111 Armenia 52
112 Montenegro 51
113 Nicaragua 51
114 Papua New Guinea 51
115 Philippines 51
116 Bulgaria 50
117 Cabo Verde 50
118 Belgium 50
119 South Africa 50
120 Channel Islands 50
121 El Salvador 49
122 Lesotho 48
123 Eswatini 48
124 Trinidad and Tobago 48
125 Chad 48
126 Croatia 48
127 Mauritius 47
128 Mexico 47
129 Guyana 47
130 Kuwait 47
131 Comoros 47
132 French Polynesia 47
133 Costa Rica 46
134 Gambia, The 45
135 Greece 45
136 Suriname 45
137 Kyrgyz Republic 44
138 Belize 44
139 North Macedonia 43
140 Guinea 43
141 Tonga 43
142 Bahrain 42
143 Romania 42
144 Gabon 42
145 Uzbekistan 41
146 Italy 41
147 Myanmar 41
148 Maldives 40
149 Cuba 40
150 Honduras 40

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.