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

In 2025, 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: 7979.5Korea, Dem. People's Rep.Korea, Dem. People's Rep.: 7877.7CambodiaCambodia: 7777.4MozambiqueMozambique: 7777.1UgandaUganda: 7675.6BeninBenin: 7575.2BoliviaBolivia: 7372.9EritreaEritrea: 7372.8

Full table

#CountryValue
101 Ecuador 52
102 Slovenia 52
103 Hong Kong SAR, China 52
104 Malaysia 52
105 Colombia 52
106 Poland 52
107 Sierra Leone 52
108 France 51
109 Mongolia 51
110 Nicaragua 51
111 Montenegro 51
112 New Caledonia 51
113 Armenia 51
114 Papua New Guinea 51
115 Philippines 50
116 Cabo Verde 50
117 Bulgaria 50
118 South Africa 50
119 Belgium 50
120 Channel Islands 49
121 El Salvador 49
122 Eswatini 49
123 Lesotho 48
124 Trinidad and Tobago 48
125 Comoros 48
126 Mauritius 47
127 Mexico 47
128 Croatia 47
129 Guyana 47
130 Chad 47
131 Kuwait 47
132 French Polynesia 47
133 Belize 46
134 Costa Rica 46
135 Gambia, The 45
136 Suriname 45
137 Greece 45
138 Kyrgyz Republic 44
139 North Macedonia 43
140 Guinea 43
141 Tonga 42
142 Bahrain 42
143 Romania 42
144 Gabon 42
145 Uzbekistan 41
146 Myanmar 41
147 Italy 41
148 Maldives 41
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 2025, 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 Eritrea at 73.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.