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South Asia
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Within the “South Asia” group, Bhutan leads Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025 at 57, while Nepal sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 27. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.014.228.442.556.7BhutanBhutan: 5756.7MaldivesMaldives: 4140.7BangladeshBangladesh: 3938.6IndiaIndia: 3232.4Sri LankaSri Lanka: 3131.0NepalNepal: 2727.5

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Bhutan 57
2 Maldives 41
3 Bangladesh 39
4 India 32
5 Sri Lanka 31
6 Nepal 27

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the South Asia group for Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, Bhutan leads with a gap of 16 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 6 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Nepal at 27.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.