Sub-Saharan Africa
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, Madagascar leads Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025 at 83, while Somalia, Fed. Rep. sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 21. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

Country table

#	Country	Value
1	Madagascar	83
2	Nigeria	81
3	Tanzania	80
4	Burundi	79
5	Mozambique	77
6	Uganda	76
7	Benin	75
8	Eritrea	73
9	Niger	73
10	Angola	72
11	Liberia	72
12	Congo, Rep.	66
13	Central African Republic	65
14	Burkina Faso	64
15	Botswana	64
16	Kenya	63
17	Zimbabwe	62
18	Congo, Dem. Rep.	62
19	Guinea-Bissau	60
20	Cote d'Ivoire	59
21	Ethiopia	58
22	Malawi	58
23	Rwanda	57
24	Togo	57
25	Cameroon	57
26	Zambia	56
27	Ghana	55
28	Namibia	55
29	Mali	53
30	Equatorial Guinea	53
31	Sierra Leone	52
32	Cabo Verde	50
33	South Africa	50
34	Eswatini	49
35	Lesotho	48
36	Comoros	48
37	Mauritius	47
38	Chad	47
39	Gambia, The	45
40	Guinea	43
41	Gabon	42
42	Senegal	38
43	Mauritania	26
44	Sao Tome and Principe	23
45	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	21

Analytical takeaways

Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, Madagascar leads with a gap of 2 to the next country.
The peer set on this page covers 45 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Somalia, Fed. Rep. at 21.
This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.

Next transitions

Global indicator page Madagascar · 83 Nigeria · 81 Tanzania · 80 Burundi · 79

Related landing pages

Sub-Saharan Africa Highest · Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)

Group leaders snapshot

Madagascar · 83 Nigeria · 81 Tanzania · 80 Burundi · 79 Mozambique · 77 Uganda · 76