Which has higher female employment rate, Australia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 60.9% against 60.6% in Australia as of 2022.

What is the difference in female employment rate between Australia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

0.3%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

7 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female employment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Female employment rate

Australia

60.6%

in 2025

Lao People's Democratic Republic

60.9%

in 2022

Australia rank

31st

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

30th

Female employment rate over time

Australia
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 60.9% against 60.6% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Australia ranks 31st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 30th of 172 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	49.3%	69.5%	20.2%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	53.3%	79.1%	25.9%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	55.8%	68.8%	12.9%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	60.2%	60.9%	0.7%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female employment rate, Australia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 60.9% against 60.6% in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in female employment rate between Australia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0.3%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Australia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for female employment rate?: Australia ranks 31st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 30th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female employment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Female employment rate
Unit: %
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 172 places, 4,067 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of the female working-age population who are employed. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.