Germany vs Latvia: Female labor force participation rate

Germany

56.9%

in 2025

Latvia

56.7%

in 2025

Germany rank

84th

Latvia rank

86th

Female labor force participation rate over time

Germany
Latvia

How they compare

Germany currently reports 56.9% against 56.7% in Latvia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Latvia ahead.

Germany ranks 84th and Latvia ranks 86th of 194 countries.

Individual pages

Female labor force participation rate in Germany
Female labor force participation rate in Latvia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Female labor force participation 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: 194 places, 4,756 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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