Which has higher female share of the labor force, Burundi or Republic of Moldova?

Republic of Moldova, at 55.4% against 51.6% in Burundi as of 2025.

What is the difference in female share of the labor force between Burundi and Republic of Moldova?

3.8%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Republic of Moldova?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

International Labour Organization and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female share of the labor force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Republic of Moldova: Female share of the labor force

Burundi

51.6%

in 2025

Republic of Moldova

55.4%

in 2025

Burundi rank

4th

Republic of Moldova rank

1st

Female share of the labor force over time

Burundi
Republic of Moldova

How they compare

Republic of Moldova currently reports 55.4% against 51.6% in Burundi, a difference of 3.8%.

That makes Republic of Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 4th and Republic of Moldova ranks 1st of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Moldova in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Republic of Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1990s	52.0%	51.3%	0.6%	Burundi
2000s	51.5%	53.3%	1.8%	Republic of Moldova
2010s	51.7%	54.1%	2.4%	Republic of Moldova
2020s	51.5%	54.5%	3.0%	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher female share of the labor force, Burundi or Republic of Moldova?: Republic of Moldova, at 55.4% against 51.6% in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in female share of the labor force between Burundi and Republic of Moldova?: 3.8%, with Republic of Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Republic of Moldova?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Republic of Moldova rank globally for female share of the labor force?: Burundi ranks 4th and Republic of Moldova ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Labour Organization and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Female share of the labor force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Female share of the labor force
Unit: %
Source: International Labour Organization and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,682 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of the working-age population economically active (employed or unemployed) who are female.