Female labor force by age by country
Working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed).
Countries reporting
185
Highest
18.65 million people
China
Lowest
491 people
Samoa
Median
49,866 people
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
6,816
What the numbers show
Female labor force by age is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 18.65 million people in China; the lowest is 491 people in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 49,866 people, and the mean is 368,489 people.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 37,975.
Over the past decade 170 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 1,292.9%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 97.2%).
Female labor force by age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 18.65 million people | 2024 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 2 | India | 6.22 million people | 2024 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 5.45 million people | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 4.26 million people | 2024 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 4.00 million people | 2024 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 2.22 million people | 2024 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 7 | South Korea | 1.90 million people | 2024 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Vietnam | 1.65 million people | 2024 | up 81.5% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 1.24 million people | 2024 | up 88.4% | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 1.23 million people | 2024 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 1.02 million people | 2024 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.01 million people | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 877,198 people | 2024 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 14 | Russia | 779,760 people | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 763,855 people | 2024 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Tanzania | 689,415 people | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 689,118 people | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 671,131 people | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 19 | North Korea | 623,735 people | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 596,871 people | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 593,484 people | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 22 | Canada | 481,657 people | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Kenya | 462,948 people | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 24 | Mozambique | 437,000 people | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 404,725 people | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 26 | Argentina | 338,160 people | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 27 | Turkey | 331,035 people | 2024 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 28 | Madagascar | 330,956 people | 2024 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 29 | Angola | 329,291 people | 2024 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 30 | Australia | 325,260 people | 2024 | up 111.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Uganda | 313,405 people | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 32 | Ukraine | 308,155 people | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 33 | France | 298,682 people | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Italy | 294,120 people | 2024 | up 147.0% | rising |
| 35 | Pakistan | 285,318 people | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 36 | Cambodia | 248,742 people | 2024 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Ecuador | 235,789 people | 2024 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 38 | Cameroon | 208,947 people | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 39 | Bolivia | 203,148 people | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 40 | Moldova | 195,837 people | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 41 | Poland | 194,312 people | 2024 | up 93.4% | falling |
| 42 | Chile | 190,364 people | 2024 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Niger | 189,203 people | 2024 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 184,292 people | 2024 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 45 | Venezuela | 179,801 people | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 46 | Spain | 176,762 people | 2024 | up 144.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Ghana | 176,308 people | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 169,967 people | 2024 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Malaysia | 167,599 people | 2024 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 50 | Malawi | 144,346 people | 2024 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 51 | Burkina Faso | 143,600 people | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 52 | Myanmar | 141,277 people | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 53 | Taiwan | 141,007 people | 2024 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Netherlands | 138,554 people | 2024 | up 118.6% | volatile |
| 55 | South Africa | 131,182 people | 2024 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 56 | Georgia | 130,258 people | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 57 | Benin | 130,223 people | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 58 | Egypt | 126,058 people | 2024 | up 211.4% | rising |
| 59 | Cote d'Ivoire | 123,481 people | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 60 | Serbia | 121,082 people | 2024 | up 161.1% | rising |
| 61 | Zambia | 120,854 people | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 62 | Israel | 114,399 people | 2024 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Burundi | 110,887 people | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 64 | Haiti | 109,276 people | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 65 | Singapore | 104,657 people | 2024 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Morocco | 101,120 people | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 67 | Portugal | 100,938 people | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 68 | Chad | 99,075 people | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 69 | New Zealand | 97,926 people | 2024 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Switzerland | 88,431 people | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 71 | Sudan | 85,661 people | 2022 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 72 | Czechia | 82,608 people | 2024 | up 117.5% | rising |
| 73 | South Sudan | 82,039 people | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 74 | Senegal | 79,623 people | 2024 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 75 | Hong Kong | 79,298 people | 2024 | up 263.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Nepal | 74,761 people | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 77 | Mali | 73,761 people | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 78 | Guatemala | 72,382 people | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 71,853 people | 2024 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Rwanda | 71,173 people | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 81 | Guinea | 67,255 people | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 82 | Norway | 65,239 people | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 64,732 people | 2024 | up 118.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Hungary | 64,637 people | 2024 | up 260.2% | volatile |
| 85 | El Salvador | 61,141 people | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 86 | Paraguay | 60,650 people | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 87 | Togo | 57,095 people | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 88 | Denmark | 55,073 people | 2024 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Sweden | 54,804 people | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 90 | Iran | 54,717 people | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 91 | Finland | 51,602 people | 2024 | up 133.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Greece | 50,101 people | 2024 | up 164.9% | rising |
| 93 | Congo | 49,866 people | 2024 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 94 | Liberia | 48,790 people | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 47,595 people | 2024 | up 119.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Laos | 44,146 people | 2024 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 97 | Sierra Leone | 42,827 people | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 98 | Kazakhstan | 42,772 people | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 99 | Austria | 42,121 people | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 100 | Lithuania | 40,031 people | 2024 | up 151.5% | rising |
| 101 | Panama | 39,154 people | 2024 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38,848 people | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 38,249 people | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 105 | Honduras | 38,172 people | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 106 | Saudi Arabia | 36,508 people | 2024 | up 1,292.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Latvia | 35,692 people | 2024 | up 138.0% | rising |
| 108 | Central African Republic | 34,633 people | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 109 | Belgium | 32,000 people | 2024 | up 136.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 31,400 people | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Estonia | 31,353 people | 2024 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 112 | Slovakia | 30,363 people | 2024 | up 327.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Jamaica | 28,662 people | 2024 | up 83.4% | rising |
| 114 | Eritrea | 27,811 people | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 27,756 people | 2024 | up 188.3% | rising |
| 116 | Uruguay | 27,673 people | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 117 | Albania | 27,446 people | 2024 | up 154.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Cuba | 25,528 people | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Puerto Rico | 25,149 people | 2024 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 120 | Namibia | 25,143 people | 2024 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 121 | East Timor | 22,821 people | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Azerbaijan | 21,493 people | 2024 | up 146.6% | falling |
| 123 | Iraq | 19,785 people | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 124 | Somalia | 18,013 people | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 17,632 people | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 126 | Belarus | 14,508 people | 2024 | up 14.9% | flat |
| 127 | Armenia | 13,468 people | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 128 | Croatia | 13,262 people | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 129 | Botswana | 12,035 people | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 130 | Mongolia | 11,910 people | 2024 | up 115.6% | rising |
| 131 | Uzbekistan | 11,605 people | 2024 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 132 | Tunisia | 10,855 people | 2024 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 133 | Lesotho | 10,585 people | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 134 | Gambia | 10,432 people | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 135 | Gabon | 10,370 people | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 136 | Lebanon | 10,198 people | 2023 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Equatorial Guinea | 10,077 people | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 138 | Mauritania | 9,982 people | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 139 | Romania | 9,543 people | 2024 | down 97.2% | falling |
| 140 | Turkmenistan | 9,503 people | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 141 | Syria | 9,392 people | 2024 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 142 | Tajikistan | 8,771 people | 2024 | up 35.6% | falling |
| 143 | Solomon Islands | 7,911 people | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 144 | Slovenia | 7,496 people | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 145 | Bhutan | 7,022 people | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 146 | Algeria | 6,975 people | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 147 | Cyprus | 6,628 people | 2024 | up 123.9% | rising |
| 148 | United Arab Emirates | 6,457 people | 2024 | up 138.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Yemen | 6,251 people | 2024 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 150 | Montenegro | 5,759 people | 2024 | up 337.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Afghanistan | 5,404 people | 2024 | down 77.0% | rising |
| 152 | Comoros | 5,292 people | 2024 | up 110.8% | rising |
| 153 | Iceland | 4,980 people | 2024 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 154 | Eswatini | 4,936 people | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 155 | Macao | 4,890 people | 2024 | up 197.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Fiji | 4,600 people | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,343 people | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 158 | Bahamas | 4,105 people | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 159 | Guyana | 3,875 people | 2024 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 160 | North Macedonia | 3,602 people | 2024 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 161 | Mauritius | 3,315 people | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 162 | Barbados | 2,196 people | 2024 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 163 | United States Virgin Islands | 2,066 people | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 2,011 people | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 166 | Djibouti | 1,989 people | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 167 | Western Sahara | 1,887 people | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Bahrain | 1,814 people | 2024 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Palestine | 1,672 people | 2022 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 170 | Guam | 1,518 people | 2024 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 171 | Maldives | 1,515 people | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 172 | Brunei | 1,459 people | 2024 | up 294.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Qatar | 1,339 people | 2024 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Oman | 1,276 people | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 176 | Cape Verde | 1,239 people | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,155 people | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 178 | Belize | 1,112 people | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 1,085 people | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 180 | Kuwait | 1,031 people | 2024 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Suriname | 982 people | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 182 | Jordan | 873 people | 2024 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Tonga | 842 people | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 184 | New Caledonia | 788 people | 2024 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Libya | 768 people | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 711 people | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 187 | French Polynesia | 668 people | 2024 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 188 | Samoa | 491 people | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed).