Female labor force by age by country
Countries reporting
188
Highest
18.65 million
China
Lowest
491
Samoa
Median
48,192
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
6,816
What the numbers show
Female labor force by age is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 18.65 million in China; the lowest is 491 in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 48,192, and the mean is 362,834.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 37,975.
Over the past decade 173 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 | 2024 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 2 | India | 6.22 million | 2024 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 5.45 million | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 4.26 million | 2024 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 4.00 million | 2024 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 2.22 million | 2024 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 7 | South Korea | 1.90 million | 2024 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Vietnam | 1.65 million | 2024 | up 81.5% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 1.24 million | 2024 | up 88.4% | rising |
| 10 | Thailand | 1.23 million | 2024 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 11 | Philippines | 1.02 million | 2024 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 12 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.01 million | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 877,198 | 2024 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 14 | Russia | 779,760 | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 763,855 | 2024 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Tanzania | 689,415 | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 689,118 | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 18 | Ethiopia | 671,131 | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 19 | North Korea | 623,735 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 596,871 | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 593,484 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 22 | Canada | 481,657 | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Kenya | 462,948 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 24 | Mozambique | 437,000 | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 404,725 | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 26 | Argentina | 338,160 | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 27 | Turkey | 331,035 | 2024 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 28 | Madagascar | 330,956 | 2024 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 29 | Angola | 329,291 | 2024 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 30 | Australia | 325,260 | 2024 | up 111.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Uganda | 313,405 | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 32 | Ukraine | 308,155 | 2021 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 33 | France | 298,682 | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Italy | 294,120 | 2024 | up 147.0% | rising |
| 35 | Pakistan | 285,318 | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 36 | Cambodia | 248,742 | 2024 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Ecuador | 235,789 | 2024 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 38 | Cameroon | 208,947 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 39 | Bolivia | 203,148 | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 40 | Moldova | 195,837 | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 41 | Poland | 194,312 | 2024 | up 93.4% | falling |
| 42 | Chile | 190,364 | 2024 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Niger | 189,203 | 2024 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 184,292 | 2024 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 45 | Venezuela | 179,801 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 46 | Spain | 176,762 | 2024 | up 144.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Ghana | 176,308 | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 48 | Sri Lanka | 169,967 | 2024 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Malaysia | 167,599 | 2024 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 50 | Malawi | 144,346 | 2024 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 51 | Burkina Faso | 143,600 | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 52 | Myanmar | 141,277 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 53 | Taiwan | 141,007 | 2024 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Netherlands | 138,554 | 2024 | up 118.6% | volatile |
| 55 | South Africa | 131,182 | 2024 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 56 | Georgia | 130,258 | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 57 | Benin | 130,223 | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 58 | Egypt | 126,058 | 2024 | up 211.4% | rising |
| 59 | Cote d'Ivoire | 123,481 | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 60 | Serbia | 121,082 | 2024 | up 161.1% | rising |
| 61 | Zambia | 120,854 | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 62 | Israel | 114,399 | 2024 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Burundi | 110,887 | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 64 | Haiti | 109,276 | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 65 | Singapore | 104,657 | 2024 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Morocco | 101,120 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 67 | Portugal | 100,938 | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 68 | Chad | 99,075 | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 69 | New Zealand | 97,926 | 2024 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Switzerland | 88,431 | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 71 | Sudan | 85,661 | 2022 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 72 | Czechia | 82,608 | 2024 | up 117.5% | rising |
| 73 | South Sudan | 82,039 | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 74 | Senegal | 79,623 | 2024 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 75 | Hong Kong | 79,298 | 2024 | up 263.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Nepal | 74,761 | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 77 | Mali | 73,761 | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 78 | Guatemala | 72,382 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 71,853 | 2024 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Rwanda | 71,173 | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 81 | Guinea | 67,255 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 82 | Norway | 65,239 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 83 | Papua New Guinea | 64,732 | 2024 | up 118.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Hungary | 64,637 | 2024 | up 260.2% | volatile |
| 85 | El Salvador | 61,141 | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 86 | Paraguay | 60,650 | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 87 | Togo | 57,095 | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 88 | Denmark | 55,073 | 2024 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Sweden | 54,804 | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 90 | Iran | 54,717 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 91 | Finland | 51,602 | 2024 | up 133.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Greece | 50,101 | 2024 | up 164.9% | rising |
| 93 | Congo | 49,866 | 2024 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 94 | Liberia | 48,790 | 2024 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 47,595 | 2024 | up 119.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Laos | 44,146 | 2024 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 97 | Sierra Leone | 42,827 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 98 | Kazakhstan | 42,772 | 2024 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 99 | Austria | 42,121 | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 100 | Lithuania | 40,031 | 2024 | up 151.5% | rising |
| 101 | Panama | 39,154 | 2024 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Ireland | 38,944 | 2024 | up 129.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38,848 | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 104 | Nicaragua | 38,249 | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 105 | Honduras | 38,172 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 106 | Saudi Arabia | 36,508 | 2024 | up 1,292.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Latvia | 35,692 | 2024 | up 138.0% | rising |
| 108 | Central African Republic | 34,633 | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 109 | Belgium | 32,000 | 2024 | up 136.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 31,400 | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Estonia | 31,353 | 2024 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 112 | Slovakia | 30,363 | 2024 | up 327.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Jamaica | 28,662 | 2024 | up 83.4% | rising |
| 114 | Eritrea | 27,811 | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 27,756 | 2024 | up 188.3% | rising |
| 116 | Uruguay | 27,673 | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 117 | Albania | 27,446 | 2024 | up 154.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Cuba | 25,528 | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Puerto Rico | 25,149 | 2024 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 120 | Namibia | 25,143 | 2024 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 121 | East Timor | 22,821 | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Azerbaijan | 21,493 | 2024 | up 146.6% | falling |
| 123 | Iraq | 19,785 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 124 | Somalia | 18,013 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 17,632 | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 126 | Belarus | 14,508 | 2024 | up 14.9% | flat |
| 127 | Armenia | 13,468 | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 128 | Croatia | 13,262 | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 129 | Botswana | 12,035 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 130 | Mongolia | 11,910 | 2024 | up 115.6% | rising |
| 131 | Uzbekistan | 11,605 | 2024 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 132 | Tunisia | 10,855 | 2024 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 133 | Lesotho | 10,585 | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 134 | Gambia | 10,432 | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 135 | Gabon | 10,370 | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 136 | Lebanon | 10,198 | 2023 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Equatorial Guinea | 10,077 | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 138 | Mauritania | 9,982 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 139 | Romania | 9,543 | 2024 | down 97.2% | falling |
| 140 | Turkmenistan | 9,503 | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 141 | Syria | 9,392 | 2024 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 142 | Tajikistan | 8,771 | 2024 | up 35.6% | falling |
| 143 | Solomon Islands | 7,911 | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 144 | Slovenia | 7,496 | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 145 | Bhutan | 7,022 | 2024 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 146 | Algeria | 6,975 | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 147 | Cyprus | 6,628 | 2024 | up 123.9% | rising |
| 148 | United Arab Emirates | 6,457 | 2024 | up 138.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Yemen | 6,251 | 2024 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 150 | Montenegro | 5,759 | 2024 | up 337.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Afghanistan | 5,404 | 2024 | down 77.0% | rising |
| 152 | Comoros | 5,292 | 2024 | up 110.8% | rising |
| 153 | Iceland | 4,980 | 2024 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 154 | Eswatini | 4,936 | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 155 | Macao | 4,890 | 2024 | up 197.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Fiji | 4,600 | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4,343 | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 158 | Bahamas | 4,105 | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 159 | Guyana | 3,875 | 2024 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 160 | North Macedonia | 3,602 | 2024 | up 107.7% | rising |
| 161 | Mauritius | 3,315 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 162 | Barbados | 2,196 | 2024 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 163 | United States Virgin Islands | 2,066 | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 2,011 | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 165 | Malta | 1,996 | 2024 | up 88.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Djibouti | 1,989 | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 167 | Western Sahara | 1,887 | 2024 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Bahrain | 1,814 | 2024 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Palestine | 1,672 | 2022 | down 33.0% | rising |
| 170 | Guam | 1,518 | 2024 | up 74.7% | rising |
| 171 | Maldives | 1,515 | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 172 | Brunei | 1,459 | 2024 | up 294.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Luxembourg | 1,402 | 2024 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Qatar | 1,339 | 2024 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Oman | 1,276 | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 176 | Cape Verde | 1,239 | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,155 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 178 | Belize | 1,112 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 1,085 | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 180 | Kuwait | 1,031 | 2024 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Suriname | 982 | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 182 | Jordan | 873 | 2024 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Tonga | 842 | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 184 | New Caledonia | 788 | 2024 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Libya | 768 | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 711 | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 187 | French Polynesia | 668 | 2024 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 188 | Samoa | 491 | 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.