Female labor force participation rate by age by country
Share of the female working-age population aged 15-24 who are economically active (employed or unemployed).
Countries reporting
185
Highest
83.3%
Iceland
Lowest
4.0%
Yemen
Median
33.3%
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
6,816
What the numbers show
Female labor force participation rate by age is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 83.3% in Iceland; the lowest is 4.0% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 33.3%, and the mean is 35.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 109 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 79.3%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 64.7%).
Female labor force participation rate by age: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 83.3% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 83.3% | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 3 | North Korea | 81.8% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 4 | Solomon Islands | 71.7% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 5 | Madagascar | 71.1% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 6 | Australia | 70.2% | 2024 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 7 | Denmark | 69.6% | 2024 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 8 | Tanzania | 69.4% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 9 | Cambodia | 68.2% | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 10 | Norway | 66.6% | 2024 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 11 | Uganda | 66.0% | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 12 | Eritrea | 65.4% | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 13 | New Zealand | 65.4% | 2024 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 14 | Niger | 65.2% | 2024 | up 25.6% | flat |
| 15 | Nigeria | 64.8% | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 16 | Switzerland | 64.6% | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 17 | Mozambique | 64.1% | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 18 | South Sudan | 63.6% | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 19 | Canada | 63.2% | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 20 | Burundi | 57.7% | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 21 | Sweden | 56.9% | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 22 | Bolivia | 56.6% | 2024 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 56.5% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 24 | Saint Lucia | 56.3% | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 25 | Bahamas | 55.7% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 54.4% | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 53.7% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 29 | Laos | 53.3% | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 30 | Liberia | 53.2% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 31 | Benin | 53.2% | 2024 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 32 | Angola | 53.1% | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 34 | Germany | 52.3% | 2024 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 52.2% | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 36 | Peru | 52.0% | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 37 | Japan | 52.0% | 2024 | up 19.2% | flat |
| 38 | United States | 50.3% | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 50.2% | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 40 | Brazil | 48.4% | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 41 | Israel | 48.2% | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 42 | Barbados | 47.9% | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 43 | China | 47.9% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 44 | Paraguay | 46.9% | 2024 | up 10.3% | flat |
| 45 | Bangladesh | 46.5% | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 46 | Estonia | 46.4% | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 47 | Guyana | 46.2% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 48 | Guam | 45.7% | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 45.5% | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 50 | Rwanda | 45.4% | 2024 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 51 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 45.1% | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 52 | Mali | 44.8% | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 53 | Malawi | 44.2% | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 54 | Congo | 43.6% | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 43.1% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 56 | Macao | 43.0% | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 57 | Maldives | 42.9% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 58 | Azerbaijan | 42.9% | 2024 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 59 | Uruguay | 42.3% | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 41.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 61 | Belize | 41.4% | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 62 | Guinea-Bissau | 41.2% | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 63 | Qatar | 40.6% | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 64 | Vietnam | 40.0% | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 65 | France | 39.5% | 2024 | up 27.6% | flat |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 39.2% | 2024 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 67 | Myanmar | 39.2% | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 68 | Cyprus | 39.1% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 69 | Montenegro | 39.1% | 2024 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 70 | Botswana | 38.4% | 2024 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 71 | Indonesia | 38.2% | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 72 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 38.1% | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 73 | Belarus | 37.4% | 2024 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 74 | Malaysia | 37.3% | 2024 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 75 | Colombia | 36.8% | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 76 | Panama | 36.7% | 2024 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 77 | Taiwan | 36.2% | 2024 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 78 | Ecuador | 35.1% | 2024 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 79 | Moldova | 35.0% | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 81 | East Timor | 34.6% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 82 | Zambia | 34.5% | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 83 | Lithuania | 34.5% | 2024 | up 16.6% | falling |
| 84 | United States Virgin Islands | 34.4% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 85 | Turkey | 34.4% | 2024 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 86 | Mauritius | 34.1% | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 87 | Jamaica | 34.1% | 2024 | up 25.9% | falling |
| 88 | Albania | 34.0% | 2024 | up 66.1% | falling |
| 89 | Vanuatu | 34.0% | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 90 | Honduras | 34.0% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 91 | Mexico | 33.9% | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 92 | Argentina | 33.8% | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 93 | Cote d'Ivoire | 33.8% | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 94 | Thailand | 33.6% | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 95 | Kenya | 33.4% | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 96 | New Caledonia | 33.3% | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 97 | Sierra Leone | 33.2% | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 98 | Latvia | 33.1% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 98 | Portugal | 33.1% | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 100 | Chad | 33.0% | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 101 | French Polynesia | 32.9% | 2024 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 102 | Guatemala | 32.8% | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 103 | Nicaragua | 32.4% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 104 | Cuba | 32.2% | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 105 | Costa Rica | 32.0% | 2024 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 106 | El Salvador | 31.6% | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 107 | Slovenia | 31.5% | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 31.4% | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 109 | Spain | 31.2% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 110 | Georgia | 31.2% | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 111 | Bhutan | 31.1% | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 112 | Singapore | 30.9% | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 113 | Armenia | 30.8% | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 114 | South Korea | 30.5% | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 115 | Hong Kong | 30.2% | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 116 | Belgium | 29.6% | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 117 | Papua New Guinea | 29.6% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 118 | Cameroon | 29.4% | 2024 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 119 | Poland | 29.3% | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 120 | Ghana | 29.3% | 2024 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 121 | Hungary | 28.8% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 122 | Haiti | 28.8% | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 123 | Gambia | 28.6% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 124 | Togo | 28.3% | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 125 | Equatorial Guinea | 28.2% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 126 | Turkmenistan | 28.1% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 127 | Fiji | 28.0% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 128 | Eswatini | 27.8% | 2024 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 129 | Ukraine | 27.8% | 2021 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 130 | Suriname | 27.6% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 131 | Bahrain | 27.3% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 132 | Guinea | 27.1% | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 133 | Uzbekistan | 26.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 134 | Chile | 26.9% | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 135 | Brunei | 26.9% | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 136 | United Arab Emirates | 26.8% | 2024 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 137 | Russia | 26.4% | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 138 | Namibia | 26.2% | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 139 | Cape Verde | 25.6% | 2024 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 140 | Croatia | 25.3% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 141 | Philippines | 25.0% | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 142 | Serbia | 25.0% | 2024 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 143 | South Africa | 24.4% | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 144 | Lesotho | 24.3% | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 145 | Czechia | 23.7% | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 146 | North Macedonia | 23.5% | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 147 | Greece | 22.1% | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 148 | Pakistan | 21.7% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 149 | Western Sahara | 21.6% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 150 | Slovakia | 21.3% | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 151 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.6% | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 152 | Samoa | 20.5% | 2024 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 153 | Tonga | 20.0% | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 154 | Lebanon | 20.0% | 2023 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 155 | Comoros | 20.0% | 2024 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 156 | Sao Tome and Principe | 19.9% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 157 | Romania | 19.6% | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 158 | Italy | 19.4% | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 159 | Mongolia | 19.3% | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 160 | Nepal | 19.2% | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 161 | Senegal | 19.1% | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 162 | Venezuela | 18.8% | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 163 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18.5% | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 164 | Sri Lanka | 17.6% | 2024 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 165 | Saudi Arabia | 16.5% | 2024 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 166 | Puerto Rico | 16.0% | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 167 | India | 15.8% | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 168 | Bulgaria | 15.5% | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 169 | Gabon | 15.4% | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 170 | Kuwait | 15.3% | 2024 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 171 | Tunisia | 14.8% | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 172 | Oman | 14.0% | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 173 | Mauritania | 13.0% | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 174 | Morocco | 13.0% | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 175 | Jordan | 12.5% | 2024 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 176 | Djibouti | 11.6% | 2024 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 177 | Somalia | 11.6% | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 178 | Palestine | 10.9% | 2022 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 179 | Libya | 10.3% | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 180 | Tajikistan | 10.2% | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 181 | Egypt | 10.0% | 2024 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 182 | Iran | 9.3% | 2024 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 183 | Syria | 8.2% | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 184 | Algeria | 7.9% | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 185 | Sudan | 7.7% | 2022 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 186 | Afghanistan | 6.0% | 2024 | down 64.7% | flat |
| 187 | Iraq | 5.7% | 2024 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 188 | Yemen | 4.0% | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Share of the female working-age population aged 15-24 who are economically active (employed or unemployed).