Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Curacao
Curacao: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 54.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Curacao, 2011–2020
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Curacao is 54.0%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Curacao peaked at 55.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2014.
Curacao ranks 103rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 54.5% | — |
| 2013 | 55.8% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 51.3% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 52.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | +3.5% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's 54.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 57.2%, 94% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Curacao's 54.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.7%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.2% | 51.3% | 55.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 54.0% | 54.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
More work & labour data for Curacao
- CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 132.08 (2019)
- CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 2.62 (2019)
- Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 54 (2020)
- Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 54 (2020)
- Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 54 (2020)
- Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 56.4 (2020)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 17.6% (2020)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 20.3% (2020)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 59.4% (2020)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Curacao?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Curacao was 54.0% in 2020, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2014.
- How does Curacao rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Curacao ranks 103rd out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Curacao data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.