Female labor force participation rate in Libya
Libya: Female labor force participation rate was 33.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate in Libya, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rate in Libya is 33.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate in Libya peaked at 34.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 1990.
Libya ranks 162nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.2% | 26.5% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 30.4% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 33.9% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 31.0% | 33.6% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Libya
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 10.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 22.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 16.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 35.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate in Libya?
- Female labor force participation rate in Libya was 33.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for female labor force participation rate?
- Libya ranks 162nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).