Female labor force participation rate in Moldova
Moldova: Female labor force participation rate was 72.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate in Moldova, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 72.3% for female labor force participation rate in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate in Moldova peaked at 72.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 2004.
Moldova ranks 14th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.8% | 54.8% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.7% | 54.6% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 62.7% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 68.1% | 72.3% | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 72.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 100.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 74.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 75.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate in Moldova?
- Female labor force participation rate in Moldova was 72.3% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 2004.
- How does Moldova rank for female labor force participation rate?
- Moldova ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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).