Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in United States
United States: Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled was 57.28 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in United States, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in United States is 57.28, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in United States peaked at 60.03 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 37.7, in 1960.
United States ranks 78th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.7 | — |
| 1961 | 38.1 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 37.9 | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 38.3 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 38.7 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 39.3 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 40.3 | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 41.1 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 41.6 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 42.7 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 43.3 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 43.4 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 43.9 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 44.7 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 45.7 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 46.3 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 47.3 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 48.4 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 50 | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 50.9 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 51.5 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 52.1 | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 52.6 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 52.9 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 53.6 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 54.5 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 55.3 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 56 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 56.6 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 57.4 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 57.5 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 57.4 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 57.8 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 57.9 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 58.86 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 59.05 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 59.34 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 59.9 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 59.85 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 60.03 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 59.94 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 59.79 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 59.62 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 59.51 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 59.16 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 59.26 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 59.36 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 59.31 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 59.47 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 59.19 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 58.62 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 58.1 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 57.68 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 57.21 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 56.97 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 56.68 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 56.8 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 57.03 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 57.08 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 57.43 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 56.2 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 56.09 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 56.79 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 57.33 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 57.49 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 57.28 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.57 | 37.7 | 42.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.39 | 43.3 | 50.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.25 | 51.5 | 57.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.76 | 57.4 | 60.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.46 | 59.16 | 59.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.36 | 56.68 | 58.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.86 | 56.09 | 57.49 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More work & labour data for United States
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in United States?
- Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled in United States was 57.28 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 60.03 in 1999.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7 in 1960.
- How does United States rank for fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled?
- United States ranks 78th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fertility and female labor force participation with 782 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.