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Labor force (15-24 years), female (% of total labor force 15-24 years) by country

Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-24)

Countries reporting
52
Highest
56.0%
Sierra Leone
Lowest
15.6%
Algeria
Median
46.4%
Years covered
22
1990–2011
Data points
1,276

What the numbers show

Labor force (15-24 years), female (% of total labor force 15-24 years) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 56.0% in Sierra Leone; the lowest is 15.6% in Algeria.

The median across all reporting countries is 46.4%, and the mean is 43.7%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 14.3%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 8.2%).

Labor force (15-24 years), female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sierra Leone 56.0% 2011 down 2.9% falling
2 Malawi 54.3% 2011 up 5.5% flat
3 Mozambique 54.2% 2011 down 2.7% falling
4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 53.6% 2011 down 2.3% flat
5 Burundi 52.8% 2011 up 1.3% flat
6 Togo 51.6% 2011 up 2.7% rising
7 Rwanda 51.4% 2011 down 0.9% flat
8 Benin 51.0% 2011 up 2.5% rising
9 Gambia 50.5% 2011 down 0.8% flat
10 Uganda 50.0% 2011 down 2.9% flat
11 Tanzania, United Republic of 50.0% 2011 up 0.0% flat
12 Congo 49.5% 2011 down 0.4% flat
13 Chad 49.5% 2011 down 0.8% flat
14 Madagascar 49.5% 2011 up 0.0% flat
15 Liberia 48.9% 2011 down 0.2% flat
16 Zimbabwe 48.8% 2011 up 4.8% flat
17 Guinea-Bissau 48.7% 2011 up 3.6% rising
18 Ghana 48.7% 2011 down 1.4% falling
19 Ethiopia 48.3% 2011 up 2.1% flat
20 Eritrea 48.1% 2011 up 1.1% flat
21 Botswana 47.8% 2011 up 1.5% flat
22 Zambia 47.8% 2011 down 0.5% flat
23 Namibia 47.4% 2011 up 3.7% flat
24 Angola 47.3% 2011 down 4.4% falling
25 Guinea 46.9% 2011 up 2.0% flat
26 Burkina Faso 46.5% 2011 up 0.0% flat
27 Cameroon 46.3% 2011 up 0.9% rising
28 Central African Republic 46.1% 2011 up 1.1% flat
29 Gabon 45.9% 2011 down 0.0% flat
30 Djibouti 45.5% 2011 up 1.3% flat
31 Nigeria 45.4% 2011 up 5.4% rising
32 Kenya 44.9% 2011 down 2.6% falling
33 South Africa 44.8% 2011 down 1.4% rising
34 Equatorial Guinea 41.7% 2011 up 0.6% flat
35 Eswatini 41.5% 2011 down 2.5% falling
36 Lesotho 41.4% 2011 down 6.8% falling
37 Mauritius 41.3% 2011 up 14.3% rising
38 Senegal 39.9% 2011 up 0.2% flat
39 Côte d'Ivoire 39.7% 2011 up 0.7% rising
40 Cape Verde 38.2% 2011 down 0.1% flat
41 Sudan 37.7% 2011 up 2.4% rising
42 Mali 37.4% 2011 down 0.8% flat
43 Somalia 35.5% 2011 up 0.9% flat
44 Sao Tome and Principe 32.6% 2011 up 2.4% rising
45 Tunisia 32.5% 2011 down 3.1% flat
46 Libya 31.7% 2011 up 2.4% rising
47 Niger 31.6% 2011 down 8.2% rising
48 Comoros 30.9% 2011 up 2.6% rising
49 Egypt 28.9% 2011 down 3.1% falling
50 Mauritania 27.8% 2011 up 14.2% rising
51 Morocco 26.4% 2011 up 4.4% falling
52 Algeria 15.6% 2011 down 5.6% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Labor force (15-24 years), female (% of total labor force 15-24 years)
Unit
% of total labor force 15-24 years
Source
ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 1,276 data points, 1990–2011
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Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-24)