Labor force (15-64 years), female in Libya
Libya: Labor force (15-64 years), female was 802,843 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Libya, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force (15-64 years), female in Libya is 802,843, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), female in Libya peaked at 802,843 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 204,000, in 1990.
That places Libya 37th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 305,200 | 204,000 | 434,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 691,598 | 566,615 | 792,021 | 10 |
| 2010s | 801,842 | 800,840 | 802,843 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More work & labour data for Libya
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 35.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 16.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 22.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 10.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-64 years), female in Libya?
- Labor force (15-64 years), female in Libya was 802,843 in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 802,843 in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 204,000 in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for labor force (15-64 years), female?
- Libya ranks 37th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), female rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-64 years), female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.