Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in High income
High income: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 69.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in High income, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
High income recorded 69.7% for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in High income peaked at 69.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 1990.
High income ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 59.7% | — |
| 1991 | 60.1% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 60.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 59.9% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 60.1% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 60.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 60.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 60.7% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 61.5% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 61.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 62.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 62.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 62.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 63.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 63.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 64.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 65.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 66.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 67.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 66.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 67.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 68.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 69.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 69.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.3% | 59.7% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.9% | 61.7% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 64.1% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 66.9% | 69.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 2 Madagascar 84.6% compare
- 3 Solomon Islands 84.3% compare
- 4 Iceland 84.0% compare
- 5 Sweden 82.3% compare
- 6 Netherlands 82.2% compare
- 7 Cambodia 82.1% compare
- 8 Tanzania, United Republic of 82.0% compare
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in High income?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in High income was 69.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 1990.
- How does High income rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- High income ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.