Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Libya
Libya: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 35.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Libya, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Libya recorded 35.7% for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Libya peaked at 36.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 1990.
That places Libya 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.1% | — |
| 1991 | 28.4% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 28.7% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 29.1% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 29.5% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 30.0% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 30.4% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 30.9% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 31.4% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 31.9% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 32.3% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 34.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 36.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 36.2% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 36.0% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 35.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.8% | 28.1% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 32.3% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 36.1% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 33.4% | 36.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Libya?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Libya was 35.7% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 1990.
- How does Libya rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Libya ranks 162nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya 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.