Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Algeria
Algeria: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 14.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Algeria, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Algeria recorded 14.1% for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Algeria peaked at 15.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 1994.
That places Algeria 182nd 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 Algeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.7% | — |
| 1991 | 11.7% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 11.6% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 11.5% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.3% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 14.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 11.5% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 12.0% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.4% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 13.2% | 14.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Algeria?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Algeria was 14.1% 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 1994.
- How does Algeria rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Algeria ranks 182nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.