Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Israel
Israel: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 62.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Israel, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Israel is 62.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Israel peaked at 62.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 1990.
Israel ranks 34th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.3% | — |
| 1991 | 46.7% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 48.0% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 49.1% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 50.7% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 51.7% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 51.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 51.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 53.5% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 53.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 54.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 55.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 56.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 56.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 57.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 57.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 57.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 59.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 60.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 60.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 60.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 59.4% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 59.7% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 61.1% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 62.2% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 62.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.9% | 46.3% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 53.3% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 57.1% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 59.4% | 62.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 31 Netherlands 62.7% compare
- 32 Kazakhstan 62.6% compare
- 33 Australia 62.5% compare
- 35 Switzerland 62.2% compare
- 36 Zimbabwe 62.2% compare
- 37 Norway 62.1% compare
More work & labour data for Israel
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4941 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4851 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5042 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 11,997 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 579.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 9,762 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,985 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 19,747 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Israel?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Israel was 62.3% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 1990.
- How does Israel rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Israel ranks 34th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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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About this data
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.