Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 47.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Low & middle income, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 47.6% for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Low & middle income peaked at 51.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2020.
Low & middle income ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.6% | — |
| 1991 | 51.4% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 51.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 51.2% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 51.1% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 50.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 50.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 49.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 48.9% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 47.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 46.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 47.7% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 47.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.2% | 51.1% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 48.9% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 46.9% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 45.4% | 47.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More work & labour data for Low & middle income
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.0% (2025)
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 11.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Low & middle income?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Low & middle income was 47.6% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 2020.
- How does Low & middle income rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Low & middle income ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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+) (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.