Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 25-34) by country
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 25-34 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. The participation rates are harmonized to account for differences in national data collection and tabulation...
What the numbers show
Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 25-34) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 97.7% in Malawi; the lowest is 23.9% in Algeria.
The median across all reporting countries is 74.4%, and the mean is 68.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Algeria (up 36.6%), and the largest decrease in Angola (down 7.0%).
Labor participation rate, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 97.7% | 2010 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 2 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 96.5% | 2010 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 3 | Rwanda | 96.0% | 2010 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 4 | Mozambique | 95.8% | 2010 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 5 | Burundi | 94.5% | 2010 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 6 | Madagascar | 92.0% | 2010 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 91.1% | 2010 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 8 | Botswana | 89.7% | 2010 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 89.5% | 2010 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 10 | Togo | 89.2% | 2010 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 11 | Eritrea | 88.9% | 2010 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 87.6% | 2010 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 13 | Uganda | 86.7% | 2010 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 84.8% | 2010 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 15 | Namibia | 83.7% | 2010 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 16 | Ghana | 83.3% | 2010 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 17 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 82.9% | 2010 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 18 | Congo | 81.2% | 2010 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 79.3% | 2010 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 20 | Sierra Leone | 78.3% | 2010 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 21 | Gambia | 76.8% | 2010 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 76.6% | 2010 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 23 | Guinea | 76.5% | 2010 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 24 | Zambia | 76.4% | 2010 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 25 | Lesotho | 75.6% | 2010 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 26 | Benin | 75.2% | 2010 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 27 | Angola | 73.6% | 2010 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 28 | Cameroon | 73.1% | 2010 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 29 | Kenya | 72.9% | 2010 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 30 | Senegal | 72.5% | 2010 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 31 | Gabon | 70.7% | 2010 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 32 | Liberia | 69.2% | 2010 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 33 | Chad | 67.3% | 2010 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 34 | Cape Verde | 66.7% | 2010 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 35 | South Africa | 63.1% | 2010 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 36 | Mauritius | 62.1% | 2010 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 37 | Sao Tome and Principe | 60.6% | 2010 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 38 | Côte d'Ivoire | 57.0% | 2010 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 39 | Eswatini | 52.5% | 2010 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 40 | Nigeria | 48.1% | 2010 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 41 | Somalia | 46.5% | 2010 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 42 | Mali | 43.7% | 2010 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 43 | Libya | 41.7% | 2010 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 44 | Tunisia | 41.1% | 2010 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 45 | Sudan | 40.1% | 2010 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 46 | Niger | 39.7% | 2010 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 47 | Djibouti | 39.1% | 2010 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 48 | Comoros | 38.2% | 2010 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 49 | Mauritania | 33.1% | 2010 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 50 | Morocco | 31.8% | 2010 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 51 | Egypt | 30.4% | 2010 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 52 | Algeria | 23.9% | 2010 | up 36.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 25-34 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. The participation rates are harmonized to account for differences in national data collection and tabulation methodologies as well as for other country-specific factors such as military service requirements. The series includes both nationally reported and imputed data and only estimates that are national, meaning there are no geographic limitations in coverage.