Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in IDA total
IDA total: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 71.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in IDA total, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in IDA total stood at 71.5%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in IDA total peaked at 71.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1990.
That places IDA total 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in IDA total, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.0% | — |
| 1991 | 66.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 66.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 67.2% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 67.2% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 67.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 67.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 67.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 67.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 67.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 67.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 68.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 68.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 69.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 69.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 69.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 69.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 69.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 71.4% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 71.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.9% | 66.0% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 67.5% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 69.2% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 69.5% | 71.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More work & labour data for IDA total
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.0% (2025)
- Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 10.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in IDA total?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in IDA total was 71.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1990.
- How does IDA total rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- IDA total ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.