Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 53.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Lower middle income, 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 Lower middle income stood at 53.7%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Lower middle income peaked at 53.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 1990.
Lower middle income ranks 40th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.6% | — |
| 1991 | 46.0% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 46.3% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 46.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 46.8% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 47.6% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 48.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 48.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 48.9% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 49.4% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 49.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 53.5% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 53.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.1% | 45.6% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 49.2% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 48.1% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 49.0% | 53.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 37 Denmark 87.9% compare
- 38 Luxembourg 87.8% compare
- 39 Kenya 87.7% compare
- 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 87.4% compare
- 41 Estonia 87.3% compare
- 42 Canada 87.3% compare
- 43 Netherlands 87.2% compare
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 61.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (2025)
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 29.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Lower middle income?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Lower middle income was 53.7% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 1990.
- How does Lower middle income rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Lower middle income ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.