Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 82.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Turkmenistan, 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 Turkmenistan stood at 82.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Turkmenistan peaked at 89.7% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 2020.
That places Turkmenistan 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 83.9% | — |
| 1991 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 85.7% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 87.8% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 88.7% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 88.2% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 89.7% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 89.1% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 87.7% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 87.4% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 87.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 87.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 85.3% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 84.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 83.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 82.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 82.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 82.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.8%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 82.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.3%, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.1% | 83.9% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 83.6% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 82.3% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 82.1% | 83.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More work & labour data for Turkmenistan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2917 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2882 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2951 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,433 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,454 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,034 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,913 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,947 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Turkmenistan?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Turkmenistan was 82.9% 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 1997.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 2020.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Turkmenistan ranks 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.