Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … modeled in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … modeled was 87.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in United Kingdom, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 87.4% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in United Kingdom peaked at 87.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 1990.
That places United Kingdom 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 (%) … modeled in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.5% | — |
| 1991 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 71.8% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 73.0% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 73.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 73.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 74.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 75.4% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 76.5% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 77.0% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 77.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 78.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 78.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 79.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 79.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 79.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 81.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 82.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 87.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 87.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.3%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 87.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.3%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.6% | 70.5% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.0% | 77.0% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 81.1% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 86.3% | 87.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in United Kingdom?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in United Kingdom was 87.4% 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- United Kingdom ranks 40th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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About this data
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.