Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) by country
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age...
Countries reporting
196
Highest
99.7%
San Marino
Lowest
9.2%
Yemen
Median
79.4%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
5,408
What the numbers show
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 99.7% in San Marino; the lowest is 9.2% in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 79.4%, and the mean is 73.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 131 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 178.6%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 46.8%).
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Marino | 99.7% | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 2 | Burundi | 99.1% | 2020 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 3 | British Virgin Islands | 98.8% | 1994 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 4 | Angola | 98.0% | 2025 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 5 | Nigeria | 97.4% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 6 | Ghana | 97.2% | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 7 | Benin | 95.7% | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 8 | Cayman Islands | 95.7% | 2015 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 9 | Mozambique | 95.7% | 2022 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 95.1% | 2022 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 11 | Togo | 95.0% | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 12 | Greenland | 93.7% | 2015 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 13 | Bermuda | 93.1% | 2010 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 14 | Moldova | 92.8% | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 15 | Sierra Leone | 92.6% | 2018 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 16 | Nauru | 92.6% | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 17 | Faroe Islands | 92.4% | 2013 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 18 | Rwanda | 92.0% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 19 | Sweden | 91.7% | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 20 | Vanuatu | 91.0% | 2025 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 21 | Iceland | 91.0% | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 22 | Curacao | 90.9% | 2020 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 23 | Isle of Man | 90.8% | 2016 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 24 | Israel | 90.8% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 25 | Bahamas | 90.6% | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 26 | Tanzania | 90.1% | 2025 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 27 | Finland | 89.8% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 28 | Australia | 89.4% | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 29 | Antigua and Barbuda | 89.3% | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 30 | Seychelles | 89.3% | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 31 | New Zealand | 89.2% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 32 | Norway | 89.1% | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 89.0% | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 89.0% | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 35 | Azerbaijan | 88.9% | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 36 | Botswana | 88.9% | 2024 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 37 | Eswatini | 88.8% | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 38 | Barbados | 88.7% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 39 | Uganda | 88.5% | 2021 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 40 | Vietnam | 88.3% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 41 | Belarus | 88.2% | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 42 | Netherlands | 88.2% | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 43 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 88.2% | 2001 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 44 | Canada | 87.8% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 45 | Portugal | 87.8% | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 46 | France | 87.8% | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 47 | Switzerland | 87.2% | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 48 | Bolivia | 87.1% | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 49 | Cambodia | 87.1% | 2025 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 50 | Liberia | 86.9% | 2017 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 51 | Laos | 86.9% | 2022 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 52 | Kenya | 86.9% | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 53 | Grenada | 86.8% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 54 | Denmark | 86.4% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 55 | Estonia | 86.4% | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 56 | Macao | 86.4% | 2016 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 57 | Slovenia | 86.3% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 58 | Austria | 86.2% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 59 | Lithuania | 86.1% | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 60 | Ireland | 86.1% | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 61 | Northern Mariana Islands | 85.7% | 2010 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 62 | Guinea-Bissau | 85.7% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Gambia | 85.6% | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 64 | Belgium | 85.4% | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 65 | Germany | 85.4% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 66 | Spain | 85.3% | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 67 | Cyprus | 85.1% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 68 | Singapore | 84.9% | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 84.9% | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 70 | Hong Kong | 84.5% | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 71 | Aruba | 84.5% | 2011 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 72 | United States | 84.5% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 73 | Madagascar | 84.5% | 2022 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 74 | Niger | 84.0% | 2022 | up 178.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Latvia | 84.0% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 76 | Palau | 83.9% | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 77 | New Caledonia | 83.8% | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 78 | Jamaica | 83.7% | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 79 | Croatia | 83.6% | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 80 | Zimbabwe | 83.6% | 2025 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 83.5% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 82 | Namibia | 83.2% | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 83 | Zambia | 82.9% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 84 | Slovak Republic | 82.8% | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 85 | Albania | 81.9% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 81.8% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 87 | Czechia | 81.8% | 2025 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 88 | Guam | 81.5% | 2011 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 89 | Malawi | 81.1% | 2024 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 90 | Hungary | 80.9% | 2025 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 91 | Montenegro | 80.8% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 92 | South Africa | 80.6% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 93 | Puerto Rico | 80.6% | 2020 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 94 | Russia | 80.0% | 2025 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 80.0% | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 96 | Peru | 79.6% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 97 | Malta | 79.6% | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 98 | Poland | 79.5% | 2025 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 99 | Serbia | 79.4% | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 100 | Cote d'Ivoire | 78.9% | 2022 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 101 | Korea | 78.8% | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 102 | Uruguay | 78.8% | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 103 | Japan | 78.7% | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 104 | Thailand | 78.6% | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 105 | Cape Verde | 78.3% | 2019 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 106 | Liechtenstein | 78.0% | 2017 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 107 | East Timor | 77.9% | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 108 | Lesotho | 77.8% | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 109 | French Polynesia | 77.5% | 2012 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 110 | Cameroon | 77.5% | 2021 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 111 | Georgia | 77.4% | 2025 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 112 | Brunei | 76.5% | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 113 | Ukraine | 76.0% | 2021 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 114 | Mongolia | 76.0% | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 115 | Bhutan | 75.7% | 2025 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 116 | Greece | 75.5% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 75.4% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 118 | Armenia | 74.9% | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 119 | Gabon | 74.5% | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 120 | Comoros | 74.3% | 2021 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 121 | Argentina | 74.1% | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 122 | Kiribati | 74.1% | 2023 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 123 | Paraguay | 74.0% | 2025 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 124 | Chile | 73.9% | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 125 | Haiti | 73.3% | 2012 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 126 | Brazil | 73.1% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 127 | Gibraltar | 73.0% | 2001 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 128 | Ethiopia | 72.7% | 2021 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 129 | American Samoa | 72.0% | 1990 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 130 | Dominican Republic | 71.1% | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 131 | Italy | 70.9% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 132 | Mauritius | 70.7% | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 133 | Panama | 70.4% | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 134 | Tonga | 70.0% | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 135 | North Macedonia | 70.0% | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 136 | Philippines | 69.6% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 137 | Belize | 69.4% | 2019 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 138 | Colombia | 68.3% | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 139 | Romania | 68.3% | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 140 | Malaysia | 68.1% | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 141 | Ecuador | 67.5% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 142 | Suriname | 67.3% | 2016 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 143 | Tuvalu | 67.2% | 2022 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 144 | Congo | 66.9% | 2012 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 145 | Qatar | 66.5% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 146 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 66.2% | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 147 | Guyana | 65.8% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 148 | Cuba | 65.8% | 2013 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 149 | Guinea | 65.8% | 2019 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 150 | Costa Rica | 65.1% | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 151 | Venezuela | 65.0% | 2020 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 152 | Indonesia | 65.0% | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 153 | Maldives | 64.4% | 2019 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 154 | Dominica | 64.2% | 2001 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 155 | Chad | 63.9% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 156 | United Arab Emirates | 63.5% | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 157 | El Salvador | 63.3% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 158 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.1% | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 159 | Mexico | 61.1% | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 160 | Marshall Islands | 61.0% | 2021 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 161 | Myanmar | 58.9% | 2020 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 162 | Nicaragua | 57.7% | 2014 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 163 | Kuwait | 56.8% | 2016 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 164 | Guatemala | 56.6% | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 165 | Mali | 56.3% | 2024 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 166 | Honduras | 56.3% | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 167 | Samoa | 55.5% | 2022 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 168 | Uzbekistan | 54.6% | 2020 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 169 | Senegal | 53.7% | 2025 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 170 | Fiji | 53.1% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 171 | Nepal | 50.8% | 2017 | down 46.8% | rising |
| 172 | Türkiye | 50.7% | 2025 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 173 | Bahrain | 50.1% | 2015 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 174 | Bangladesh | 48.0% | 2024 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Mauritania | 46.5% | 2019 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 176 | Oman | 46.1% | 2022 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 177 | Sri Lanka | 44.2% | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 178 | India | 44.1% | 2025 | up 27.7% | flat |
| 179 | Saudi Arabia | 41.9% | 2025 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 180 | Kosovo | 41.9% | 2024 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 180 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 41.9% | 2024 | up 22.2% | falling |
| 182 | Lebanon | 41.6% | 2019 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 183 | Tunisia | 41.1% | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 184 | Tajikistan | 39.9% | 2016 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 185 | Pakistan | 34.6% | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 186 | Egypt | 33.6% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 187 | Afghanistan | 30.3% | 2021 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 188 | Jordan | 28.6% | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 189 | Morocco | 28.4% | 2022 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 190 | Algeria | 25.6% | 2017 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 191 | Palestine | 25.3% | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 192 | Sudan | 23.3% | 2022 | down 42.5% | flat |
| 193 | Iran | 20.9% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 194 | Syria | 20.8% | 2011 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 195 | Iraq | 15.8% | 2021 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 196 | Yemen | 9.2% | 2014 | down 34.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 84.9%
- Post-demographic dividend 83.8%
- Euro area 83.6%
- European Union 82.9%
- High income 81.6%
- Europe & Central Asia 79.9%
- OECD members 79.3%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 78.9%
- Caribbean Small States 77.7%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 72.5%
- Latin America & Caribbean 70.0%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 70.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 69.8%
- IDA blend 65.8%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 64.8%
- IBRD only 55.5%
- Lower middle income 55.1%
- Early-demographic dividend 50.4%
- South Asia 44.1%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 44.1%
- Arab World 32.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 30.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 26.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 26.7%
About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.