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
79.3%
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
5,351
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 79.3%, 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 132 countries rose and 60 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 (%): 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 | Ghana | 98.2% | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 5 | Angola | 98.0% | 2025 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 6 | Nigeria | 97.4% | 2024 | up 9.5% | 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 | Seychelles | 94.4% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 13 | Greenland | 93.7% | 2015 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 14 | Bermuda | 93.1% | 2010 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 92.8% | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 92.6% | 2018 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 17 | Naoero | 92.6% | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 18 | Faroe Islands | 92.4% | 2013 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 19 | Rwanda | 92.0% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 20 | Sweden | 91.8% | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 21 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 91.5% | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 22 | Bahamas | 91.4% | 2023 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 23 | Iceland | 91.0% | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 24 | Vanuatu | 91.0% | 2025 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 25 | Curaçao | 90.9% | 2020 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 26 | Isle of Man | 90.8% | 2016 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 27 | Israel | 90.8% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 28 | Finland | 89.9% | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 29 | Antigua and Barbuda | 89.8% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 30 | Australia | 89.2% | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 31 | New Zealand | 89.2% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 32 | Norway | 89.0% | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 89.0% | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 88.9% | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 88.9% | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 36 | Botswana | 88.9% | 2024 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 37 | Eswatini | 88.8% | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 38 | Belarus | 88.7% | 2024 | down 18.2% | flat |
| 39 | Barbados | 88.7% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 40 | Uganda | 88.5% | 2021 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 41 | Namibia | 88.4% | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 42 | Viet Nam | 88.3% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 43 | Netherlands | 88.2% | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 44 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 88.2% | 2001 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 45 | France | 87.8% | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 46 | Canada | 87.8% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 47 | Portugal | 87.7% | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 48 | Switzerland | 87.2% | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 49 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 87.2% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 50 | Liberia | 86.9% | 2017 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 51 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 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 | Estonia | 86.5% | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 55 | Slovenia | 86.4% | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 56 | Denmark | 86.4% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 57 | Macau, China | 86.4% | 2016 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 58 | Cambodia | 86.3% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 59 | Austria | 86.2% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 60 | Ireland | 86.1% | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 61 | Lithuania | 86.0% | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 62 | Northern Mariana Islands | 85.7% | 2010 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 63 | Guinea-Bissau | 85.7% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Gambia | 85.6% | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 65 | Germany | 85.4% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 66 | Belgium | 85.4% | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 67 | Spain | 85.4% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 68 | Cyprus | 85.1% | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 69 | Singapore | 84.9% | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 84.9% | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 71 | Hong Kong, China | 84.5% | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 72 | Aruba | 84.5% | 2011 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 73 | United States of America | 84.5% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 74 | Madagascar | 84.5% | 2022 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 75 | Niger | 84.0% | 2022 | up 178.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Latvia | 84.0% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 77 | Palau | 83.9% | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 78 | New Caledonia | 83.8% | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 79 | Croatia | 83.7% | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 80 | Jamaica | 83.7% | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 83.5% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 82 | Zambia | 82.9% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 83 | Slovakia | 82.7% | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 84 | Albania | 81.9% | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 85 | Czechia | 81.9% | 2025 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 81.8% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 87 | Guam | 81.5% | 2011 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 88 | Malawi | 81.1% | 2024 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 89 | Hungary | 81.0% | 2025 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 90 | Montenegro | 80.8% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 91 | South Africa | 80.6% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 92 | Puerto Rico | 80.6% | 2020 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 93 | Russian Federation | 80.0% | 2025 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 80.0% | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 95 | Peru | 79.6% | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 96 | Malta | 79.6% | 2025 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 97 | Poland | 79.5% | 2025 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 98 | Serbia | 79.4% | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 79.2% | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 100 | Côte d'Ivoire | 78.9% | 2022 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 101 | Korea | 78.8% | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 102 | Japan | 78.7% | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 103 | Thailand | 78.6% | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 104 | Cape Verde | 78.3% | 2019 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 105 | Georgia | 78.2% | 2024 | up 8.9% | flat |
| 106 | Liechtenstein | 78.0% | 2017 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 107 | Timor-Leste | 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 | Uruguay | 76.8% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 112 | Mongolia | 76.8% | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 113 | Brunei Darussalam | 76.6% | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 114 | Ukraine | 76.0% | 2021 | down 8.2% | 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 | Panama | 70.4% | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 133 | Philippines | 70.2% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 134 | Mauritius | 70.1% | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 135 | Tonga | 70.0% | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 136 | North Macedonia | 70.0% | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 137 | Belize | 69.4% | 2019 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 138 | Romania | 68.3% | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 139 | Colombia | 68.3% | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 140 | Malaysia | 68.1% | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 141 | Ecuador | 67.5% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 67.4% | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 143 | Suriname | 67.3% | 2016 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 144 | Tuvalu | 67.2% | 2022 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 145 | Congo | 66.9% | 2012 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 146 | Qatar | 66.5% | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 147 | Cuba | 65.8% | 2013 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 148 | Guinea | 65.8% | 2019 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 149 | Costa Rica | 65.1% | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 150 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 65.0% | 2020 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 151 | Indonesia | 64.9% | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 152 | Maldives | 64.4% | 2019 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 153 | Dominica | 64.2% | 2001 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 154 | Chad | 63.9% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 155 | Kyrgyzstan | 61.1% | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 156 | Mexico | 61.1% | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 157 | Marshall Islands | 61.0% | 2021 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 158 | El Salvador | 60.9% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 159 | Guyana | 60.8% | 2021 | — | rising |
| 160 | United Arab Emirates | 60.0% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 161 | Guatemala | 59.0% | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 162 | Myanmar | 58.9% | 2020 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 163 | Nicaragua | 57.7% | 2014 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 164 | Kuwait | 56.8% | 2016 | down 8.6% | 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 | Fiji | 53.1% | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 170 | Senegal | 52.9% | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 171 | Nepal | 50.8% | 2017 | down 46.8% | rising |
| 172 | Türkiye | 50.8% | 2025 | up 15.4% | 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, State of | 25.3% | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 192 | Sudan | 23.3% | 2022 | down 42.5% | flat |
| 193 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 20.9% | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 194 | Syrian Arab Republic | 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 83.7%
- European Union 82.9%
- High income 81.9%
- Europe & Central Asia 79.9%
- OECD members 79.3%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 78.9%
- Caribbean Small States 75.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 72.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean 69.9%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 69.9%
- 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 49.4%
- 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.