Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 92.4% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Faroe Islands, 1960–2013
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Faroe Islands is 92.4%, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Faroe Islands peaked at 97.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 1960.
That places Faroe Islands 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 31.2% | — |
| 1966 | 31.3% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 32.3% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 41.7% | +28.9% |
| 2005 | 93.8% | +125.0% |
| 2006 | 90.8% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 94.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | -5.5% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 92.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.1%, 1.1× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 92.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.0%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Faroe Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +125.0% | 41.7% | 93.8% |
| 1977 | +28.9% | 32.3% | 41.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.2% | 31.2% | 31.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 37.0% | 32.3% | 41.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 90.8% | 96.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 90.9% | 97.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 15 Republic of Moldova 92.8% compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 92.6% compare
- 17 Naoero 92.6% compare
- 19 Rwanda 92.0% compare
- 20 Sweden 91.8% compare
- 21 Tanzania, United Republic of 91.5% compare
More work & labour data for Faroe Islands
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.9506 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2458 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 28.99 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 26.03 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 31.19 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 32.06 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 63.25 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8079 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2366 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2271 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Faroe Islands?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Faroe Islands was 92.4% in 2013, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 1960.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Faroe Islands ranks 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2013.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.