Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 55.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Lower middle income, 1991–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Lower middle income stood at 55.1%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Lower middle income peaked at 55.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2018.
Lower middle income ranks 17th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 45.0% | — |
| 1994 | 35.0% | -22.1% |
| 2000 | 40.2% | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 45.4% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 39.9% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -23.4% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | +45.8% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 40.8% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 55.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.0% | 35.0% | 45.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.8% | 40.2% | 45.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 30.5% | 44.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 47.8% | 39.3% | 55.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 14 Bermuda 93.1% compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 92.8% compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 92.6% compare
- 17 Naoero 92.6% compare
- 18 Faroe Islands 92.4% compare
- 19 Rwanda 92.0% compare
- 20 Sweden 91.8% compare
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 61.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Lower middle income?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Lower middle income was 55.1% in 2024, 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2018.
- How does Lower middle income rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Lower middle income ranks 17th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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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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.