Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 30.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 2000–2021
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 30.6% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2021.
The figure is up 19.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 31.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2000.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 22nd out of 24 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.0% | — |
| 2005 | 27.2% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | +19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 25.0% | 28.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 28.2% | 31.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 25.6% | 30.6% | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 14.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 32.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 21.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 29.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 50.2% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 30.6% in 2021, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2000.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd out of 24 groups with data for 2021.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.