Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Moldova
Moldova: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national was 92.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Moldova, 1989–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Moldova recorded 92.8% for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in 2025.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Moldova peaked at 101.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 82.3%, in 1989.
That places Moldova 14th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) … national in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 82.3% | — |
| 2000 | 88.0% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 88.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 95.7% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 97.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 100.8% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 96.9% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 100.1% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 97.3% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 101.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 101.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 100.1% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 92.8% | -7.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 92.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.0%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 92.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.0%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.3% | 82.3% | 82.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.6% | 88.0% | 100.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 96.9% | 101.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 92.8% | 100.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More work & labour data for Moldova
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 654.38 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 72.49 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,725 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.5 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.726 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 24,890 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 5,854 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 71.4 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) -0.868 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.4043 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Moldova?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Moldova was 92.8% in 2025, 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 101.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.3% in 1989.
- How does Moldova rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Moldova ranks 14th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.