Total employment, female in Libya
Libya: Total employment, female was 537,807 ages 15+ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total employment, female in Libya, 1991–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total employment, female in Libya is 537,807 ages 15+, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, female in Libya peaked at 578,759 ages 15+ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 188,610 ages 15+, in 1991.
That places Libya 38th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 269,242 ages 15+ | 188,610 ages 15+ | 370,897 ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 493,573 ages 15+ | 399,709 ages 15+ | 567,718 ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 558,283 ages 15+ | 537,807 ages 15+ | 578,759 ages 15+ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More work & labour data for Libya
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 35.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 16.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 22.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 10.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total employment, female in Libya?
- Total employment, female in Libya was 537,807 ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, female recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 578,759 ages 15+ in 2010.
- What is the lowest total employment, female recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 188,610 ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Libya rank for total employment, female?
- Libya ranks 38th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, female rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Total employment, female (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.