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Female Labor Force Participation by Country
Ranking of 186 countries by Female Labor Force Participation (%)
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| Rank | Country | Continent | Female Labor Force Participation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Madagascar
|
Africa | 82.9% | 2024 |
| 2 |
Solomon Islands
|
Oceania | 82.3% | 2024 |
| 3 |
Nigeria
|
Africa | 80.7% | 2024 |
| 4 |
Tanzania
|
Africa | 80.3% | 2024 |
| 5 |
Burundi
|
Africa | 79.7% | 2024 |
| 6 |
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
|
Asia | 77.7% | 2024 |
| 7 |
Cambodia
|
Asia | 77.3% | 2024 |
| 8 |
Mozambique
|
Africa | 77.2% | 2024 |
| 9 |
Uganda
|
Africa | 75.6% | 2024 |
| 10 |
Benin
|
Africa | 75.0% | 2024 |
| 11 |
Eritrea
|
Africa | 72.9% | 2024 |
| 12 |
Niger
|
Africa | 72.8% | 2024 |
| 13 |
Bolivia
|
South America | 72.4% | 2024 |
| 14 |
Angola
|
Africa | 72.4% | 2024 |
| 15 |
Moldova
|
Europe | 72.2% | 2024 |
| 16 |
Liberia
|
Africa | 72.0% | 2024 |
| 17 |
Bahamas, The
|
North America | 71.0% | 2024 |
| 18 |
South Sudan
|
Africa | 70.4% | 2023 |
| 19 |
Iceland
|
Europe | 70.3% | 2024 |
| 20 |
Viet Nam
|
Asia | 68.9% | 2024 |
| 21 |
New Zealand
|
Oceania | 66.3% | 2024 |
| 22 |
Congo, Rep.
|
Africa | 65.6% | 2024 |
| 23 |
Central African Republic
|
Africa | 65.5% | 2024 |
| 24 |
Kazakhstan
|
Asia | 65.3% | 2024 |
| 25 |
Peru
|
South America | 64.9% | 2024 |
| 26 |
Burkina Faso
|
Africa | 64.1% | 2024 |
| 27 |
Macao SAR, China
|
Asia | 63.5% | 2024 |
| 28 |
Botswana
|
Africa | 63.5% | 2024 |
| 29 |
Singapore
|
Asia | 63.1% | 2024 |
| 30 |
Kenya
|
Africa | 63.0% | 2024 |
| 31 |
Jamaica
|
North America | 62.9% | 2024 |
| 32 |
Netherlands
|
Europe | 62.9% | 2024 |
| 33 |
Australia
|
Oceania | 62.6% | 2024 |
| 34 |
Switzerland
|
Europe | 62.5% | 2024 |
| 35 |
Norway
|
Europe | 62.3% | 2024 |
| 36 |
Israel
|
Asia | 62.2% | 2024 |
| 37 |
Zimbabwe
|
Africa | 62.1% | 2024 |
| 38 |
Congo, Dem. Rep.
|
Africa | 61.9% | 2024 |
| 39 |
St. Lucia
|
North America | 61.9% | 2024 |
| 40 |
Qatar
|
Asia | 61.8% | 2024 |
| 41 |
Sweden
|
Europe | 61.7% | 2024 |
| 42 |
Lao PDR
|
Asia | 61.5% | 2024 |
| 43 |
Timor-Leste
|
Asia | 61.5% | 2024 |
| 44 |
Cyprus
|
Asia | 61.4% | 2024 |
| 45 |
Barbados
|
North America | 61.4% | 2024 |
| 46 |
Azerbaijan
|
Asia | 61.4% | 2024 |
| 47 |
Estonia
|
Europe | 61.3% | 2024 |
| 48 |
Denmark
|
Europe | 60.9% | 2024 |
| 49 |
Canada
|
North America | 60.4% | 2024 |
| 50 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
Africa | 60.2% | 2024 |
| 51 |
Ireland
|
Europe | 59.8% | 2024 |
| 52 |
Thailand
|
Asia | 59.5% | 2024 |
| 53 |
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Africa | 59.5% | 2024 |
| 54 |
China
|
Asia | 59.4% | 2024 |
| 55 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
|
North America | 59.3% | 2024 |
| 56 |
Paraguay
|
South America | 58.9% | 2024 |
| 57 |
Malawi
|
Africa | 58.5% | 2024 |
| 58 |
Ethiopia
|
Africa | 58.4% | 2024 |
| 59 |
Haiti
|
North America | 58.3% | 2024 |
| 60 |
Albania
|
Europe | 58.2% | 2024 |
| 61 |
Lithuania
|
Europe | 57.9% | 2024 |
| 62 |
Luxembourg
|
Europe | 57.6% | 2024 |
| 63 |
United Kingdom
|
Europe | 57.5% | 2024 |
| 64 |
Uruguay
|
South America | 57.3% | 2024 |
| 65 |
Belarus
|
Europe | 57.2% | 2024 |
| 66 |
Cameroon
|
Africa | 57.1% | 2024 |
| 67 |
Rwanda
|
Africa | 57.1% | 2024 |
| 68 |
Korea, Rep.
|
Asia | 56.8% | 2024 |
| 69 |
Georgia
|
Asia | 56.7% | 2024 |
| 70 |
Finland
|
Europe | 56.7% | 2024 |
| 71 |
Bhutan
|
Asia | 56.6% | 2024 |
| 72 |
Togo
|
Africa | 56.6% | 2024 |
| 73 |
United States
|
North America | 56.6% | 2024 |
| 74 |
Guam
|
Oceania | 56.5% | 2024 |
| 75 |
Zambia
|
Africa | 56.4% | 2024 |
| 76 |
Malta
|
Europe | 55.9% | 2024 |
| 77 |
Ghana
|
Africa | 55.7% | 2024 |
| 78 |
Germany
|
Europe | 55.6% | 2024 |
| 79 |
Japan
|
Asia | 55.6% | 2024 |
| 80 |
Latvia
|
Europe | 55.5% | 2024 |
| 81 |
Slovak Republic
|
Europe | 55.5% | 2024 |
| 82 |
Austria
|
Europe | 55.4% | 2024 |
| 83 |
Russian Federation
|
Europe | 55.2% | 2024 |
| 84 |
Namibia
|
Africa | 54.9% | 2024 |
| 85 |
Portugal
|
Europe | 54.9% | 2024 |
| 86 |
Panama
|
North America | 54.8% | 2024 |
| 87 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
Asia | 54.7% | 2024 |
| 88 |
Hungary
|
Europe | 54.4% | 2024 |
| 89 |
Czechia
|
Europe | 53.7% | 2024 |
| 90 |
Indonesia
|
Asia | 53.6% | 2024 |
| 91 |
Brazil
|
South America | 53.6% | 2024 |
| 92 |
Vanuatu
|
Oceania | 53.5% | 2024 |
| 93 |
Dominican Republic
|
North America | 53.3% | 2024 |
| 94 |
Spain
|
Europe | 53.2% | 2024 |
| 95 |
Mali
|
Africa | 53.1% | 2024 |
| 96 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
Africa | 53.0% | 2024 |
| 97 |
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
|
North America | 52.8% | 2024 |
| 98 |
Chile
|
South America | 52.8% | 2024 |
| 99 |
Slovenia
|
Europe | 52.6% | 2024 |
| 100 |
Serbia
|
Europe | 52.6% | 2024 |
| 101 |
United Arab Emirates
|
Asia | 52.5% | 2024 |
| 102 |
Ecuador
|
South America | 52.4% | 2024 |
| 103 |
Argentina
|
South America | 52.3% | 2024 |
| 104 |
Hong Kong SAR, China
|
Asia | 52.3% | 2024 |
| 105 |
Mongolia
|
Asia | 52.1% | 2024 |
| 106 |
Poland
|
Europe | 51.9% | 2024 |
| 107 |
Sierra Leone
|
Africa | 51.8% | 2024 |
| 108 |
France
|
Europe | 51.8% | 2024 |
| 109 |
Colombia
|
South America | 51.7% | 2024 |
| 110 |
Malaysia
|
Asia | 51.6% | 2024 |
| 111 |
New Caledonia
|
Oceania | 51.6% | 2024 |
| 112 |
Armenia
|
Asia | 51.6% | 2024 |
| 113 |
Montenegro
|
Europe | 51.4% | 2024 |
| 114 |
Nicaragua
|
North America | 51.1% | 2024 |
| 115 |
Papua New Guinea
|
Oceania | 50.7% | 2024 |
| 116 |
Philippines
|
Asia | 50.5% | 2024 |
| 117 |
Bulgaria
|
Europe | 50.5% | 2024 |
| 118 |
Cabo Verde
|
Africa | 50.4% | 2024 |
| 119 |
Belgium
|
Europe | 50.0% | 2024 |
| 120 |
South Africa
|
Africa | 49.8% | 2024 |
| 121 |
El Salvador
|
North America | 49.0% | 2024 |
| 122 |
Lesotho
|
Africa | 48.5% | 2024 |
| 123 |
Eswatini
|
Africa | 48.4% | 2024 |
| 124 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
North America | 48.1% | 2024 |
| 125 |
Ukraine
|
Europe | 47.7% | 2021 |
| 126 |
Chad
|
Africa | 47.6% | 2024 |
| 127 |
Croatia
|
Europe | 47.5% | 2024 |
| 128 |
Mauritius
|
Africa | 47.5% | 2024 |
| 129 |
Mexico
|
North America | 47.4% | 2024 |
| 130 |
Guyana
|
South America | 47.4% | 2024 |
| 131 |
Kuwait
|
Asia | 47.3% | 2024 |
| 132 |
Comoros
|
Africa | 47.1% | 2024 |
| 133 |
French Polynesia
|
Oceania | 47.0% | 2024 |
| 134 |
Costa Rica
|
North America | 46.0% | 2024 |
| 135 |
Gambia, The
|
Africa | 45.4% | 2024 |
| 136 |
Greece
|
Europe | 45.0% | 2024 |
| 137 |
Suriname
|
South America | 44.9% | 2024 |
| 138 |
Kyrgyz Republic
|
Asia | 44.3% | 2024 |
| 139 |
Belize
|
North America | 43.8% | 2024 |
| 140 |
North Macedonia
|
Europe | 42.9% | 2024 |
| 141 |
Guinea
|
Africa | 42.9% | 2024 |
| 142 |
Tonga
|
Oceania | 42.5% | 2024 |
| 143 |
Bahrain
|
Asia | 42.4% | 2024 |
| 144 |
Romania
|
Europe | 41.9% | 2024 |
| 145 |
Gabon
|
Africa | 41.8% | 2024 |
| 146 |
Uzbekistan
|
Asia | 41.3% | 2024 |
| 147 |
Italy
|
Europe | 41.0% | 2024 |
| 148 |
Myanmar
|
Asia | 41.0% | 2024 |
| 149 |
Maldives
|
Asia | 40.5% | 2024 |
| 150 |
Cuba
|
North America | 40.4% | 2024 |
| 151 |
Honduras
|
North America | 39.6% | 2024 |
| 152 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Europe | 39.4% | 2024 |
| 153 |
Bangladesh
|
Asia | 38.7% | 2024 |
| 154 |
Fiji
|
Oceania | 38.5% | 2024 |
| 155 |
Guatemala
|
North America | 38.4% | 2024 |
| 156 |
Turkmenistan
|
Asia | 38.4% | 2024 |
| 157 |
Senegal
|
Africa | 38.0% | 2024 |
| 158 |
Venezuela, RB
|
South America | 37.3% | 2024 |
| 159 |
Turkiye
|
Asia | 36.8% | 2024 |
| 160 |
Puerto Rico (US)
|
North America | 36.7% | 2024 |
| 161 |
Saudi Arabia
|
Asia | 33.3% | 2024 |
| 162 |
Libya
|
Africa | 33.3% | 2024 |
| 163 |
India
|
Asia | 32.4% | 2024 |
| 164 |
Samoa
|
Oceania | 31.1% | 2024 |
| 165 |
Sri Lanka
|
Asia | 31.0% | 2024 |
| 166 |
Oman
|
Asia | 30.1% | 2024 |
| 167 |
Nepal
|
Asia | 27.4% | 2024 |
| 168 |
Tunisia
|
Africa | 26.6% | 2024 |
| 169 |
Mauritania
|
Africa | 26.2% | 2024 |
| 170 |
Pakistan
|
Asia | 24.0% | 2024 |
| 171 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Africa | 22.8% | 2024 |
| 172 |
Lebanon
|
Asia | 22.2% | 2023 |
| 173 |
Tajikistan
|
Asia | 21.9% | 2024 |
| 174 |
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
|
Africa | 20.7% | 2024 |
| 175 |
Morocco
|
Africa | 19.8% | 2024 |
| 176 |
Djibouti
|
Africa | 19.2% | 2024 |
| 177 |
West Bank and Gaza
|
Asia | 18.9% | 2022 |
| 178 |
Egypt, Arab Rep.
|
Africa | 18.5% | 2024 |
| 179 |
Jordan
|
Asia | 16.0% | 2024 |
| 180 |
Sudan
|
Africa | 14.5% | 2022 |
| 181 |
Algeria
|
Africa | 14.3% | 2024 |
| 182 |
Iran, Islamic Rep.
|
Asia | 14.1% | 2024 |
| 183 |
Syrian Arab Republic
|
Asia | 12.8% | 2024 |
| 184 |
Iraq
|
Asia | 11.0% | 2024 |
| 185 |
Afghanistan
|
Asia | 5.1% | 2024 |
| 186 |
Yemen, Rep.
|
Asia | 4.7% | 2024 |