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Female labor participation
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187 countries · 1990–2025
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Country
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Value
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1
Madagascar
82.9%
2
Solomon Islands
82.3%
3
Nigeria
80.7%
4
Tanzania
80.3%
5
Burundi
79.5%
6
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
77.7%
7
Cambodia
77.4%
8
Mozambique
77.1%
9
Uganda
75.6%
10
Benin
75.2%
11
Bolivia
72.9%
12
Eritrea
72.8%
13
Niger
72.8%
14
Moldova
72.3%
15
Angola
72.2%
16
Liberia
72%
17
Bahamas, The
70.7%
18
Iceland
70%
19
Viet Nam
68.6%
20
New Zealand
66.1%
21
Congo, Rep.
65.6%
22
Central African Republic
65.5%
23
Peru
65%
24
Burkina Faso
64.1%
25
Botswana
63.7%
26
Singapore
63.6%
27
Macao SAR, China
63.1%
28
Kenya
63%
29
Jamaica
63%
30
Netherlands
62.7%
31
Kazakhstan
62.6%
32
Australia
62.5%
33
Israel
62.3%
34
Switzerland
62.2%
35
Zimbabwe
62.2%
36
Norway
62.1%
37
St. Lucia
62%
38
Qatar
61.9%
39
Congo, Dem. Rep.
61.8%
40
Timor-Leste
61.7%
41
Lao PDR
61.6%
42
Sweden
61.5%
43
Cyprus
61.2%
44
Barbados
61%
45
Estonia
61%
46
Denmark
60.8%
47
Azerbaijan
60.8%
48
Guinea-Bissau
60.3%
49
Canada
60.2%
50
Ireland
59.8%
51
Cote d'Ivoire
59.5%
52
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
59.2%
53
China
59.1%
54
Paraguay
59%
55
Thailand
59%
56
Albania
58.6%
57
Ethiopia
58.5%
58
Haiti
58.3%
59
Malawi
58.2%
60
Lithuania
57.7%
61
Luxembourg
57.5%
62
United Kingdom
57.3%
63
Rwanda
57.3%
64
Uruguay
57.3%
65
Korea, Rep.
56.8%
66
Belarus
56.8%
67
Bhutan
56.7%
68
Georgia
56.7%
69
Togo
56.6%
70
Cameroon
56.6%
71
Guam
56.5%
72
Finland
56.5%
73
Zambia
56.4%
74
United States
56.3%
75
Japan
55.9%
76
Malta
55.8%
77
Germany
55.3%
78
Ghana
55.3%
79
Latvia
55.2%
80
Slovak Republic
55.1%
81
Austria
55.1%
82
Panama
54.9%
83
Namibia
54.9%
84
Portugal
54.6%
85
Russian Federation
54.5%
86
Brunei Darussalam
54.4%
87
Hungary
54.3%
88
Indonesia
53.7%
89
Dominican Republic
53.7%
90
Czechia
53.5%
91
Brazil
53.4%
92
Vanuatu
53.3%
93
United Arab Emirates
53%
94
Chile
52.9%
95
Mali
52.8%
96
Spain
52.8%
97
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
52.8%
98
Serbia
52.6%
99
Equatorial Guinea
52.6%
100
Argentina
52.5%
101
Ecuador
52.4%
102
Slovenia
52.3%
103
Hong Kong SAR, China
51.8%
104
Malaysia
51.6%
105
Colombia
51.6%
106
Poland
51.6%
107
Sierra Leone
51.6%
108
France
51.5%
109
Mongolia
51.5%
110
Nicaragua
51.3%
111
Montenegro
51.2%
112
New Caledonia
51.1%
113
Armenia
51.1%
114
Papua New Guinea
50.8%
115
Philippines
50.5%
116
Cabo Verde
50.5%
117
Bulgaria
50.4%
118
South Africa
49.9%
119
Belgium
49.8%
120
Channel Islands
49.2%
121
El Salvador
49.1%
122
Eswatini
48.5%
123
Lesotho
48.1%
124
Trinidad and Tobago
47.8%
125
Comoros
47.6%
126
Mauritius
47.5%
127
Mexico
47.5%
128
Croatia
47.4%
129
Guyana
47.4%
130
Chad
47.3%
131
Kuwait
47.2%
132
French Polynesia
46.6%
133
Belize
46.5%
134
Costa Rica
46%
135
Gambia, The
45.5%
136
Suriname
44.9%
137
Greece
44.7%
138
Kyrgyz Republic
44.1%
139
North Macedonia
42.7%
140
Guinea
42.6%
141
Tonga
42.3%
142
Bahrain
42.3%
143
Romania
41.8%
144
Gabon
41.6%
145
Uzbekistan
41.2%
146
Myanmar
40.9%
147
Italy
40.8%
148
Maldives
40.7%
149
Cuba
40%
150
Honduras
39.6%
151
Bosnia and Herzegovina
39.2%
152
Bangladesh
38.6%
153
Fiji
38.5%
154
Guatemala
38.3%
155
Turkmenistan
38.2%
156
Senegal
38.2%
157
Turkiye
37.1%
158
Venezuela, RB
37.1%
159
Puerto Rico (US)
36.9%
160
Saudi Arabia
33.6%
161
Libya
33%
162
India
32.4%
163
Sri Lanka
31%
164
Samoa
30.7%
165
Oman
30%
166
Nepal
27.5%
167
Tunisia
26.5%
168
Mauritania
26.2%
169
Pakistan
24%
170
Sao Tome and Principe
22.7%
171
Tajikistan
21.9%
172
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
20.7%
173
Morocco
19.7%
174
Djibouti
19.4%
175
Egypt, Arab Rep.
18.5%
176
Jordan
16%
177
Algeria
14.1%
178
Iran, Islamic Rep.
14%
179
Syrian Arab Republic
12.7%
180
Iraq
10.9%
181
Afghanistan
5.1%
182
Yemen, Rep.
4.7%
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