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Female labour force participation, % of women 15+: ranking of countries
187 countries ranked by their latest value (2021–2025). Madagascar is highest at 82.9%; Yemen is lowest at 4.7%.
World 48.9% (2025)Median country 53.0%187 countries
Women's participation: world and regions, 1994–2025
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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All 187 countries
Latest value for each country; the year column shows when it was reported.
187 shown
| # | Country | Region | Women's participation | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 82.9% | 2025 | |
| 2 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 82.3% | 2025 | |
| 3 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 80.7% | 2025 | |
| 4 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 80.3% | 2025 | |
| 5 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 79.5% | 2025 | |
| 6 | North Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 77.7% | 2025 | |
| 7 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 77.4% | 2025 | |
| 8 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 77.1% | 2025 | |
| 9 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.6% | 2025 | |
| 10 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 75.2% | 2025 | |
| 11 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 72.9% | 2025 | |
| 12 | Eritrea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 72.8% | 2025 | |
| 13 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 72.8% | 2025 | |
| 14 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 72.3% | 2025 | |
| 15 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 72.2% | 2025 | |
| 16 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 72.0% | 2025 | |
| 17 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | 70.7% | 2025 | |
| 18 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 70.4% | 2023 | |
| 19 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 70.0% | 2025 | |
| 20 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 68.6% | 2025 | |
| 21 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 66.1% | 2025 | |
| 22 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.6% | 2025 | |
| 23 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 65.5% | 2025 | |
| 24 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 65.0% | 2025 | |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.1% | 2025 | |
| 26 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.7% | 2025 | |
| 27 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 63.6% | 2025 | |
| 28 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 63.1% | 2025 | |
| 29 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 63.0% | 2025 | |
| 30 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 63.0% | 2025 | |
| 31 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 62.7% | 2025 | |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 62.6% | 2025 | |
| 33 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 62.5% | 2025 | |
| 34 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 62.3% | 2025 | |
| 35 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 62.2% | 2025 | |
| 36 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 62.2% | 2025 | |
| 37 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 62.1% | 2025 | |
| 38 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 62.0% | 2025 | |
| 39 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 61.9% | 2025 | |
| 40 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.8% | 2025 | |
| 41 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 61.7% | 2025 | |
| 42 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 61.6% | 2025 | |
| 43 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 61.5% | 2025 | |
| 44 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 61.2% | 2025 | |
| 45 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 61.0% | 2025 | |
| 46 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 61.0% | 2025 | |
| 47 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 60.8% | 2025 | |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 60.8% | 2025 | |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.3% | 2025 | |
| 50 | Canada | North America | 60.2% | 2025 | |
| 51 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 59.8% | 2025 | |
| 52 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 59.5% | 2025 | |
| 53 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 59.2% | 2025 | |
| 54 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 59.1% | 2025 | |
| 55 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 59.0% | 2025 | |
| 56 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 59.0% | 2025 | |
| 57 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 58.6% | 2025 | |
| 58 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.5% | 2025 | |
| 59 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 58.3% | 2025 | |
| 60 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.2% | 2025 | |
| 61 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 57.7% | 2025 | |
| 62 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 57.5% | 2025 | |
| 63 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 57.3% | 2025 | |
| 64 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 57.3% | 2025 | |
| 65 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 57.3% | 2025 | |
| 66 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 56.8% | 2025 | |
| 67 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 56.8% | 2025 | |
| 68 | Bhutan | South Asia | 56.7% | 2025 | |
| 69 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 56.7% | 2025 | |
| 70 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.6% | 2025 | |
| 71 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.6% | 2025 | |
| 72 | Guam | East Asia & Pacific | 56.5% | 2025 | |
| 73 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 56.5% | 2025 | |
| 74 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.4% | 2025 | |
| 75 | United States | North America | 56.3% | 2025 | |
| 76 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 55.9% | 2025 | |
| 77 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 55.8% | 2025 | |
| 78 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 55.3% | 2025 | |
| 79 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 55.3% | 2025 | |
| 80 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 55.2% | 2025 | |
| 81 | Slovakia | Europe & Central Asia | 55.1% | 2025 | |
| 82 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 55.1% | 2025 | |
| 83 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 54.9% | 2025 | |
| 84 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 54.9% | 2025 | |
| 85 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 54.6% | 2025 | |
| 86 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 54.5% | 2025 | |
| 87 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 54.4% | 2025 | |
| 88 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 54.3% | 2025 | |
| 89 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 53.7% | 2025 | |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 53.7% | 2025 | |
| 91 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 53.5% | 2025 | |
| 92 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 53.4% | 2025 | |
| 93 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 53.3% | 2025 | |
| 94 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 53.0% | 2025 | |
| 95 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 52.9% | 2025 | |
| 96 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 52.8% | 2025 | |
| 97 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 52.8% | 2025 | |
| 98 | US Virgin Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | 52.8% | 2025 | |
| 99 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 52.6% | 2025 | |
| 100 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 52.6% | 2025 | |
| 101 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 52.5% | 2025 | |
| 102 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 52.4% | 2025 | |
| 103 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 52.3% | 2025 | |
| 104 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 51.8% | 2025 | |
| 105 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 51.6% | 2025 | |
| 106 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 51.6% | 2025 | |
| 107 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 51.6% | 2025 | |
| 108 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.6% | 2025 | |
| 109 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 51.5% | 2025 | |
| 110 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 51.5% | 2025 | |
| 111 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 51.3% | 2025 | |
| 112 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 51.2% | 2025 | |
| 113 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 51.1% | 2025 | |
| 114 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 51.1% | 2025 | |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 50.8% | 2025 | |
| 116 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 50.5% | 2025 | |
| 117 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 50.5% | 2025 | |
| 118 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 50.4% | 2025 | |
| 119 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 49.9% | 2025 | |
| 120 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 49.8% | 2025 | |
| 121 | Channel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 49.2% | 2025 | |
| 122 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 49.1% | 2025 | |
| 123 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 48.5% | 2025 | |
| 124 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 48.1% | 2025 | |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 47.8% | 2025 | |
| 126 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 47.7% | 2021 | |
| 127 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.6% | 2025 | |
| 128 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.5% | 2025 | |
| 129 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 47.5% | 2025 | |
| 130 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 47.4% | 2025 | |
| 131 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 47.4% | 2025 | |
| 132 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 47.3% | 2025 | |
| 133 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 47.2% | 2025 | |
| 134 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 46.6% | 2025 | |
| 135 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 46.5% | 2025 | |
| 136 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 46.0% | 2025 | |
| 137 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.5% | 2025 | |
| 138 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 44.9% | 2025 | |
| 139 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 44.7% | 2025 | |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 44.1% | 2025 | |
| 141 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 42.7% | 2025 | |
| 142 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 42.6% | 2025 | |
| 143 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 42.3% | 2025 | |
| 144 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 42.3% | 2025 | |
| 145 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 41.8% | 2025 | |
| 146 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.6% | 2025 | |
| 147 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 41.2% | 2025 | |
| 148 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 40.9% | 2025 | |
| 149 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 40.8% | 2025 | |
| 150 | Maldives | South Asia | 40.7% | 2025 | |
| 151 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 40.0% | 2025 | |
| 152 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 39.6% | 2025 | |
| 153 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 39.2% | 2025 | |
| 154 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 38.6% | 2025 | |
| 155 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 38.5% | 2025 | |
| 156 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 38.3% | 2025 | |
| 157 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 38.2% | 2025 | |
| 158 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 38.2% | 2025 | |
| 159 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 37.1% | 2025 | |
| 160 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 37.1% | 2025 | |
| 161 | Puerto Rico | Latin America & Caribbean | 36.9% | 2025 | |
| 162 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 33.6% | 2025 | |
| 163 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 33.0% | 2025 | |
| 164 | India | South Asia | 32.4% | 2025 | |
| 165 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 31.0% | 2025 | |
| 166 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 30.7% | 2025 | |
| 167 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 30.0% | 2025 | |
| 168 | Nepal | South Asia | 27.5% | 2025 | |
| 169 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 26.5% | 2025 | |
| 170 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.2% | 2025 | |
| 171 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 24.0% | 2025 | |
| 172 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.7% | 2025 | |
| 173 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 22.2% | 2023 | |
| 174 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 21.9% | 2025 | |
| 175 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.7% | 2025 | |
| 176 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 19.7% | 2025 | |
| 177 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 19.4% | 2025 | |
| 178 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18.9% | 2022 | |
| 179 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18.5% | 2025 | |
| 180 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16.0% | 2025 | |
| 181 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14.5% | 2022 | |
| 182 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 14.1% | 2025 | |
| 183 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 14.0% | 2025 | |
| 184 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.7% | 2025 | |
| 185 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 10.9% | 2025 | |
| 186 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.1% | 2025 | |
| 187 | Yemen | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.7% | 2025 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)