Female Labor Force Participation Rate

Global Ranking

Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	Solomon Islands	83.05	2020	2	83.89
2 ↓	Rwanda	82.29	2020	1	83.96
3	Madagascar	80.91	2020	3	83.84
4 ↑	Tanzania	79.37	2020	6	80.19
5 ↑	Burundi	79.14	2020	7	79.9
6 ↓	Zimbabwe	78.98	2020	5	80.34
7 ↑	Mozambique	77.64	2020	9	78.39
8	North Korea	77.5	2020	8	78.41
9 ↓	Nepal	75.7	2020	4	82.49
10 ↑	Laos	75.03	2020	11	75.83
11 ↓	Cambodia	73.81	2020	10	76.12
12	Angola	73.62	2020	12	75.01
13	Ethiopia	71.03	2020	13	74.82
14 ↑	Kenya	70.85	2020	17	72.09
15 ↓	Malawi	70.81	2020	14	73.3
16 ↑	Cameroon	70.1	2020	18	70.77
17 ↑	Vietnam	69.66	2020	19	70.33
18 ↑	Benin	69.3	2020	23	69.96
19 ↑	Zambia	69.24	2020	24	69.91
20 ↓	Liberia	68.78	2020	16	72.18
21 ↓	Iceland	68.06	2020	20	70.21
22 ↓	Eritrea	67.95	2020	15	73
23 ↑	Macao	65.84	2020	26	66.56
24 ↑	New Zealand	65.25	2020	28	65.87
25 ↑	Ghana	64.66	2020	29	65.28
26 ↓	Republic of the Congo	64.16	2020	25	66.94
27 ↑	Kazakhstan	63.62	2020	32	64.01
27 ↑	Guinea-Bissau	63.62	2020	31	64.57
29 ↓	Bahamas	63.23	2020	21	70.06
30 ↓	Uganda	63.08	2020	27	66.49
31 ↑	Central African Republic	62.92	2020	34	63.95
32 ↓	Saint Lucia	62.77	2020	30	65.08
33 ↑	Switzerland	62.5	2020	37	62.97
34 ↑	Norway	62.04	2020	42	62.16
35 ↑	China	61.82	2020	36	63.01
36 ↑	Niger	61.74	2020	39	62.34
37 ↓	Guinea	61.49	2020	32	64.01
38	Democratic Republic of the Congo	60.87	2020	38	62.56
39 ↑	Sweden	60.63	2020	44	61.19
40	Haiti	60.17	2020	40	62.32
40 ↑	Australia	60.17	2020	45	60.93
42 ↓	Singapore	59.93	2020	41	62.26
43 ↑	Netherlands	59.87	2020	49	59.8
44 ↑	Vanuatu	59.55	2020	47	60.37
45 ↓	Canada	59.51	2020	43	61.44
46 ↑	Thailand	59.21	2020	52	59.02
47 ↓	Azerbaijan	59.16	2020	35	63.37
48 ↑	United Kingdom	58.6	2020	54	58.46
49 ↑	Israel	58.2	2020	50	59.56
50 ↑	Denmark	57.75	2020	59	57.99
51 ↑	Belarus	57.73	2020	57	58.28
52 ↑	Mali	57.62	2020	58	58.17
53 ↑	Estonia	57.56	2020	62	57.62
54 ↑	Lithuania	57.4	2020	64	57.29
55 ↑	Qatar	57.35	2020	56	58.39
56 ↑	Burkina Faso	57.27	2020	60	57.83
57 ↓	New Caledonia	57.24	2020	53	58.99
58 ↑	Luxembourg	56.99	2020	74	55.81
59 ↓	Paraguay	56.93	2020	48	60.08
60 ↓	Peru	56.92	2020	22	70.04
61 ↑	Germany	56.84	2020	67	56.59
62 ↑	Botswana	56.42	2020	68	56.47
63	Cyprus	56.41	2020	63	57.3
64 ↑	Sierra Leone	56.21	2020	65	56.92
65 ↑	Latvia	56.03	2020	76	55.68
66 ↑	Austria	55.62	2020	72	55.98
67 ↓	Barbados	55.56	2020	51	59.03
68 ↓	Lesotho	55.55	2020	61	57.64
69 ↑	Togo	55.5	2020	70	56.03
70 ↓	United States	55.39	2020	66	56.6
71 ↑	Finland	55.25	2020	75	55.79
72 ↑	Russia	55.13	2020	78	55.31
73 ↓	Ireland	55.09	2020	69	56.24
74 ↓	Jamaica	54.93	2020	55	58.44
75 ↓	Bolivia	54.72	2020	46	60.75
76 ↑	Brunei	54.36	2020	79	55.18
77	Namibia	54.32	2020	77	55.42
78 ↑	Hong Kong	54.16	2020	80	54.94
79 ↓	Uruguay	54.1	2020	73	55.92
80 ↑	Portugal	53.6	2020	81	54.77
81 ↑	Malta	53.22	2020	99	51.56
81 ↑	Slovenia	53.22	2020	91	53.25
83 ↑	Japan	53.18	2020	90	53.32
83 ↑	Indonesia	53.18	2020	85	53.92
85 ↑	South Korea	53.07	2020	88	53.74
86 ↓	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	52.59	2020	83	54.39
87 ↑	Slovakia	51.94	2020	97	52.31
88 ↑	Czech Republic	51.82	2020	95	52.6
89 ↑	Spain	51.61	2020	94	52.69
90 ↑	Mongolia	51.52	2020	92	53.24
91 ↑	Malaysia	51.47	2020	98	51.74
92 ↓	Bhutan	50.9	2020	85	53.92
93 ↓	Georgia	50.73	2020	82	54.51
94 ↑	France	50.62	2020	100	51.25
95 ↓	Colombia	50.27	2020	71	56
96 ↓	Albania	49.79	2020	93	52.72
97 ↑	Equatorial Guinea	49.41	2020	100	51.25
98 ↑	Belgium	49.33	2020	108	49.83
99 ↑	Bulgaria	49.18	2020	105	50.27
100 ↑	Hungary	48.54	2020	116	48.79
101 ↓	Ecuador	48.29	2020	83	54.39
102 ↑	Ukraine	48.15	2020	111	49.26
103 ↑	Gambia	48.12	2020	104	50.41
104 ↑	Poland	47.87	2020	120	48.13
105 ↓	Brazil	47.71	2020	89	53.44
106 ↑	Nigeria	47.59	2020	113	49.1
107 ↓	Dominican Republic	47.35	2020	96	52.51
108 ↓	Panama	46.71	2020	87	53.81
109 ↓	Argentina	46.64	2020	106	50.17
110 ↓	Costa Rica	46.5	2020	103	50.45
111 ↑	Serbia	46.48	2020	122	47.06
112 ↑	Chad	46.44	2020	117	48.55
113 ↑	Nicaragua	46.43	2020	119	48.21
114 ↑	Papua New Guinea	46.42	2020	123	46.87
115 ↓	Montenegro	46.41	2020	107	49.92
116 ↓	Trinidad and Tobago	46.31	2020	115	48.87
117 ↓	Kuwait	45.96	2020	102	50.53
118 ↑	Ivory Coast	45.9	2020	126	46.33
119 ↓	Belize	45.86	2020	112	49.11
120 ↓	United Arab Emirates	45.7	2020	114	48.92
121 ↑	Romania	45.38	2020	128	45.6
122 ↓	Cape Verde	45.35	2020	109	49.8
123 ↓	Swaziland	44.88	2020	121	47.29
124	Uzbekistan	44.84	2020	124	46.66
125 ↑	Croatia	44.7	2020	132	45.2
126 ↓	Chile	44.57	2020	110	49.49
127 ↓	South Africa	44.04	2020	118	48.45
128 ↑	Greece	43.44	2020	138	44.36
129 ↑	Mauritius	43.14	2020	131	45.22
130 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	43.06	2020	127	45.63
131 ↓	Suriname	42.67	2020	129	45.44
132 ↓	Philippines	42.62	2020	125	46.5
133 ↓	El Salvador	42.45	2020	130	45.35
134 ↑	Bahrain	42.06	2020	137	44.39
135 ↓	Armenia	41.96	2020	134	44.76
136 ↓	Macedonia	41.82	2020	133	44.94
137 ↑	Kyrgyzstan	41.56	2020	139	43.97
138 ↓	Honduras	41.34	2020	135	44.67
139 ↓	Mexico	40.8	2020	136	44.54
140 ↑	Italy	39.84	2020	141	41.26
141 ↓	Guyana	39.69	2020	140	42.51
142	Gabon	39	2020	142	39.6
143 ↑	Fiji	37.96	2020	144	38.31
144 ↑	Tonga	37.47	2020	147	38.05
145 ↑	Turkmenistan	36.84	2020	148	37.44
146 ↓	Sao Tome and Principe	36.78	2020	145	38.22
147 ↓	Guatemala	36.27	2020	143	39.52
148 ↓	Moldova	36.11	2020	146	38.12
149	Bangladesh	34.54	2020	149	36.31
150	Venezuela	34.43	2020	150	36.17
151	Maldives	33.85	2020	151	35.33
152 ↑	Libya	33.79	2020	154	34.11
153 ↓	Senegal	33.26	2020	152	34.59
154 ↑	Bosnia and Herzegovina	32.67	2020	157	32.87
155 ↑	Saudi Arabia	31.96	2020	164	26.76
156 ↓	Comoros	31.91	2020	155	33.05
157 ↓	Turkey	30.99	2020	153	34.46
158 ↓	Sri Lanka	30.78	2020	156	32.94
159	Samoa	30.77	2020	159	31.27
160 ↓	Puerto Rico	30.54	2020	158	32.48
161 ↓	Tajikistan	30.39	2020	160	30.8
162	Sudan	28.23	2020	162	29.55
163 ↓	Oman	27.68	2020	161	30.03
164 ↓	Mauritania	27.42	2020	163	27.87
165	Tunisia	25.51	2020	165	26.45
166	Morocco	21.75	2020	166	23.25
167 ↑	Somalia	20.83	2020	171	21.11
168 ↓	Lebanon	20.62	2020	167	21.89
169	Pakistan	20.61	2020	169	21.42
170	India	18.6	2020	170	21.18
171 ↑	Djibouti	17.14	2020	172	17.85
172 ↓	Afghanistan	16.19	2020	168	21.57
173 ↑	Algeria	15.44	2020	174	16.6
174 ↑	Syria	15.43	2020	175	16.35
175 ↑	Egypt	15.42	2020	176	15.9
176 ↓	Iran	13.84	2020	173	16.93
177	Jordan	13.33	2020	177	14
178	Iraq	11.07	2020	178	11.34
179	Yemen	6.08	2020	179	6.14

Definition of Female Labor Force Participation Rate

Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.