Indicators / Female labour force participation
Female labour force participation
Share of working-age women who are employed or looking for work.
185 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1BahamasVery High98.7%2Solomon IslandsMedium87.1%3NigeriaMedium80.7%4BurundiLow77.7%5MozambiqueLow76.6%6AngolaMedium75.6%7Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium74.9%8BeninLow74.7%9UgandaMedium74.5%10NigerLow73.4%11Bolivia (Plurinational State of)High72.6%12CambodiaMedium70.5%13IcelandVery High70.5%14San MarinoVery High70.4%15Moldova (Republic of)High70.1%16Antigua and BarbudaVery High69.6%17TogoMedium69.1%18MadagascarLow68.9%19Viet NamHigh67.9%20New ZealandVery High67.6%21BelizeHigh65.4%22BelarusVery High65.3%23PeruHigh65.1%24SwedenVery High64.4%25NetherlandsVery High64.1%26MalawiLow63.8%27KazakhstanVery High63.3%28BotswanaHigh63.1%29KenyaMedium62.8%30AustraliaVery High62.8%31Saint LuciaHigh62.7%32SingaporeVery High62.6%33SwitzerlandVery High62.6%34NorwayVery High62.1%35ZimbabweMedium62.1%36GhanaMedium62.1%37EstoniaVery High62%38AzerbaijanHigh61.9%39QatarVery High61.7%40CanadaVery High61.6%41ArmeniaVery High61.6%42Lao People's Democratic RepublicMedium61.5%43IsraelVery High61.4%44SeychellesVery High61.3%45CyprusVery High60.9%46ThailandHigh60.6%47JamaicaHigh60.6%48PalauHigh60.5%49IrelandVery High60.4%50Guinea-BissauLow60.1%51Congo (Democratic Republic of the)Low59.7%52DenmarkVery High59.7%53Côte d'IvoireMedium59.6%54ParaguayHigh59.2%55FinlandVery High58.5%56LithuaniaVery High58.5%57LuxembourgVery High58.2%58RwandaMedium58.1%59United KingdomVery High58.1%60AlbaniaVery High57.8%61United StatesVery High57.3%62CubaHigh57.3%63MaltaVery High57.2%64NauruHigh56.9%65BhutanMedium56.8%66AustriaVery High56.8%67UruguayVery High56.5%68GermanyVery High56.4%69ZambiaMedium56.4%70CameroonMedium56.3%71SlovakiaVery High56.3%72Russian FederationVery High56.2%73Korea (Republic of)Very High56.1%74MalaysiaVery High55.8%75LatviaVery High55.7%76EthiopiaLow55.6%77PortugalVery High55.6%78MaldivesHigh55.4%79NamibiaMedium55.3%80BarbadosVery High54.9%81JapanVery High54.8%82ChinaHigh54.6%83United Arab EmiratesVery High54.5%84HungaryVery High54.5%85Brunei DarussalamVery High54.4%86SloveniaVery High53.8%87GeorgiaVery High53.7%88LesothoMedium53.6%89IndonesiaHigh53.4%90SpainVery High53.4%91TongaHigh53.3%92ArgentinaVery High53.2%93BrazilHigh53.1%94EcuadorHigh52.9%95FranceVery High52.8%96Dominican RepublicHigh52.8%97LiechtensteinVery High52.8%98MongoliaHigh52.8%99ChadLow52.4%100Hong Kong, China (SAR)Very High52.2%101MontenegroVery High52.2%102ChileVery High52%103ColombiaHigh52%104PolandVery High52%105CzechiaVery High51.8%106SerbiaVery High51.5%107NicaraguaHigh51.2%108BelgiumVery High50.7%109Papua New GuineaMedium50.7%110PanamaVery High50.4%111PhilippinesHigh50.2%112Sierra LeoneLow50.2%113HaitiMedium50.1%114BulgariaVery High49.8%115ComorosMedium49.3%116GrenadaHigh49.1%117South AfricaHigh49%118El SalvadorMedium48.8%119Micronesia (Federated States of)Medium48.6%120SurinameHigh47.8%121UkraineHigh47.4%122CroatiaVery High47.3%123KuwaitVery High47.3%124Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)High47.2%125Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium47.1%126GuineaLow47%127MauritiusVery High46.9%128Trinidad and TobagoVery High46.7%129MexicoHigh46.2%130LiberiaLow46%131KyrgyzstanHigh45.9%132GambiaLow45.4%133Cabo VerdeMedium44.9%134GreeceVery High44.8%135CongoMedium44.6%136Costa RicaVery High43.9%137UzbekistanHigh43.6%138MyanmarMedium43.6%139BangladeshMedium43.4%140VanuatuMedium43.1%141KiribatiMedium43%142Marshall IslandsHigh42.7%143North MacedoniaVery High42.5%144Bosnia and HerzegovinaVery High42.2%145RomaniaVery High41.9%146MaliLow41.9%147Burkina FasoLow41.8%148BahrainVery High41.5%149ItalyVery High41.5%150Timor-LesteMedium40.9%151HondurasMedium40.3%152OmanVery High39.9%153MonacoOther Countries or Territories39.9%154GuyanaHigh39.7%155GuatemalaMedium39.7%156GabonHigh39.7%157SenegalLow39.2%158FijiHigh38.4%159TürkiyeVery High35.8%160TuvaluMedium35.2%161IndiaMedium35.1%162Saudi ArabiaVery High34.6%163TajikistanMedium34.4%164LibyaHigh33.2%165NepalMedium33.1%166Sri LankaHigh32%167MauritaniaMedium31.6%168SamoaHigh31.4%169LebanonHigh30.5%170TunisiaHigh26.7%171Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium25.7%172PakistanLow25%173AfghanistanLow24.5%174SomaliaLow22.2%175MoroccoHigh19.8%176DjiboutiLow19%177Palestine, State ofMedium18.6%178AlgeriaHigh17.6%179EgyptHigh15%180Syrian Arab RepublicMedium14.7%181SudanLow14.4%182JordanHigh13.8%183Iran (Islamic Republic of)High13.6%184IraqMedium10.7%185YemenLow5.9%