Human Development

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Female labour force participation

Share of working-age women who are employed or looking for work.

20 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.

AllLowMediumHighVery High
All regionsArab StatesEast Asia and the PacificEurope and Central AsiaLatin America and the CaribbeanSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
1NigeriaMedium80.7%2AngolaMedium75.6%3Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium74.9%4UgandaMedium74.5%5TogoMedium69.1%6KenyaMedium62.8%7ZimbabweMedium62.1%8GhanaMedium62.1%9Côte d'IvoireMedium59.6%10RwandaMedium58.1%11ZambiaMedium56.4%12CameroonMedium56.3%13NamibiaMedium55.3%14LesothoMedium53.6%15ComorosMedium49.3%16Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium47.1%17Cabo VerdeMedium44.9%18CongoMedium44.6%19MauritaniaMedium31.6%20Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium25.7%