Indicators / Female labour force participation
Female labour force participation
Share of working-age women who are employed or looking for work.
42 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1Solomon IslandsMedium87.1%2NigeriaMedium80.7%3AngolaMedium75.6%4Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium74.9%5UgandaMedium74.5%6CambodiaMedium70.5%7TogoMedium69.1%8KenyaMedium62.8%9ZimbabweMedium62.1%10GhanaMedium62.1%11Lao People's Democratic RepublicMedium61.5%12Côte d'IvoireMedium59.6%13RwandaMedium58.1%14BhutanMedium56.8%15ZambiaMedium56.4%16CameroonMedium56.3%17NamibiaMedium55.3%18LesothoMedium53.6%19Papua New GuineaMedium50.7%20HaitiMedium50.1%21ComorosMedium49.3%22El SalvadorMedium48.8%23Micronesia (Federated States of)Medium48.6%24Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium47.1%25Cabo VerdeMedium44.9%26CongoMedium44.6%27MyanmarMedium43.6%28BangladeshMedium43.4%29VanuatuMedium43.1%30KiribatiMedium43%31Timor-LesteMedium40.9%32HondurasMedium40.3%33GuatemalaMedium39.7%34TuvaluMedium35.2%35IndiaMedium35.1%36TajikistanMedium34.4%37NepalMedium33.1%38MauritaniaMedium31.6%39Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium25.7%40Palestine, State ofMedium18.6%41Syrian Arab RepublicMedium14.7%42IraqMedium10.7%