Indicators / Female labour force participation
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.
1QatarVery High61.7%2United Arab EmiratesVery High54.5%3KuwaitVery High47.3%4BahrainVery High41.5%5OmanVery High39.9%6Saudi ArabiaVery High34.6%7LibyaHigh33.2%8LebanonHigh30.5%9TunisiaHigh26.7%10SomaliaLow22.2%11MoroccoHigh19.8%12DjiboutiLow19%13Palestine, State ofMedium18.6%14AlgeriaHigh17.6%15EgyptHigh15%16Syrian Arab RepublicMedium14.7%17SudanLow14.4%18JordanHigh13.8%19IraqMedium10.7%20YemenLow5.9%