Human Development

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Female labour force participation

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

25 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
1Solomon IslandsMedium87.1%2CambodiaMedium70.5%3Viet NamHigh67.9%4SingaporeVery High62.6%5Lao People's Democratic RepublicMedium61.5%6ThailandHigh60.6%7PalauHigh60.5%8NauruHigh56.9%9MalaysiaVery High55.8%10ChinaHigh54.6%11Brunei DarussalamVery High54.4%12IndonesiaHigh53.4%13TongaHigh53.3%14MongoliaHigh52.8%15Papua New GuineaMedium50.7%16PhilippinesHigh50.2%17Micronesia (Federated States of)Medium48.6%18MyanmarMedium43.6%19VanuatuMedium43.1%20KiribatiMedium43%21Marshall IslandsHigh42.7%22Timor-LesteMedium40.9%23FijiHigh38.4%24TuvaluMedium35.2%25SamoaHigh31.4%