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.
1NigeriaMedium80.7%2BurundiLow77.7%3MozambiqueLow76.6%4AngolaMedium75.6%5Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium74.9%6BeninLow74.7%7UgandaMedium74.5%8NigerLow73.4%9TogoMedium69.1%10MadagascarLow68.9%11MalawiLow63.8%12BotswanaHigh63.1%13KenyaMedium62.8%14ZimbabweMedium62.1%15GhanaMedium62.1%16SeychellesVery High61.3%17Guinea-BissauLow60.1%18Congo (Democratic Republic of the)Low59.7%19Côte d'IvoireMedium59.6%20RwandaMedium58.1%21ZambiaMedium56.4%22CameroonMedium56.3%23EthiopiaLow55.6%24NamibiaMedium55.3%25LesothoMedium53.6%26ChadLow52.4%27Sierra LeoneLow50.2%28ComorosMedium49.3%29South AfricaHigh49%30Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium47.1%31GuineaLow47%32MauritiusVery High46.9%33LiberiaLow46%34GambiaLow45.4%35Cabo VerdeMedium44.9%36CongoMedium44.6%37MaliLow41.9%38Burkina FasoLow41.8%39GabonHigh39.7%40SenegalLow39.2%41MauritaniaMedium31.6%42Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium25.7%