Labor Force, Female By Country

This page has a list of countries by Labor force, female (% of total labor force), according to officially-recognized international sources compiled by the World Bank. Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Afghanistan
6.54 %

Angola
49.59 %

Albania
44.26 %

United Arab Emirates
18.54 %

Argentina
42.69 %

Armenia
52.03 %

Australia
47 %

Austria
47.01 %

Azerbaijan
49.74 %

Burundi
50.82 %

Belgium
46.85 %

Benin
45.51 %

Burkina Faso
45.02 %

Bangladesh
32.43 %

Bulgaria
46.44 %

Bahrain
21.78 %

Bahamas
48.02 %

Bosnia and Herzegovina
41.45 %

Belarus
50.31 %

Belize
39.51 %

Bolivia
42.44 %

Brazil
43.49 %

Barbados
49.61 %

Brunei
41.66 %

Bhutan
43.42 %

Botswana
47.49 %

Central African Republic
45.35 %

Canada
47.43 %

Switzerland
46.74 %

Channel Islands
44.55 %

Chile
42.78 %

China
45.13 %

Ivory Coast
43.31 %

Cameroon
47.22 %

Congo
48.43 %

Republic Of The Congo
49.69 %

Colombia
41.58 %

Comoros
37.39 %

Cape Verde
44.68 %

Costa Rica
39.07 %

Cuba
37.67 %

Cyprus
46.28 %

Czech Republic
44.1 %

Germany
46.68 %

Djibouti
29.29 %

Denmark
47.29 %

Dominican Republic
40.63 %

Algeria
19.53 %

Ecuador
41.03 %

Egypt
18.6 %

Eritrea
46.81 %

Spain
46.94 %

Estonia
49.47 %

Ethiopia
46.81 %

European Union
46.44 %

Finland
48.45 %

Fiji
33.81 %

France
49.03 %

Gabon
39.83 %

United Kingdom
47.61 %

Georgia
47.14 %

Ghana
47.96 %

Guinea
41.33 %

Gambia
47 %

Guinea Bissau
44.89 %

Equatorial Guinea
42.35 %

Greece
44.87 %

Guatemala
34.48 %

Guam
45.2 %

Guyana
40.41 %

Hong Kong
49.78 %

Honduras
39.6 %

Croatia
47.08 %

Haiti
47.35 %

Hungary
46.45 %

Indonesia
39.39 %

India
28.71 %

Ireland
46.77 %

Iran
16.8 %

Iraq
13.88 %

Iceland
45.95 %

Israel
47.59 %

Italy
42.78 %

Jamaica
45.49 %

Jordan
17.05 %

Japan
45.11 %

Kazakhstan
49.09 %

Kenya
49.79 %

Kyrgyzstan
42.26 %

Cambodia
46.95 %

South Korea
43.48 %

Kuwait
24.98 %

Laos
46.82 %

Lebanon
31.78 %

Liberia
47.78 %

Libya
35.91 %

St Lucia
46.85 %

Sri Lanka
33.18 %

Lesotho
45.14 %

Lithuania
49.42 %

Luxembourg
46.14 %

Latvia
49.44 %

Macau
50.29 %

Morocco
22.5 %

Moldova
52.67 %

Madagascar
48.72 %

Maldives
27.46 %

Mexico
39.45 %

Macedonia
40.98 %

Mali
38.21 %

Malta
41.71 %

Myanmar
37.98 %

Montenegro
45.55 %

Mongolia
45.03 %

Mozambique
51.39 %

Mauritania
33.39 %

Mauritius
39.5 %

Malawi
48.47 %

Malaysia
38.95 %

Namibia
49.4 %

New Caledonia
46.95 %

Niger
41.85 %

Nigeria
43.78 %

Nicaragua
38.71 %

Netherlands
47.24 %

Norway
47.06 %

Nepal
37.75 %

New Zealand
47.61 %

Oman
16.75 %

Pakistan
23.18 %

Panama
40.15 %

Peru
46.29 %

Philippines
38.89 %

Papua New Guinea
47.75 %

Poland
45.55 %

Puerto Rico
41.25 %

North Korea
47.5 %

Portugal
49.87 %

Paraguay
42.17 %

Palestine
21.32 %

French Polynesia
43.77 %

Qatar
17.12 %

Romania
42.77 %

Russia
48.67 %

Rwanda
47.29 %

South Asia
28.4 %

Saudi Arabia
22.6 %

Sudan
29.57 %

Senegal
38.73 %

Singapore
42.41 %

Solomon Islands
48.42 %

Sierra Leone
47.92 %

El Salvador
41.1 %

Somalia
31.25 %

Serbia
45.52 %

South Sudan
51.03 %

Sao Tome and Principe
35.29 %

Suriname
41.72 %

Slovakia
47.05 %

Slovenia
45.93 %

Sweden
47.15 %

Swaziland
47.23 %

Syria
18.44 %

Chad
40.47 %

Togo
48.3 %

Thailand
45.93 %

Tajikistan
38.35 %

Turkmenistan
52.64 %

East Timor
45.19 %

Tonga
40.94 %

Trinidad and Tobago
42.9 %

Tunisia
29.11 %

Turkey
33.29 %

Tanzania
48.71 %

Uganda
49.44 %

Ukraine
47.81 %

Uruguay
45.65 %

United States
46.46 %

Uzbekistan
36.06 %

St Vincent and the Grenadines
41.41 %

Venezuela
36.85 %

Virgin Islands
44.99 %

Vietnam
48.3 %

Vanuatu
44.07 %

World
40.08 %

Samoa
37.67 %

Yemen
7.77 %

South Africa
46.98 %

Zambia
44.79 %

Zimbabwe
50.03 %