Female Labor Force

Global Ranking

percent femaleSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Nepal	54.91	2020	1	55.82
2	Guinea	52.94	2020	2	53.71
3	Mozambique	52.29	2020	3	52.35
4 ↑	Burundi	51.63	2020	5	51.66
5 ↓	Rwanda	51.59	2020	4	51.83
6	Zimbabwe	51.18	2020	6	51.49
7	Sierra Leone	50.38	2020	7	50.54
8 ↑	Hong Kong	50.11	2020	11	49.87
9 ↓	Lithuania	50.1	2020	8	50.43
10	Latvia	50.01	2020	10	50.07
11 ↑	Macao	49.63	2020	13	49.71
12 ↓	Bahamas	49.55	2020	9	50.15
13 ↑	Benin	49.53	2020	15	49.57
14	Angola	49.47	2020	14	49.69
15 ↑	Portugal	49.24	2020	21	49.28
16 ↑	Kenya	49.21	2020	17	49.46
17 ↓	Republic of the Congo	49.2	2020	12	49.74
18 ↑	Laos	49.19	2020	23	49.24
19 ↑	Namibia	49.09	2020	20	49.35
20 ↑	Belarus	49.03	2020	22	49.27
21 ↑	North Korea	49.01	2020	25	49.12
22 ↓	Botswana	48.91	2020	18	49.44
23 ↑	Togo	48.89	2020	27	48.92
24 ↓	Uganda	48.81	2020	16	49.47
25 ↑	Russia	48.79	2020	30	48.69
26 ↓	Barbados	48.78	2020	19	49.41
27 ↓	Madagascar	48.6	2020	24	49.13
28	Malawi	48.59	2020	28	48.87
29 ↑	France	48.45	2020	35	48.39
30 ↑	Solomon Islands	48.43	2020	33	48.46
30 ↑	Kazakhstan	48.43	2020	38	48.12
32 ↓	Cambodia	48.42	2020	26	48.93
33 ↑	Papua New Guinea	48.41	2020	34	48.43
34 ↑	Zambia	48.34	2020	36	48.35
34 ↓	Estonia	48.34	2020	32	48.49
36 ↑	Norway	48.24	2020	40	48.1
36 ↑	Tanzania	48.24	2020	37	48.3
38 ↓	Azerbaijan	48.12	2020	29	48.72
39 ↓	Haiti	48.04	2020	31	48.61
40 ↑	Israel	47.87	2020	46	47.72
41 ↑	Finland	47.77	2020	42	47.94
42 ↑	Ukraine	47.76	2020	44	47.81
43 ↓	New Zealand	47.72	2020	41	47.97
44 ↑	United Kingdom	47.56	2020	54	47.16
45 ↑	Vietnam	47.45	2020	49	47.46
46 ↓	Democratic Republic of the Congo	47.44	2020	42	47.94
47 ↓	Swaziland	47.27	2020	38	48.12
47	Sweden	47.27	2020	47	47.68
49 ↓	Moldova	47.26	2020	48	47.57
50 ↓	Saint Lucia	47.23	2020	44	47.81
51 ↑	Denmark	47.13	2020	55	47.05
52 ↑	Iceland	47.09	2020	53	47.25
52 ↓	Canada	47.09	2020	50	47.38
54 ↑	Germany	46.98	2020	65	46.58
55 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	46.97	2020	51	47.28
56	Cameroon	46.84	2020	56	46.86
57	Ghana	46.81	2020	57	46.82
58 ↑	Netherlands	46.8	2020	64	46.61
59 ↑	Australia	46.79	2020	60	46.71
60 ↑	Austria	46.76	2020	61	46.66
61 ↓	Liberia	46.69	2020	51	47.28
62 ↓	Switzerland	46.67	2020	58	46.79
63 ↓	Spain	46.66	2020	61	46.66
64 ↓	Belgium	46.59	2020	63	46.64
65 ↑	Slovenia	46.52	2020	66	46.33
66 ↑	Uruguay	46.51	2020	69	46.27
67 ↑	Luxembourg	46.43	2020	79	45.64
68	United States	46.3	2020	68	46.3
69 ↓	Ethiopia	46.16	2020	59	46.73
70 ↑	Bulgaria	45.98	2020	72	46.12
71 ↓	Croatia	45.85	2020	66	46.33
72 ↑	Thailand	45.84	2020	78	45.71
73 ↑	Ireland	45.77	2020	75	45.85
74 ↓	Georgia	45.71	2020	69	46.27
75 ↓	Eritrea	45.68	2020	71	46.2
76 ↓	New Caledonia	45.55	2020	73	46.04
77 ↑	Slovakia	45.53	2020	81	45.38
78 ↓	Jamaica	45.32	2020	74	45.89
79 ↓	Cyprus	45.27	2020	76	45.78
80	Central African Republic	45.25	2020	80	45.5
81 ↑	Hungary	45.24	2020	83	45.32
82 ↑	Mongolia	45.01	2020	84	45.14
83 ↑	Burkina Faso	44.87	2020	86	44.93
84 ↓	Lesotho	44.82	2020	81	45.38
85 ↑	South Africa	44.67	2020	87	44.92
86 ↓	Armenia	44.65	2020	84	45.14
87 ↑	China	44.53	2020	88	44.8
88 ↑	Montenegro	44.48	2020	91	44.48
89 ↑	Poland	44.42	2020	90	44.57
90 ↑	Serbia	44.37	2020	93	44.37
91 ↓	Czech Republic	44.35	2020	89	44.59
92	Nigeria	44.22	2020	92	44.4
93 ↑	Japan	44.2	2020	94	44.24
94 ↓	Peru	44.04	2020	77	45.75
95 ↑	Greece	43.71	2020	97	43.81
96 ↑	Vanuatu	43.32	2020	98	43.52
97 ↓	Gambia	43.3	2020	95	43.85
98 ↑	Argentina	43.22	2020	101	43.21
99 ↓	Brazil	42.8	2020	96	43.84
100 ↑	Malta	42.78	2020	113	42.02
101 ↑	Romania	42.77	2020	103	42.9
101 ↓	Cape Verde	42.77	2020	99	43.47
103 ↑	Niger	42.68	2020	107	42.73
104 ↓	Albania	42.62	2020	100	43.26
104 ↓	Bolivia	42.62	2020	102	43.14
106 ↑	Mali	42.59	2020	108	42.63
107 ↓	Italy	42.48	2020	104	42.81
108 ↓	Puerto Rico	42.46	2020	104	42.81
109 ↑	South Korea	42.36	2020	110	42.38
110 ↑	El Salvador	41.9	2020	112	42.03
111	Trinidad and Tobago	41.6	2020	111	42.11
112 ↓	Colombia	41.27	2020	106	42.74
113 ↑	Tonga	41.25	2020	115	41.55
114	Singapore	41.22	2020	114	41.81
115 ↓	Chile	41.16	2020	109	42.44
116 ↑	Turkmenistan	41.15	2020	117	41.37
117 ↑	Ivory Coast	40.97	2020	121	40.91
118 ↑	Brunei	40.9	2020	120	41.09
119 ↓	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	40.84	2020	118	41.32
120 ↓	Panama	40.58	2020	119	41.3
121 ↓	Ecuador	40.5	2020	116	41.42
122 ↑	Chad	40.4	2020	123	40.85
123 ↑	Macedonia	40.15	2020	125	40.75
124 ↑	Suriname	40.11	2020	126	40.72
125 ↓	Paraguay	40.03	2020	121	40.91
126 ↑	Burma (Myanmar)	39.88	2020	129	40.31
126 ↓	Costa Rica	39.88	2020	124	40.76
128 ↓	Dominican Republic	39.58	2020	127	40.62
129 ↑	Gabon	39.52	2020	133	39.73
130	Senegal	39.48	2020	130	40.2
131 ↓	Bosnia and Herzegovina	39.47	2020	128	40.44
132 ↓	Uzbekistan	39.45	2020	131	39.91
133 ↑	Indonesia	39.43	2020	135	39.49
134 ↓	Bhutan	39.42	2020	132	39.83
135 ↑	Philippines	39.1	2020	136	39.29
136 ↓	Mauritius	38.95	2020	134	39.57
137 ↑	Malaysia	38.57	2020	139	38.61
138 ↓	Guyana	38.46	2020	137	39.25
139 ↓	Belize	38.3	2020	138	38.87
140	Kyrgyzstan	38.2	2020	140	38.52
141	Mexico	38.11	2020	141	38.44
142	Nicaragua	37.92	2020	142	38.29
143 ↑	Tajikistan	37.7	2020	144	37.82
144 ↓	Equatorial Guinea	37.61	2020	143	38.16
145	Comoros	36.85	2020	145	37.32
146	Libya	35.76	2020	146	35.74
147 ↓	Honduras	35.11	2020	146	35.74
148 ↑	Venezuela	35.07	2020	149	35.25
149 ↓	Sao Tome and Principe	34.84	2020	148	35.35
150	Samoa	34.66	2020	150	34.88
151	Sri Lanka	33.58	2020	151	34.01
152 ↑	Fiji	33.11	2020	154	33.09
153 ↓	Guatemala	32.95	2020	152	33.44
154 ↓	Turkey	32.18	2020	153	33.36
155	Somalia	31.24	2020	155	31.35
156	Mauritania	30.75	2020	156	30.98
157	Bangladesh	30.23	2020	157	30.87
158	Sudan	29.93	2020	158	30.44
159	Tunisia	28.3	2020	159	28.8
160	Djibouti	25.75	2020	160	26.31
161	Morocco	25.7	2020	161	26.11
162 ↑	Lebanon	24.49	2020	163	24.92
162	Kuwait	24.49	2020	162	25.18
164 ↑	Saudi Arabia	20.88	2020	173	18.19
165 ↑	Maldives	20.46	2020	166	20.92
166 ↑	Pakistan	20.15	2020	167	20.5
167 ↓	India	19.96	2020	165	21.21
168	Bahrain	19.43	2020	168	20.1
169	Algeria	19.26	2020	169	19.74
170 ↓	Afghanistan	18.92	2020	164	22.07
171	Egypt	18.7	2020	171	18.82
172	Syria	18.21	2020	172	18.63
173 ↑	Jordan	17.47	2020	174	17.66
174 ↓	Iran	16.82	2020	170	19.27
175	United Arab Emirates	16.74	2020	175	17.02
176	Qatar	13.84	2020	176	13.79
177	Iraq	13.33	2020	177	13.45
178	Oman	12.29	2020	178	12.55
179	Yemen	8.27	2020	179	8.27

Definition of Female Labor Force

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.