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Armenia - Female Labor Participation 1997

Female labor force participation rate · World Bank
54.82% −0.42pp from 1996 Global rank: 64th

Armenia's female labor participation was 54.82% in 1997, decreased +0.42pp from 55.24% in 1996. This was the 64th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1997▾
Female Labor Participation by Country - 1997
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Mozambique 87.04% 0.0%
2nd Burundi 85.85% -1.0%
3rd Tanzania 84.30% 0.0%
4th Madagascar 83.83% 0.0%
5th Solomon Islands 81.26% 0.3%
6th Cambodia 78.94% 0.1%
7th Malawi 78.10% 0.0%
8th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 78.04% 0.4%
9th Burkina Faso 78.04% -0.3%
10th Cameroon 77.73% 0.1%
11th Nigeria 77.62% 0.1%
12th Angola 75.43% 0.0%
13th Azerbaijan 74.90% -0.5%
14th Eritrea 74.27% -0.1%
15th Vanuatu 73.76% -0.1%
16th Viet Nam 72.53% -1.4%
17th Liberia 71.72% 0.0%
18th Congo, Democratic Republic of 71.45% -0.4%
19th Uganda 71.20% 0.1%
20th South Sudan 71.03% 0.0%
21st Georgia 70.33% -2.9%
22nd Kenya 70.25% 0.1%
23rd China 69.52% -0.8%
24th Ghana 69.29% -0.2%
25th Niger 69.14% 0.0%
26th Thailand 67.74% 0.3%
27th Iceland 67.63% -1.6%
28th Bahamas, The 67.24% 0.5%
29th Lesotho 67.10% 0.2%
30th Kazakhstan 66.59% -0.4%
31st Congo, Republic of 66.05% 0.0%
32nd Central African Republic 65.69% 0.0%
33rd Timor-Leste 65.60% -0.1%
34th Sierra Leone 64.82% -0.1%
35th Guinea 63.15% -0.2%
36th Barbados 63.03% -0.9%
37th Chad 62.06% -1.0%
38th Benin 60.91% 1.3%
39th Jamaica 60.54% -1.0%
40th Mali 60.44% 0.0%
41st Zimbabwe 60.23% 0.5%
42nd Guam 59.91% 0.1%
43rd New Caledonia 59.82% 0.1%
44th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 59.45% 1.1%
45th Kyrgyz Republic 59.44% -3.0%
46th Lao PDR 59.13% -0.3%
47th Denmark 58.60% 0.5%
48th Sweden 58.59% -0.8%
49th Norway 58.54% 1.9%
50th United States 58.40% 0.9%
51st Myanmar 57.66% -0.4%
52nd Bhutan 57.31% 1.0%
53rd Netherlands 57.21% 0.8%
54th Canada 57.09% 0.6%
55th Haiti 56.95% -0.1%
56th Switzerland 56.92% 0.1%
57th New Zealand 56.40% -0.2%
58th Virgin Islands (US) 56.35% -0.7%
59th Moldova 56.00% -0.2%
60th Guinea-Bissau 55.39% 0.1%
61st Albania 55.15% 3.4%
62nd Finland 54.86% 0.6%
63rd Togo 54.85% 0.2%
64th Armenia 54.82% -0.8%
65th Macao SAR, China 54.52% 2.9%
66th Estonia 54.27% 1.4%
67th Lithuania 54.21% -1.5%
68th Peru 54.19% 4.9%
69th Colombia 54.14% 0.4%
70th Turkmenistan 53.86% 5.0%
71st Australia 53.66% -0.4%
72nd Mongolia 53.34% 0.3%
73rd Ukraine 53.11% -0.1%
74th United Kingdom 52.68% 0.8%
75th Equatorial Guinea 52.66% 0.0%
76th Slovenia 52.54% 2.6%
77th Belarus 52.50% -0.7%
78th Paraguay 52.41% 0.6%
79th Brunei Darussalam 52.22% 1.7%
80th Rwanda 52.12% 0.4%
81st Latvia 51.89% -1.0%
82nd Czechia 51.86% 0.0%
83rd Slovak Republic 51.82% -0.9%
84th Russian Federation 51.71% -1.9%
85th Israel 51.40% -0.1%
86th St. Lucia 51.38% 1.0%
87th Zambia 51.10% 0.0%
88th Argentina 50.70% 2.5%
89th Singapore 50.61% 1.5%
90th Portugal 50.47% 1.9%
91st Japan 50.32% 0.7%
92nd Indonesia 49.83% -1.7%
93rd Korea 49.83% 1.8%
94th Poland 49.81% -2.1%
95th Qatar 49.18% -4.4%
96th Botswana 49.06% 0.1%
97th Brazil 48.68% 2.1%
98th Ecuador 48.54% 0.9%
99th Trinidad and Tobago 48.49% 0.2%
100th Germany 48.36% 1.1%
101st Ireland 48.34% 0.4%
102nd Côte d'Ivoire 48.31% 0.1%
103rd Austria 48.25% 0.0%
104th Uruguay 48.17% 2.3%
105th French Polynesia 48.16% -0.1%
106th Hong Kong SAR, China 47.86% 0.5%
107th France 47.74% -0.9%
108th Cyprus 47.49% 1.4%
109th Papua New Guinea 47.39% 0.5%
110th Channel Islands 47.37% 1.1%
111th Philippines 47.20% -0.2%
112th Namibia 46.88% -1.0%
113th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 46.86% 0.9%
114th Serbia 46.71% -1.5%
115th South Africa 45.93% 0.7%
116th Guatemala 45.48% 0.4%
117th European Union 45.43% 0.3%
118th Hungary 45.18% -0.1%
119th Honduras 45.13% 0.5%
120th Gambia, The 44.96% 0.4%
121st Tonga 44.89% -0.4%
122nd Croatia 44.87% -0.5%
123rd Bulgaria 44.45% 0.9%
124th Tajikistan 44.36% 0.0%
125th Kuwait 43.69% 0.2%
126th Eswatini 43.61% 0.5%
127th Cabo Verde 43.02% 0.8%
128th Samoa 42.63% 0.2%
129th Montenegro 42.49% -0.4%
130th Panama 42.38% 1.1%
131st Romania 41.87% 0.7%
132nd El Salvador 41.85% -0.1%
133rd North Macedonia 41.53% -1.5%
134th Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.48% 0.1%
135th Belgium 40.97% 1.1%
136th Uzbekistan 39.73% 0.1%
137th Mexico 39.64% 5.2%
138th Fiji 39.08% -1.0%
139th Malaysia 38.97% 1.4%
140th Mauritius 38.75% 0.0%
141st Dominican Republic 38.36% 1.8%
142nd Belize 38.34% 3.7%
143rd Spain 38.07% 2.1%
144th Gabon 37.57% 0.2%
145th Luxembourg 37.57% 3.0%
146th Chile 37.49% 2.0%
147th Greece 37.21% 0.0%
148th Costa Rica 37.12% 9.0%
149th Guyana 37.10% -1.5%
150th Sri Lanka 35.26% -0.6%
151st Puerto Rico (US) 34.87% 2.6%
152nd Cuba 34.74% 1.2%
153rd Italy 33.98% 0.6%
154th Nicaragua 33.96% 0.8%
155th Senegal 32.75% 0.3%
156th Suriname 32.56% 0.3%
157th India 32.54% 1.9%
158th Bahrain 32.34% 1.8%
159th United Arab Emirates 32.32% 1.5%
160th Comoros 31.97% 0.1%
161st Maldives 31.32% 6.2%
162nd Malta 29.54% 2.1%
163rd Libya 29.15% 1.6%
164th Türkiye 28.72% -5.7%
165th Sudan 28.67% -1.0%
166th Bangladesh 27.53% 1.9%
167th Mauritania 27.36% 1.2%
168th Morocco 24.20% -0.1%
169th Tunisia 23.81% 1.1%
170th Oman 23.45% 0.1%
171st São Tomé and Principe 22.00% 0.5%
172nd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 21.21% -0.2%
173rd Nepal 20.84% 0.2%
174th Egypt, Arab Republic of 20.37% -3.2%
175th Yemen, Republic of 19.50% 5.3%
176th Lebanon 19.43% 0.4%
177th Syrian Arab Republic 17.72% -6.9%
178th Saudi Arabia 16.33% 1.7%
179th Djibouti 15.87% 1.0%
180th Pakistan 14.94% 9.0%
181st Afghanistan 14.82% -1.3%
182nd West Bank and Gaza 12.08% 3.3%
183rd Algeria 11.76% 0.2%
184th Jordan 11.61% 0.4%
185th Iran, Islamic Republic of 11.30% 6.7%
186th Iraq 8.85% 0.8%
Source: World Bank (SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS)

FAQ

What was Armenia's female labor participation in 1997?▾

Armenia's female labor participation in 1997 was 54.82%. This ranked 64th globally.

How did Armenia's female labor participation change in 1997?▾

Armenia's female labor participation decreased by 0.8% in 1997 compared to 1996.

Which country had the highest female labor participation in 1997?▾

Mozambique had the highest female labor participation in 1997 at 87.04%.

What is the female labor participation of Armenia in 1997?▾

The female labor participation of Armenia in 1997 was 54.82%. This ranked 64th globally.

How does 1997 compare to 1996 for Armenia's female labor participation?▾

Armenia's female labor participation went from 55.24% in 1996 to 54.82% in 1997, a 0.8% decrease.

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