China - Female Labor Participation 2002

Female labor force participation rate · World Bank
67.09% −0.41pp from 2001 Global rank: 26th

China's female labor participation was 67.09% in 2002, decreased +0.41pp from 67.50% in 2001. This was the 26th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2002
Female Labor Participation by Country - 2002
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Mozambique 87.69% 0.2%
2nd Tanzania 84.94% 0.7%
3rd Madagascar 84.03% 0.1%
4th Solomon Islands 83.22% 0.3%
5th Burundi 81.56% -1.1%
6th Malawi 78.13% 0.0%
7th Cameroon 77.95% 0.1%
8th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 77.78% 0.0%
9th Nigeria 77.38% 0.0%
10th Burkina Faso 76.82% -0.3%
11th Cambodia 76.32% -1.0%
12th Angola 75.55% 0.0%
13th Vanuatu 74.39% 0.5%
14th Eritrea 74.06% 0.0%
15th Liberia 71.81% 0.0%
16th Iceland 71.74% -1.1%
17th Congo, Democratic Republic of 71.32% 0.0%
18th Uganda 71.19% -0.1%
19th South Sudan 71.09% -0.1%
20th Viet Nam 70.83% -0.9%
21st Kenya 70.59% 0.1%
22nd Niger 68.91% -0.1%
23rd Azerbaijan 68.82% -2.1%
24th Ghana 68.63% -0.2%
25th Bahamas, The 68.50% 0.3%
26th China 67.09% -0.6%
27th Congo, Republic of 66.55% 0.0%
28th Georgia 66.46% -1.3%
29th Central African Republic 65.82% 0.0%
30th Lesotho 65.33% -1.1%
31st Benin 65.32% 1.5%
32nd Thailand 65.11% -0.2%
33rd Kazakhstan 64.99% -0.5%
34th Sierra Leone 64.67% 0.0%
35th Timor-Leste 64.12% 0.7%
36th Barbados 63.93% 0.2%
37th Guinea 62.71% -0.1%
38th Norway 62.26% 0.9%
39th Zimbabwe 61.04% 0.1%
40th Bhutan 61.03% 1.5%
41st Mali 60.55% 0.0%
42nd Denmark 60.31% 0.7%
43rd Canada 60.16% 2.0%
44th Peru 60.05% 2.5%
45th Netherlands 59.84% 0.5%
46th Switzerland 59.36% 1.0%
47th New Caledonia 59.08% -0.1%
48th Chad 58.94% -1.1%
49th Sweden 58.72% 0.2%
50th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 58.69% -0.2%
51st United States 58.35% -0.3%
52nd Lao PDR 58.34% -0.3%
53rd New Zealand 58.31% 1.2%
54th Finland 57.75% 0.8%
55th Virgin Islands (US) 57.46% -1.4%
56th Haiti 57.46% 0.5%
57th Kyrgyz Republic 57.11% 0.3%
58th Jamaica 56.93% -0.7%
59th Macao SAR, China 56.30% -0.2%
60th Brunei Darussalam 55.83% 0.3%
61st Guinea-Bissau 55.59% 0.1%
62nd Australia 55.36% 0.4%
63rd Togo 55.31% 0.1%
64th Myanmar 55.15% -1.0%
65th Moldova 54.83% 0.0%
66th Belarus 54.58% 0.8%
67th Brazil 54.57% 3.0%
68th Guam 54.40% -6.4%
69th Russian Federation 54.31% 1.5%
70th St. Lucia 54.25% 1.6%
71st United Kingdom 54.15% 1.1%
72nd Portugal 54.08% 1.1%
73rd Armenia 54.03% -0.5%
74th Mongolia 53.97% 0.1%
75th Rwanda 53.67% 0.5%
76th Israel 53.29% -0.8%
77th Ireland 53.12% 1.3%
78th Ukraine 52.81% -0.1%
79th Equatorial Guinea 52.56% -0.1%
80th Slovak Republic 52.53% -0.8%
81st Côte d'Ivoire 52.37% 2.0%
82nd Colombia 52.36% -1.9%
83rd Cyprus 52.34% 0.9%
84th Lithuania 52.17% -2.2%
85th Slovenia 51.93% 1.6%
86th Paraguay 51.72% 0.2%
87th Singapore 51.50% -2.0%
88th Hong Kong SAR, China 51.45% 2.3%
89th Zambia 51.20% 0.1%
90th Latvia 51.07% 2.3%
91st Estonia 51.03% -1.8%
92nd Czechia 50.95% -0.6%
93rd Botswana 50.66% 1.1%
94th Korea 50.37% 0.7%
95th Channel Islands 50.24% 1.2%
96th Austria 50.13% 2.6%
97th Turkmenistan 49.78% 0.6%
98th Uruguay 49.60% -3.2%
99th Germany 49.58% 0.5%
100th Trinidad and Tobago 49.28% 0.9%
101st Qatar 49.25% 0.0%
102nd Albania 49.09% -1.2%
103rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 48.90% 1.3%
104th Poland 48.69% -1.7%
105th France 48.54% 0.4%
106th Japan 48.46% -1.2%
107th Namibia 48.23% 1.0%
108th Papua New Guinea 48.22% 0.3%
109th Ecuador 48.07% 2.3%
110th Indonesia 48.05% -3.9%
111th Argentina 47.94% -3.7%
112th French Polynesia 47.60% -0.3%
113th Philippines 47.11% -0.1%
114th South Africa 47.09% 0.5%
115th European Union 46.82% 0.8%
116th Panama 46.41% 1.7%
117th Guatemala 46.35% 0.4%
118th Bulgaria 46.20% -1.0%
119th Hungary 46.19% 0.7%
120th Serbia 45.98% -0.8%
121st Gambia, The 45.18% -1.0%
122nd Kuwait 45.02% 1.1%
123rd El Salvador 44.94% -0.5%
124th Cabo Verde 44.93% 0.9%
125th Eswatini 44.89% 0.5%
126th Tajikistan 44.40% 0.0%
127th Tonga 44.32% -0.2%
128th Croatia 44.14% -0.4%
129th Luxembourg 42.78% 2.9%
130th Honduras 42.58% -1.0%
131st Belgium 42.51% 1.7%
132nd Montenegro 42.28% -0.3%
133rd Samoa 42.15% -0.3%
134th Romania 42.14% -0.3%
135th Spain 41.89% 6.2%
136th Malaysia 41.47% 1.0%
137th North Macedonia 41.44% 0.7%
138th Costa Rica 41.14% -1.0%
139th Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.14% 0.0%
140th Belize 40.83% 1.3%
141st Dominican Republic 40.04% 4.4%
142nd Uzbekistan 39.43% -0.2%
143rd Greece 39.27% 1.4%
144th Mexico 38.31% 0.2%
145th Gabon 38.14% 0.4%
146th Mauritius 37.84% 4.5%
147th Nicaragua 37.56% 2.3%
148th Cuba 37.06% 0.9%
149th Maldives 37.05% 0.0%
150th Fiji 37.02% -1.1%
151st Chile 36.45% -0.8%
152nd Italy 36.33% 1.3%
153rd Puerto Rico (US) 35.99% 1.8%
154th Sri Lanka 35.83% -0.7%
155th Bahrain 35.49% 1.7%
156th United Arab Emirates 35.17% 1.9%
157th Suriname 34.75% 2.0%
158th India 34.57% 0.3%
159th Guyana 34.23% -1.7%
160th Senegal 33.19% 0.3%
161st Comoros 32.37% 0.2%
162nd Libya 31.11% 1.1%
163rd Malta 30.57% 4.1%
164th Bangladesh 28.98% 0.4%
165th Mauritania 28.16% -0.2%
166th Türkiye 27.86% 2.9%
167th Sudan 27.25% -1.0%
168th Morocco 24.79% -2.3%
169th Oman 24.26% 1.1%
170th Tunisia 23.65% 0.0%
171st São Tomé and Principe 22.65% 0.2%
172nd Nepal 21.72% 1.1%
173rd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 21.00% -0.2%
174th Lebanon 19.96% 0.7%
175th Syrian Arab Republic 19.62% -3.1%
176th Egypt, Arab Republic of 18.19% -10.6%
177th Yemen, Republic of 17.65% -6.6%
178th Djibouti 16.50% 0.6%
179th Pakistan 16.22% 0.3%
180th Saudi Arabia 15.79% -0.9%
181st Iran, Islamic Republic of 15.50% 6.3%
182nd Afghanistan 14.15% -0.3%
183rd Algeria 12.32% 1.3%
184th Jordan 11.89% 5.3%
185th Iraq 10.42% 3.3%
186th West Bank and Gaza 10.06% 0.2%

FAQ

What was China's female labor participation in 2002?

China's female labor participation in 2002 was 67.09%. This ranked 26th globally.

How did China's female labor participation change in 2002?

China's female labor participation decreased by 0.6% in 2002 compared to 2001.

Which country had the highest female labor participation in 2002?

Mozambique had the highest female labor participation in 2002 at 87.69%.

What is the female labor participation of China in 2002?

The female labor participation of China in 2002 was 67.09%. This ranked 26th globally.

How does 2002 compare to 2001 for China's female labor participation?

China's female labor participation went from 67.50% in 2001 to 67.09% in 2002, a 0.6% decrease.

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