Germany - Female Labor Participation 2007

Female labor force participation rate · World Bank
52.21% +0.45pp from 2006 Global rank: 91st

Germany's female labor participation was 52.21% in 2007, increased +0.45pp from 51.76% in 2006. This was the 91st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2007
Female Labor Participation by Country - 2007
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Tanzania 86.36% -0.9%
2nd Mozambique 85.04% -0.9%
3rd Madagascar 84.08% 0.0%
4th Solomon Islands 82.75% 0.0%
5th Cameroon 78.10% 0.0%
6th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 77.68% 0.1%
7th Burundi 77.68% 0.8%
8th Nigeria 76.71% 0.0%
9th Angola 75.63% 0.0%
10th Burkina Faso 75.56% -0.3%
11th Malawi 75.28% -1.9%
12th Cambodia 74.68% -0.3%
13th Eritrea 73.96% -0.1%
14th Liberia 71.76% 0.0%
15th South Sudan 71.45% 0.2%
16th Iceland 71.32% -0.6%
17th Viet Nam 71.14% 0.6%
18th Uganda 70.90% -0.1%
19th Kenya 70.88% 0.1%
20th Vanuatu 70.29% -4.9%
21st Peru 70.09% 3.8%
22nd Bahamas, The 69.23% 0.2%
23rd Congo, Democratic Republic of 68.88% -1.7%
24th Niger 68.65% -0.1%
25th Ghana 67.95% -0.2%
26th Benin 67.66% 0.7%
27th Congo, Republic of 67.00% 0.1%
28th Kazakhstan 65.86% 1.3%
29th Central African Republic 65.85% -0.1%
30th China 64.97% -0.7%
31st Thailand 64.81% 0.8%
32nd Bhutan 64.81% 0.7%
33rd Barbados 64.68% 0.0%
34th Norway 64.50% 0.8%
35th Timor-Leste 63.51% -0.8%
36th Sierra Leone 63.13% -1.5%
37th Macao SAR, China 62.64% 6.3%
38th Canada 61.77% 0.8%
39th Lesotho 61.75% -1.2%
40th New Zealand 61.15% 0.8%
41st Georgia 60.95% -1.8%
42nd Virgin Islands (US) 60.91% 1.5%
43rd Denmark 60.85% -0.7%
44th Zimbabwe 60.84% -0.1%
45th Mali 60.48% 0.0%
46th Switzerland 59.96% 0.3%
47th Netherlands 59.95% 0.3%
48th Sweden 59.71% 0.8%
49th Haiti 59.28% 0.8%
50th New Caledonia 59.17% 0.1%
51st Moldova 58.87% 2.8%
52nd St. Lucia 58.39% 1.4%
53rd Australia 58.14% 1.0%
54th United States 58.09% -0.1%
55th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 58.05% -0.2%
56th Côte d'Ivoire 57.42% 1.8%
57th Lao PDR 57.42% -0.3%
58th Finland 57.33% -1.7%
59th Ireland 56.97% 2.2%
60th Guinea 56.89% -2.0%
61st Azerbaijan 56.41% -7.8%
62nd Brunei Darussalam 56.33% 0.1%
63rd Brazil 56.29% -0.5%
64th Israel 56.16% 0.9%
65th Russian Federation 56.15% 1.0%
66th Belarus 56.06% 0.6%
67th Jamaica 55.94% -0.4%
68th Portugal 55.92% 0.7%
69th Guinea-Bissau 55.74% 0.0%
70th Chad 55.73% -1.1%
71st Cyprus 55.72% 2.6%
72nd Togo 55.58% 0.1%
73rd United Kingdom 55.15% -0.4%
74th Botswana 54.17% 1.7%
75th Rwanda 54.04% 0.0%
76th Mongolia 54.03% 0.2%
77th Estonia 54.02% -1.2%
78th Paraguay 54.02% 5.9%
79th Trinidad and Tobago 53.91% -2.7%
80th Singapore 53.63% -2.6%
81st Slovenia 53.51% 0.6%
82nd Uruguay 53.47% 3.6%
83rd Armenia 53.27% 0.1%
84th Latvia 52.91% 1.9%
85th Kyrgyz Republic 52.89% -2.8%
86th Ukraine 52.70% 0.2%
87th Myanmar 52.62% -0.8%
88th Hong Kong SAR, China 52.50% 0.9%
89th Austria 52.38% 1.6%
90th Equatorial Guinea 52.22% 0.0%
91st Germany 52.21% 0.9%
92nd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.16% 1.1%
93rd Ecuador 51.96% -1.4%
94th Channel Islands 51.60% 0.5%
95th Zambia 51.34% 0.1%
96th Namibia 50.66% 1.0%
97th Korea 50.65% -0.4%
98th France 50.62% 0.8%
99th Slovak Republic 50.33% -0.4%
100th Lithuania 50.07% 0.0%
101st Colombia 49.98% -1.1%
102nd Indonesia 49.84% 8.3%
103rd Czechia 49.75% -1.5%
104th Qatar 49.41% 4.2%
105th Argentina 48.90% -1.7%
106th European Union 48.62% 0.5%
107th Spain 48.55% 2.0%
108th Japan 48.39% 0.0%
109th Guam 48.29% -12.5%
110th Bulgaria 48.07% 2.8%
111th South Africa 47.97% 0.3%
112th Papua New Guinea 47.92% -0.4%
113th Philippines 47.61% 0.0%
114th Panama 47.58% 1.7%
115th Cabo Verde 47.29% 1.1%
116th French Polynesia 47.27% -0.1%
117th Hungary 46.79% -0.3%
118th Poland 46.71% -0.4%
119th Luxembourg 46.66% 1.1%
120th Belgium 46.59% 1.7%
121st El Salvador 46.10% 0.4%
122nd Albania 46.08% -1.2%
123rd Kuwait 46.05% 0.0%
124th Eswatini 45.63% 0.3%
125th Serbia 45.26% 1.4%
126th Croatia 45.06% -0.8%
127th Turkmenistan 45.04% -2.5%
128th Gambia, The 44.96% -0.1%
129th Costa Rica 44.30% 2.3%
130th Tonga 43.81% -0.2%
131st Malaysia 43.44% 1.0%
132nd Belize 43.43% 1.2%
133rd North Macedonia 42.73% 2.8%
134th Mexico 42.72% 0.9%
135th Romania 42.45% 0.6%
136th Chile 42.24% 2.3%
137th Nicaragua 41.84% 2.1%
138th Guatemala 41.78% -0.2%
139th Samoa 41.75% -0.1%
140th Montenegro 41.69% 0.1%
141st Greece 41.49% -0.3%
142nd Cuba 40.72% 1.8%
143rd Mauritius 40.49% -2.4%
144th Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.48% -0.1%
145th Dominican Republic 40.28% -0.8%
146th Bahrain 39.73% 2.9%
147th United Arab Emirates 39.52% 3.1%
148th Gabon 39.19% 0.7%
149th Fiji 38.48% 4.8%
150th Uzbekistan 38.43% -0.3%
151st Suriname 38.36% 2.0%
152nd Honduras 37.83% -1.6%
153rd Italy 37.68% -0.6%
154th Guyana 37.45% 1.7%
155th Puerto Rico (US) 37.02% -2.4%
156th Maldives 36.73% -0.6%
157th Sri Lanka 34.64% -0.7%
158th Tajikistan 34.09% -6.8%
159th Senegal 33.42% 0.2%
160th Libya 32.97% 1.3%
161st Comoros 32.64% 0.0%
162nd India 32.18% -3.9%
163rd Malta 32.08% 6.3%
164th Bangladesh 30.80% 5.3%
165th Mauritania 27.77% -0.3%
166th Morocco 26.03% 1.0%
167th Sudan 25.87% -1.0%
168th Oman 25.37% 1.0%
169th Tunisia 24.58% 0.4%
170th Türkiye 23.45% 0.1%
171st Egypt, Arab Republic of 23.33% 9.7%
172nd Nepal 23.18% 1.6%
173rd São Tomé and Principe 22.75% 0.0%
174th Lebanon 20.98% 1.2%
175th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 20.57% -0.5%
176th Pakistan 19.31% 1.9%
177th Saudi Arabia 17.04% -2.7%
178th Iran, Islamic Republic of 17.01% -5.7%
179th Djibouti 16.77% 0.7%
180th West Bank and Gaza 15.02% 11.3%
181st Afghanistan 14.67% 1.5%
182nd Jordan 14.37% 24.1%
183rd Syrian Arab Republic 14.21% -7.6%
184th Algeria 13.53% 2.3%
185th Yemen, Republic of 12.43% -6.9%
186th Iraq 12.29% 3.4%

FAQ

What was Germany's female labor participation in 2007?

Germany's female labor participation in 2007 was 52.21%. This ranked 91st globally.

How did Germany's female labor participation change in 2007?

Germany's female labor participation increased by 0.9% in 2007 compared to 2006.

Which country had the highest female labor participation in 2007?

Tanzania had the highest female labor participation in 2007 at 86.36%.

What is the female labor participation of Germany in 2007?

The female labor participation of Germany in 2007 was 52.21%. This ranked 91st globally.

How does 2007 compare to 2006 for Germany's female labor participation?

Germany's female labor participation went from 51.76% in 2006 to 52.21% in 2007, a 0.9% increase.

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Germany matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2007. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: -5.5%. View full analysis →