India - Female Labor Participation 1995

Female labor force participation rate · World Bank
31.33% +0.59pp from 1994 Global rank: 158th

India's female labor participation was 31.33% in 1995, increased +0.59pp from 30.74% in 1994. This was the 158th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1995
Female Labor Participation by Country - 1995
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Burundi 87.48% -0.7%
2nd Mozambique 86.97% 0.1%
3rd Tanzania 84.33% 0.1%
4th Madagascar 83.79% 0.0%
5th Solomon Islands 80.94% -0.3%
6th Cambodia 78.77% 0.0%
7th Burkina Faso 78.49% -0.3%
8th Malawi 78.12% 0.0%
9th Nigeria 77.72% 0.2%
10th Cameroon 77.64% 0.0%
11th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 77.61% 0.3%
12th Angola 75.43% 0.0%
13th Azerbaijan 75.16% 2.8%
14th Georgia 74.81% -1.4%
15th Eritrea 74.27% 0.0%
16th Vanuatu 73.86% 0.1%
17th Viet Nam 73.81% -0.3%
18th Congo, Democratic Republic of 71.97% 0.1%
19th Liberia 71.64% 0.1%
20th South Sudan 71.08% 0.0%
21st Uganda 71.07% 0.1%
22nd China 70.56% -0.7%
23rd Iceland 70.13% 3.3%
24th Kenya 70.09% 0.1%
25th Ghana 69.55% -0.2%
26th Niger 69.19% 0.0%
27th Kazakhstan 66.99% 0.7%
28th Lesotho 66.90% 0.1%
29th Thailand 66.56% 1.7%
30th Bahamas, The 66.49% 0.6%
31st Congo, Republic of 66.04% 0.1%
32nd Timor-Leste 65.91% -0.2%
33rd Central African Republic 65.71% 0.0%
34th Sierra Leone 64.90% -0.1%
35th Barbados 63.35% 2.0%
36th Guinea 63.30% -0.1%
37th Chad 63.28% -0.9%
38th Kyrgyz Republic 62.59% 2.6%
39th Jamaica 61.67% -0.8%
40th Virgin Islands (US) 60.45% -6.2%
41st Mali 60.41% 0.0%
42nd Guam 59.78% 0.1%
43rd New Caledonia 59.78% 0.7%
44th Zimbabwe 59.68% 0.4%
45th Lao PDR 59.52% -0.3%
46th Benin 59.32% 1.3%
47th Sweden 59.00% 0.8%
48th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 58.24% 1.1%
49th Myanmar 58.22% -0.6%
50th Denmark 57.91% 0.0%
51st United States 57.58% 0.4%
52nd Haiti 57.06% 0.2%
53rd Canada 56.81% -0.1%
54th Netherlands 56.43% -0.1%
55th Bhutan 56.27% 0.8%
56th Norway 56.19% 1.3%
57th Moldova 55.82% -0.1%
58th Lithuania 55.76% -1.3%
59th Armenia 55.72% -1.0%
60th Guinea-Bissau 55.33% 0.0%
61st New Zealand 55.19% 1.4%
62nd Albania 54.82% -3.9%
63rd Togo 54.65% 0.2%
64th Finland 54.63% -0.2%
65th Colombia 53.96% 0.6%
66th Estonia 53.71% -1.8%
67th Australia 53.68% 1.9%
68th Russian Federation 53.58% -0.8%
69th Ukraine 53.23% -0.1%
70th Belarus 53.08% 0.4%
71st Mongolia 53.02% 0.1%
72nd Latvia 52.75% -0.5%
73rd Equatorial Guinea 52.63% 0.1%
74th Czechia 52.40% -0.4%
75th Turkmenistan 52.15% 3.3%
76th Paraguay 52.09% 1.1%
77th Switzerland 52.01% 0.1%
78th United Kingdom 51.86% -0.1%
79th Rwanda 51.76% -0.1%
80th Israel 51.67% 1.9%
81st Qatar 51.51% 0.3%
82nd Slovak Republic 51.50% 0.3%
83rd Poland 51.46% -2.0%
84th Macao SAR, China 51.39% 3.3%
85th Slovenia 51.37% -0.3%
86th Zambia 51.10% 0.0%
87th Indonesia 50.67% 0.0%
88th Brunei Darussalam 50.43% 1.9%
89th St. Lucia 50.36% 1.0%
90th Japan 49.91% -0.4%
91st Peru 49.10% 6.6%
92nd Portugal 49.08% -0.1%
93rd Singapore 48.98% 2.5%
94th Botswana 48.95% 0.1%
95th Brazil 48.92% 2.3%
96th Austria 48.71% 1.3%
97th Argentina 48.50% -0.3%
98th Korea 48.45% 1.1%
99th French Polynesia 48.33% -0.1%
100th Côte d'Ivoire 48.17% 0.2%
101st Serbia 48.06% -1.2%
102nd Ecuador 47.97% 0.3%
103rd Germany 47.83% -0.3%
104th Namibia 47.79% -0.9%
105th France 47.78% 0.6%
106th Hong Kong SAR, China 47.38% 1.0%
107th Philippines 47.37% -0.1%
108th Papua New Guinea 47.26% 0.5%
109th Ireland 46.30% 2.3%
110th Uruguay 46.26% 2.8%
111th Trinidad and Tobago 46.23% 1.8%
112th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 46.18% 1.6%
113th Cyprus 46.12% 1.6%
114th Channel Islands 46.08% 1.0%
115th Croatia 45.39% -0.7%
116th South Africa 45.31% 0.8%
117th Tonga 45.30% -0.4%
118th Hungary 45.27% -0.1%
119th Guatemala 45.21% 0.5%
120th European Union 45.12% 0.0%
121st Honduras 44.91% 0.7%
122nd Gambia, The 44.81% -0.3%
123rd Tajikistan 44.36% 0.0%
124th Bulgaria 44.22% -0.3%
125th Eswatini 43.26% -0.3%
126th El Salvador 43.13% -3.9%
127th Kuwait 43.11% 1.7%
128th Montenegro 42.91% -0.8%
129th Samoa 42.78% -0.6%
130th North Macedonia 42.74% -1.5%
131st Cabo Verde 42.35% 0.7%
132nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.64% -0.9%
133rd Romania 41.64% -0.5%
134th Panama 41.43% 2.4%
135th Belgium 40.42% 1.0%
136th Uzbekistan 39.93% -0.1%
137th Fiji 39.54% -0.1%
138th Mauritius 38.74% 0.4%
139th Guyana 38.19% -1.4%
140th Malaysia 37.91% 1.4%
141st Mexico 37.61% 3.4%
142nd Gabon 37.42% 0.1%
143rd Dominican Republic 37.27% 1.1%
144th Spain 36.77% 1.3%
145th Greece 36.00% 1.7%
146th Chile 35.90% 3.2%
147th Belize 35.62% 3.9%
148th Sri Lanka 35.60% -6.1%
149th Costa Rica 35.58% 2.6%
150th Luxembourg 35.36% -6.5%
151st Cuba 33.66% 0.8%
152nd Puerto Rico (US) 33.49% -0.7%
153rd Nicaragua 33.39% 1.1%
154th Italy 33.14% 0.1%
155th Senegal 32.55% 0.3%
156th Suriname 32.39% -0.1%
157th Comoros 31.95% -0.1%
158th India 31.33% 1.9%
159th United Arab Emirates 31.25% 0.2%
160th Bahrain 31.24% 1.7%
161st Türkiye 30.80% -1.1%
162nd Malta 28.39% 0.7%
163rd Libya 28.28% 1.5%
164th Sudan 27.99% 3.5%
165th Maldives 27.73% 6.4%
166th Mauritania 26.73% 1.2%
167th Bangladesh 26.47% 2.1%
168th Morocco 23.56% -1.0%
169th Oman 23.34% 0.0%
170th Tunisia 23.30% 1.0%
171st São Tomé and Principe 21.80% 0.3%
172nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 21.75% -5.9%
173rd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 21.32% -0.3%
174th Nepal 20.81% -0.1%
175th Syrian Arab Republic 20.48% 1.9%
176th Lebanon 19.09% 0.9%
177th Yemen, Republic of 17.57% 5.4%
178th Saudi Arabia 15.80% 1.7%
179th Djibouti 15.64% 0.4%
180th Afghanistan 15.19% -1.1%
181st Pakistan 12.55% -13.3%
182nd West Bank and Gaza 11.80% 1.1%
183rd Algeria 11.62% 0.7%
184th Jordan 11.57% 0.7%
185th Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.40% 1.8%
186th Iraq 8.75% 0.5%

FAQ

What was India's female labor participation in 1995?

India's female labor participation in 1995 was 31.33%. This ranked 158th globally.

How did India's female labor participation change in 1995?

India's female labor participation increased by 1.9% in 1995 compared to 1994.

Which country had the highest female labor participation in 1995?

Burundi had the highest female labor participation in 1995 at 87.48%.

What is the female labor participation of India in 1995?

The female labor participation of India in 1995 was 31.33%. This ranked 158th globally.

How does 1995 compare to 1994 for India's female labor participation?

India's female labor participation went from 30.74% in 1994 to 31.33% in 1995, a 1.9% increase.