Portugal - Female Labor Participation 2008

Female labor force participation rate · World Bank
55.79% −0.13pp from 2007 Global rank: 68th

Portugal's female labor participation was 55.79% in 2008, decreased +0.13pp from 55.92% in 2007. This was the 68th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2008
Female Labor Participation by Country - 2008
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Tanzania 85.57% -0.9%
2nd Mozambique 84.27% -0.9%
3rd Madagascar 84.04% 0.0%
4th Solomon Islands 82.67% -0.1%
5th Burundi 78.22% 0.7%
6th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 77.59% -0.1%
7th Nigeria 76.59% -0.2%
8th Cameroon 75.73% -3.0%
9th Angola 75.63% 0.0%
10th Burkina Faso 75.31% -0.3%
11th Eritrea 73.90% -0.1%
12th Malawi 73.75% -2.0%
13th Cambodia 71.97% -3.6%
14th Liberia 71.76% 0.0%
15th South Sudan 71.59% 0.2%
16th Viet Nam 71.55% 0.6%
17th Kenya 70.94% 0.1%
18th Uganda 70.84% -0.1%
19th Iceland 70.66% -0.9%
20th Peru 70.27% 0.3%
21st Bahamas, The 69.34% 0.2%
22nd Niger 68.61% -0.1%
23rd Benin 68.14% 0.7%
24th Ghana 67.81% -0.2%
25th Congo, Democratic Republic of 67.64% -1.8%
26th Congo, Republic of 67.00% 0.0%
27th Kazakhstan 66.72% 1.3%
28th Vanuatu 66.40% -5.5%
29th Central African Republic 65.82% 0.0%
30th Bhutan 65.25% 0.7%
31st Thailand 64.87% 0.1%
32nd Barbados 64.65% 0.0%
33rd Norway 64.55% 0.1%
34th China 64.54% -0.7%
35th Macao SAR, China 63.87% 2.0%
36th Timor-Leste 62.93% -0.9%
37th Sierra Leone 62.18% -1.5%
38th Canada 61.90% 0.2%
39th New Zealand 61.45% 0.5%
40th Switzerland 61.33% 2.3%
41st Lesotho 61.02% -1.2%
42nd Virgin Islands (US) 60.80% -0.2%
43rd Zimbabwe 60.77% -0.1%
44th Georgia 60.72% -0.4%
45th Mali 60.44% -0.1%
46th Netherlands 60.23% 0.5%
47th Denmark 60.05% -1.3%
48th Sweden 59.84% 0.2%
49th Haiti 59.72% 0.7%
50th Moldova 59.24% 0.6%
51st St. Lucia 59.21% 1.4%
52nd New Caledonia 59.02% -0.2%
53rd Australia 58.60% 0.8%
54th Côte d'Ivoire 58.42% 1.7%
55th United States 58.29% 0.4%
56th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 57.92% -0.2%
57th Finland 57.37% 0.1%
58th Lao PDR 57.24% -0.3%
59th Ireland 56.83% -0.2%
60th Belarus 56.49% 0.8%
61st Azerbaijan 56.43% 0.0%
62nd Brunei Darussalam 56.43% 0.2%
63rd Israel 56.20% 0.1%
64th Russian Federation 56.16% 0.0%
65th Cyprus 56.12% 0.7%
66th Singapore 56.09% 4.6%
67th Brazil 56.04% -0.4%
68th Portugal 55.79% -0.2%
69th Guinea-Bissau 55.77% 0.1%
70th Guinea 55.70% -2.1%
71st Jamaica 55.69% -0.4%
72nd Togo 55.61% 0.1%
73rd United Kingdom 55.45% 0.5%
74th Chad 55.08% -1.2%
75th Botswana 55.07% 1.7%
76th Latvia 54.84% 3.7%
77th Estonia 54.78% 1.4%
78th Trinidad and Tobago 54.57% 1.2%
79th Uruguay 54.44% 1.8%
80th Rwanda 54.05% 0.0%
81st Paraguay 53.76% -0.5%
82nd Slovenia 53.63% 0.2%
83rd Mongolia 53.37% -1.2%
84th Armenia 52.96% -0.6%
85th Austria 52.87% 0.9%
86th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.53% 0.7%
87th Hong Kong SAR, China 52.45% -0.1%
88th Ukraine 52.40% -0.6%
89th Myanmar 52.28% -0.6%
90th Equatorial Guinea 52.24% 0.0%
91st Ecuador 52.02% 0.1%
92nd Germany 52.00% -0.4%
93rd Channel Islands 51.71% 0.2%
94th Kyrgyz Republic 51.43% -2.8%
95th Zambia 51.37% 0.1%
96th Namibia 51.15% 1.0%
97th Guam 50.81% 5.2%
98th Slovak Republic 50.76% 0.9%
99th France 50.74% 0.2%
100th Lithuania 50.47% 0.8%
101st Indonesia 50.39% 1.1%
102nd Colombia 50.37% 0.8%
103rd Korea 50.35% -0.6%
104th Spain 49.93% 2.9%
105th Czechia 49.22% -1.1%
106th Qatar 49.18% -0.5%
107th European Union 48.95% 0.7%
108th Bulgaria 48.92% 1.8%
109th Panama 48.59% 2.1%
110th Japan 48.36% -0.1%
111th Argentina 48.06% -1.7%
112th South Africa 48.06% 0.2%
113th Papua New Guinea 48.06% 0.3%
114th Cabo Verde 47.83% 1.2%
115th French Polynesia 47.60% 0.7%
116th Luxembourg 47.18% 1.1%
117th Poland 47.12% 0.9%
118th Philippines 47.06% -1.1%
119th Belgium 46.93% 0.7%
120th Hungary 46.64% -0.3%
121st Kuwait 46.27% 0.5%
122nd El Salvador 46.08% -0.1%
123rd Eswatini 45.80% 0.4%
124th Croatia 45.65% 1.3%
125th Albania 45.51% -1.2%
126th Gambia, The 45.15% 0.4%
127th Serbia 44.75% -1.1%
128th Costa Rica 44.44% 0.3%
129th Chile 44.18% 4.6%
130th Belize 43.96% 1.2%
131st Malaysia 43.87% 1.0%
132nd Tonga 43.77% -0.1%
133rd Turkmenistan 43.60% -3.2%
134th Romania 42.91% 1.1%
135th Nicaragua 42.71% 2.1%
136th Mexico 42.57% -0.4%
137th North Macedonia 42.32% -1.0%
138th Dominican Republic 41.85% 3.9%
139th Montenegro 41.83% 0.3%
140th Guatemala 41.71% -0.2%
141st Samoa 41.65% -0.2%
142nd Greece 41.53% 0.1%
143rd Mauritius 41.44% 2.3%
144th Cuba 41.27% 1.4%
145th Bahrain 40.94% 3.1%
146th United Arab Emirates 40.71% 3.0%
147th Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.46% -0.1%
148th Fiji 40.27% 4.7%
149th Gabon 39.46% 0.7%
150th Honduras 39.44% 4.3%
151st Suriname 39.10% 1.9%
152nd Uzbekistan 38.42% 0.0%
153rd Italy 38.40% 1.9%
154th Guyana 38.07% 1.6%
155th Maldives 36.50% -0.6%
156th Puerto Rico (US) 36.17% -2.3%
157th Sri Lanka 34.42% -0.7%
158th Senegal 33.48% 0.2%
159th Libya 33.36% 1.2%
160th Malta 33.13% 3.3%
161st Comoros 32.65% 0.0%
162nd Bangladesh 32.40% 5.2%
163rd Tajikistan 31.66% -7.1%
164th India 30.89% -4.0%
165th Mauritania 27.68% -0.3%
166th Morocco 26.28% 1.0%
167th Oman 25.70% 1.3%
168th Sudan 25.60% -1.0%
169th Tunisia 24.82% 0.9%
170th Türkiye 24.33% 3.8%
171st Nepal 23.61% 1.8%
172nd São Tomé and Principe 22.73% -0.1%
173rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 21.90% -6.1%
174th Lebanon 21.59% 2.9%
175th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 20.55% -0.1%
176th Pakistan 19.85% 2.8%
177th Djibouti 16.89% 0.7%
178th Saudi Arabia 16.74% -1.8%
179th Afghanistan 14.94% 1.9%
180th Iran, Islamic Republic of 14.76% -13.2%
181st West Bank and Gaza 14.71% -2.1%
182nd Jordan 13.94% -3.0%
183rd Algeria 13.87% 2.5%
184th Syrian Arab Republic 13.70% -3.6%
185th Iraq 12.22% -0.6%
186th Yemen, Republic of 11.56% -7.0%

FAQ

What was Portugal's female labor participation in 2008?

Portugal's female labor participation in 2008 was 55.79%. This ranked 68th globally.

How did Portugal's female labor participation change in 2008?

Portugal's female labor participation decreased by 0.2% in 2008 compared to 2007.

Which country had the highest female labor participation in 2008?

Tanzania had the highest female labor participation in 2008 at 85.57%.

What is the female labor participation of Portugal in 2008?

The female labor participation of Portugal in 2008 was 55.79%. This ranked 68th globally.

How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Portugal's female labor participation?

Portugal's female labor participation went from 55.92% in 2007 to 55.79% in 2008, a 0.2% decrease.