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Female Labor Participation - Ranking 1993

All countries ranked by female labor participation · World Bank
Year

In 1993, Burundi (88.76%), Mozambique (86.86%), and Tanzania (84.18%) ranked highest in female labor participation among all countries. Iraq ranked lowest at 8.69%.

Female Labor Participation by Country - 1993
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Burundi 88.76% -0.8%
2nd Mozambique 86.86% +0.0%
3rd Tanzania 84.18% +0.1%
4th Madagascar 83.80% 0.0%
5th Solomon Islands 81.41% 0.0%
6th Burkina Faso 78.94% -0.3%
7th Malawi 78.18% -0.1%
8th Cameroon 77.59% +0.0%
9th Cambodia 77.38% +0.1%
10th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 77.30% +0.3%
11th Nigeria 76.76% +0.6%
12th Angola 75.47% -0.1%
13th Eritrea 74.27% 0.0%
14th Georgia 74.26% +2.0%
15th Viet Nam 74.24% -0.2%
16th Vanuatu 74.07% +0.1%
17th Congo, Democratic Republic of 71.80% 0.0%
18th China 71.59% -0.7%
19th Liberia 71.55% +0.1%
20th South Sudan 71.11% 0.0%
21st Uganda 70.91% +0.1%
22nd Azerbaijan 69.97% +4.7%
23rd Kenya 69.93% +0.1%
24th Ghana 69.81% -0.2%
25th Niger 69.22% 0.0%
26th Iceland 67.39% +0.5%
27th Lesotho 66.74% +0.1%
28th Timor-Leste 66.08% -0.3%
29th Congo, Republic of 65.95% +0.1%
30th Kazakhstan 65.81% +0.7%
31st Central African Republic 65.76% -0.1%
32nd Bahamas, The 65.67% +0.7%
33rd Thailand 65.45% 0.0%
34th Sierra Leone 64.98% -0.1%
35th Chad 64.47% -0.3%
36th Virgin Islands (US) 64.26% +0.1%
37th Guinea 63.38% -0.1%
38th Jamaica 62.63% -0.6%
39th Barbados 61.48% +1.0%
40th Denmark 61.00% -1.0%
41st Mali 60.42% 0.0%
42nd Lao PDR 59.96% -0.2%
43rd Guam 59.67% +0.1%
44th Sweden 59.36% -2.3%
45th Zimbabwe 59.28% 0.0%
46th New Caledonia 59.25% 0.0%
47th Myanmar 58.94% -0.5%
48th Albania 58.56% -3.0%
49th Benin 57.80% +1.3%
50th Lithuania 57.34% -1.5%
51st Canada 57.01% -0.3%
52nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 56.94% +0.9%
53rd Haiti 56.89% +0.1%
54th Armenia 56.81% -0.8%
55th United States 56.40% +0.2%
56th Netherlands 56.34% +0.4%
57th Kyrgyz Republic 55.98% +6.6%
58th Russian Federation 55.96% -3.5%
59th Moldova 55.71% +0.3%
60th Bhutan 55.46% +0.6%
61st Finland 55.44% -1.3%
62nd Guinea-Bissau 55.31% +0.0%
63rd Slovak Republic 55.11% -4.1%
64th Estonia 54.71% -1.9%
65th Norway 54.49% +1.3%
66th Togo 54.48% +0.2%
67th Latvia 53.56% -0.5%
68th Ukraine 53.36% -0.1%
69th Colombia 53.32% +0.4%
70th New Zealand 53.29% -0.2%
71st Poland 52.83% -1.0%
72nd Switzerland 52.82% +1.2%
73rd Mongolia 52.80% +0.6%
74th Belarus 52.71% -0.2%
75th Equatorial Guinea 52.56% +0.1%
76th Czechia 52.36% +0.1%
77th Rwanda 51.98% +0.2%
78th United Kingdom 51.90% +0.1%
79th Australia 51.77% -0.4%
80th Slovenia 51.55% -0.1%
81st Paraguay 51.20% +0.5%
82nd Qatar 51.09% +1.1%
83rd Zambia 51.08% +0.0%
84th Japan 50.27% -0.8%
85th Indonesia 49.43% -1.9%
86th St. Lucia 49.35% +1.0%
87th Serbia 49.16% -0.4%
88th Israel 49.08% +2.3%
89th Botswana 48.82% +0.1%
90th Portugal 48.80% +0.4%
91st French Polynesia 48.54% -0.2%
92nd Brunei Darussalam 48.50% +2.2%
93rd Namibia 48.24% +0.0%
94th Macao SAR, China 48.16% +3.4%
95th Côte d'Ivoire 48.01% +0.2%
96th Argentina 47.55% +3.2%
97th Philippines 47.48% +0.0%
98th Germany 47.47% -0.7%
99th Ecuador 47.42% +0.2%
100th France 47.31% +1.0%
101st Korea 47.16% -0.1%
102nd Turkmenistan 47.10% +0.2%
103rd Papua New Guinea 47.10% -0.9%
104th Singapore 46.91% +1.8%
105th Brazil 46.72% +2.4%
106th Hong Kong SAR, China 46.36% -0.8%
107th Croatia 46.00% -0.7%
108th Austria 45.65% +1.3%
109th Channel Islands 45.60% -0.4%
110th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 45.42% +1.1%
111th Hungary 45.38% -0.2%
112th Gambia, The 45.12% -0.1%
113th European Union 44.99% -0.2%
114th South Africa 44.84% -0.1%
115th Guatemala 44.84% +0.4%
116th Peru 44.73% +3.1%
117th Honduras 44.73% +0.8%
118th Cyprus 44.61% +1.7%
119th Trinidad and Tobago 44.55% +0.0%
120th Bulgaria 44.45% -0.4%
121st Tajikistan 44.34% +0.1%
122nd Ireland 44.31% +3.3%
123rd North Macedonia 44.09% -1.7%
124th Eswatini 43.57% +0.1%
125th Montenegro 43.55% -0.4%
126th El Salvador 43.44% +4.5%
127th Uruguay 43.43% -2.3%
128th Tonga 43.13% +5.8%
129th Samoa 42.90% -0.4%
130th Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.21% -0.7%
131st Romania 41.96% +0.1%
132nd Cabo Verde 41.74% +0.7%
133rd Kuwait 41.11% +1.1%
134th Uzbekistan 39.66% +0.8%
135th Fiji 39.63% -0.1%
136th Panama 39.63% +2.5%
137th Belgium 39.46% +1.8%
138th Guyana 39.27% +1.6%
139th Mauritius 38.41% +0.4%
140th Sri Lanka 37.68% +2.1%
141st Gabon 37.36% 0.0%
142nd Luxembourg 37.05% -3.4%
143rd Malaysia 36.91% +1.3%
144th Dominican Republic 36.70% +1.4%
145th Mexico 35.84% +2.4%
146th Spain 35.03% +1.7%
147th Greece 34.76% +0.6%
148th Belize 34.37% +0.9%
149th Chile 34.09% +2.7%
150th Puerto Rico (US) 33.96% +6.4%
151st Costa Rica 33.52% +2.8%
152nd Italy 33.33% -1.6%
153rd Cuba 33.31% -3.4%
154th Nicaragua 32.84% -0.2%
155th Senegal 32.33% +0.3%
156th Suriname 32.15% -1.6%
157th Comoros 32.05% -0.3%
158th United Arab Emirates 31.17% +2.2%
159th India 30.60% +0.4%
160th Bahrain 30.23% +1.7%
161st Malta 27.94% +1.8%
162nd Libya 27.49% +1.3%
163rd Türkiye 26.65% -18.2%
164th Sudan 26.14% +3.5%
165th Mauritania 26.12% +1.2%
166th Bangladesh 25.43% +1.8%
167th Maldives 24.43% +6.9%
168th Oman 23.23% +0.6%
169th Morocco 23.18% +0.1%
170th Tunisia 22.88% +0.5%
171st Egypt, Arab Republic of 22.29% -3.0%
172nd São Tomé and Principe 21.70% +0.0%
173rd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 21.45% +0.2%
174th Nepal 20.85% +0.3%
175th Syrian Arab Republic 19.74% +1.1%
176th Lebanon 18.71% +1.4%
177th Yemen, Republic of 16.48% +0.1%
178th Djibouti 15.53% +0.4%
179th Afghanistan 15.51% -0.7%
180th Saudi Arabia 15.25% +1.9%
181st Pakistan 14.18% +2.8%
182nd West Bank and Gaza 11.63% +0.4%
183rd Algeria 11.57% -0.8%
184th Jordan 11.44% +0.3%
185th Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.05% +1.4%
186th Iraq 8.69% +0.3%

FAQ

Which country has the highest female labor participation in 1993?

Burundi has the highest female labor participation in 1993 at 88.76%.

Which country has the lowest female labor participation in 1993?

Iraq has the lowest female labor participation in 1993 at 8.69%.

How many countries are ranked by female labor participation?

186 countries have female labor participation data for 1993.

What are the top 3 countries by female labor participation?

1. Burundi (88.76%), 2. Mozambique (86.86%), 3. Tanzania (84.18%).