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Female Labor Participation - Ranking 1994

All countries ranked by female labor participation · World Bank
Year

In 1994, Burundi (88.08%), Mozambique (86.91%), and Tanzania (84.28%) ranked highest in female labor participation among all countries. Iraq ranked lowest at 8.71%.

Female Labor Participation by Country - 1994
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Burundi 88.08% -0.8%
2nd Mozambique 86.91% +0.1%
3rd Tanzania 84.28% +0.1%
4th Madagascar 83.79% 0.0%
5th Solomon Islands 81.21% -0.2%
6th Cambodia 78.81% +1.8%
7th Burkina Faso 78.71% -0.3%
8th Malawi 78.14% 0.0%
9th Cameroon 77.61% +0.0%
10th Nigeria 77.54% +1.0%
11th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 77.42% +0.2%
12th Georgia 75.88% +2.2%
13th Angola 75.44% 0.0%
14th Eritrea 74.24% 0.0%
15th Viet Nam 74.04% -0.3%
16th Vanuatu 73.79% -0.4%
17th Azerbaijan 73.09% +4.5%
18th Congo, Democratic Republic of 71.93% +0.2%
19th Liberia 71.59% +0.1%
20th South Sudan 71.10% 0.0%
21st China 71.08% -0.7%
22nd Uganda 70.98% +0.1%
23rd Kenya 70.01% +0.1%
24th Ghana 69.68% -0.2%
25th Niger 69.21% 0.0%
26th Iceland 67.87% +0.7%
27th Lesotho 66.81% +0.1%
28th Kazakhstan 66.53% +1.1%
29th Bahamas, The 66.07% +0.6%
30th Timor-Leste 66.01% -0.1%
31st Congo, Republic of 66.01% +0.1%
32nd Central African Republic 65.74% 0.0%
33rd Thailand 65.46% +0.0%
34th Sierra Leone 64.94% -0.1%
35th Virgin Islands (US) 64.48% +0.3%
36th Chad 63.88% -0.9%
37th Guinea 63.33% -0.1%
38th Jamaica 62.17% -0.7%
39th Barbados 62.09% +1.0%
40th Kyrgyz Republic 61.03% +9.0%
41st Mali 60.41% 0.0%
42nd Guam 59.72% +0.1%
43rd Lao PDR 59.72% -0.4%
44th Zimbabwe 59.46% +0.3%
45th New Caledonia 59.39% +0.2%
46th Myanmar 58.56% -0.6%
47th Benin 58.55% +1.3%
48th Sweden 58.54% -1.4%
49th Denmark 57.92% -5.0%
50th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 57.60% +1.2%
51st United States 57.35% +1.7%
52nd Albania 57.04% -2.6%
53rd Haiti 56.97% +0.1%
54th Canada 56.86% -0.3%
55th Lithuania 56.52% -1.4%
56th Netherlands 56.47% +0.2%
57th Armenia 56.26% -1.0%
58th Moldova 55.85% +0.3%
59th Bhutan 55.84% +0.7%
60th Norway 55.45% +1.8%
61st Guinea-Bissau 55.31% +0.0%
62nd Finland 54.72% -1.3%
63rd Estonia 54.67% -0.1%
64th Togo 54.56% +0.2%
65th New Zealand 54.42% +2.1%
66th Russian Federation 54.03% -3.4%
67th Colombia 53.65% +0.6%
68th Ukraine 53.29% -0.1%
69th Latvia 53.03% -1.0%
70th Mongolia 52.97% +0.3%
71st Belarus 52.84% +0.3%
72nd Australia 52.67% +1.7%
73rd Czechia 52.62% +0.5%
74th Equatorial Guinea 52.60% +0.1%
75th Poland 52.50% -0.6%
76th Switzerland 51.95% -1.6%
77th United Kingdom 51.90% +0.0%
78th Rwanda 51.81% -0.3%
79th Paraguay 51.53% +0.7%
80th Slovenia 51.51% -0.1%
81st Qatar 51.36% +0.5%
82nd Slovak Republic 51.36% -6.8%
83rd Zambia 51.10% +0.0%
84th Israel 50.70% +3.3%
85th Indonesia 50.67% +2.5%
86th Turkmenistan 50.50% +7.2%
87th Japan 50.11% -0.3%
88th St. Lucia 49.86% +1.0%
89th Macao SAR, China 49.77% +3.3%
90th Brunei Darussalam 49.49% +2.0%
91st Portugal 49.15% +0.7%
92nd Botswana 48.89% +0.1%
93rd Argentina 48.66% +2.3%
94th Serbia 48.64% -1.1%
95th French Polynesia 48.40% -0.3%
96th Namibia 48.25% +0.0%
97th Austria 48.11% +5.4%
98th Côte d'Ivoire 48.09% +0.2%
99th Germany 47.98% +1.1%
100th Korea 47.91% +1.6%
101st Brazil 47.82% +2.4%
102nd Ecuador 47.81% +0.8%
103rd Singapore 47.78% +1.9%
104th France 47.47% +0.3%
105th Philippines 47.43% -0.1%
106th Papua New Guinea 47.04% -0.1%
107th Hong Kong SAR, China 46.90% +1.2%
108th Peru 46.07% +3.0%
109th Croatia 45.69% -0.7%
110th Channel Islands 45.62% +0.0%
111th Tonga 45.47% +5.4%
112th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 45.46% +0.1%
113th Trinidad and Tobago 45.40% +1.9%
114th Cyprus 45.37% +1.7%
115th Hungary 45.34% -0.1%
116th Ireland 45.28% +2.2%
117th European Union 45.14% +0.3%
118th Uruguay 45.00% +3.6%
119th Guatemala 44.99% +0.4%
120th South Africa 44.96% +0.3%
121st Gambia, The 44.93% -0.4%
122nd El Salvador 44.90% +3.4%
123rd Honduras 44.58% -0.3%
124th Tajikistan 44.36% +0.0%
125th Bulgaria 44.34% -0.2%
126th Eswatini 43.38% -0.4%
127th North Macedonia 43.37% -1.6%
128th Montenegro 43.23% -0.7%
129th Samoa 43.05% +0.4%
130th Kuwait 42.38% +3.1%
131st Cabo Verde 42.04% +0.7%
132nd Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.03% -0.4%
133rd Romania 41.85% -0.3%
134th Panama 40.45% +2.1%
135th Belgium 40.04% +1.5%
136th Uzbekistan 39.96% +0.8%
137th Fiji 39.57% -0.2%
138th Guyana 38.73% -1.4%
139th Mauritius 38.57% +0.4%
140th Sri Lanka 37.90% +0.6%
141st Luxembourg 37.83% +2.1%
142nd Malaysia 37.40% +1.3%
143rd Gabon 37.38% +0.0%
144th Dominican Republic 36.86% +0.4%
145th Mexico 36.37% +1.5%
146th Spain 36.31% +3.7%
147th Greece 35.40% +1.9%
148th Chile 34.78% +2.0%
149th Costa Rica 34.66% +3.4%
150th Belize 34.28% -0.3%
151st Puerto Rico (US) 33.72% -0.7%
152nd Cuba 33.38% +0.2%
153rd Italy 33.10% -0.7%
154th Nicaragua 33.03% +0.6%
155th Senegal 32.44% +0.3%
156th Suriname 32.42% +0.8%
157th Comoros 31.99% -0.2%
158th United Arab Emirates 31.20% +0.1%
159th Türkiye 31.14% +16.9%
160th India 30.74% +0.5%
161st Bahrain 30.73% +1.7%
162nd Malta 28.18% +0.8%
163rd Libya 27.87% +1.4%
164th Sudan 27.05% +3.5%
165th Mauritania 26.43% +1.2%
166th Maldives 26.06% +6.7%
167th Bangladesh 25.93% +2.0%
168th Morocco 23.80% +2.7%
169th Oman 23.34% +0.5%
170th Egypt, Arab Republic of 23.11% +3.7%
171st Tunisia 23.07% +0.8%
172nd São Tomé and Principe 21.73% +0.2%
173rd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 21.38% -0.3%
174th Nepal 20.84% 0.0%
175th Syrian Arab Republic 20.09% +1.8%
176th Lebanon 18.92% +1.1%
177th Yemen, Republic of 16.66% +1.1%
178th Djibouti 15.58% +0.3%
179th Saudi Arabia 15.53% +1.8%
180th Afghanistan 15.36% -1.0%
181st Pakistan 14.48% +2.1%
182nd West Bank and Gaza 11.68% +0.4%
183rd Algeria 11.54% -0.3%
184th Jordan 11.49% +0.4%
185th Iran, Islamic Republic of 10.21% +1.6%
186th Iraq 8.71% +0.2%

FAQ

Which country has the highest female labor participation in 1994?

Burundi has the highest female labor participation in 1994 at 88.08%.

Which country has the lowest female labor participation in 1994?

Iraq has the lowest female labor participation in 1994 at 8.71%.

How many countries are ranked by female labor participation?

186 countries have female labor participation data for 1994.

What are the top 3 countries by female labor participation?

1. Burundi (88.08%), 2. Mozambique (86.91%), 3. Tanzania (84.28%).