Female Labor Participation - Ranking 1999
Year
In 1999, Mozambique (87.30%), Tanzania (84.33%), and Burundi (84.18%) ranked highest in female labor participation among all countries. Iraq ranked lowest at 9.45%.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mozambique | 87.30% | +0.2% |
| 2nd | Tanzania | 84.33% | +0.0% |
| 3rd | Burundi | 84.18% | -0.9% |
| 4th | Madagascar | 83.90% | +0.0% |
| 5th | Solomon Islands | 81.60% | +0.3% |
| 6th | Cambodia | 78.60% | -0.4% |
| 7th | Malawi | 78.09% | +0.0% |
| 8th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 77.91% | -0.2% |
| 9th | Cameroon | 77.82% | +0.1% |
| 10th | Nigeria | 77.63% | +0.1% |
| 11th | Burkina Faso | 77.56% | -0.3% |
| 12th | Angola | 75.47% | +0.0% |
| 13th | Eritrea | 74.15% | -0.1% |
| 14th | Vanuatu | 73.89% | +0.1% |
| 15th | Azerbaijan | 73.43% | -0.8% |
| 16th | Liberia | 71.77% | +0.0% |
| 17th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 71.37% | +0.0% |
| 18th | Uganda | 71.25% | +0.0% |
| 19th | Iceland | 71.22% | +2.6% |
| 20th | Viet Nam | 71.18% | -0.9% |
| 21st | South Sudan | 71.16% | +0.1% |
| 22nd | Kenya | 70.42% | +0.1% |
| 23rd | Niger | 69.06% | -0.1% |
| 24th | Ghana | 69.03% | -0.2% |
| 25th | Georgia | 68.75% | -1.0% |
| 26th | China | 68.45% | -0.8% |
| 27th | Bahamas, The | 67.85% | +0.4% |
| 28th | Timor-Leste | 67.54% | +2.7% |
| 29th | Lesotho | 67.39% | +0.2% |
| 30th | Kazakhstan | 66.34% | -0.3% |
| 31st | Congo, Republic of | 66.12% | +0.1% |
| 32nd | Central African Republic | 65.74% | +0.0% |
| 33rd | Thailand | 65.19% | -1.8% |
| 34th | Sierra Leone | 64.74% | -0.1% |
| 35th | Barbados | 63.42% | +0.3% |
| 36th | Guinea | 62.98% | -0.1% |
| 37th | Benin | 62.59% | +1.4% |
| 38th | Chad | 60.82% | -1.0% |
| 39th | Zimbabwe | 60.71% | +0.4% |
| 40th | Norway | 60.58% | +1.7% |
| 41st | Mali | 60.49% | +0.0% |
| 42nd | Denmark | 60.16% | +1.3% |
| 43rd | Guam | 60.03% | +0.1% |
| 44th | New Caledonia | 59.31% | -0.2% |
| 45th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 59.14% | -0.3% |
| 46th | Jamaica | 58.98% | -1.6% |
| 47th | Kyrgyz Republic | 58.82% | -0.8% |
| 48th | Lao PDR | 58.82% | -0.4% |
| 49th | Bhutan | 58.58% | +1.1% |
| 50th | United States | 58.55% | +0.3% |
| 51st | Sweden | 58.37% | +1.8% |
| 52nd | Netherlands | 58.29% | +1.1% |
| 53rd | Canada | 58.20% | +0.9% |
| 54th | Switzerland | 58.12% | +0.2% |
| 55th | Peru | 57.65% | +4.8% |
| 56th | Haiti | 56.87% | -0.1% |
| 57th | Myanmar | 56.86% | -0.9% |
| 58th | New Zealand | 56.62% | +0.6% |
| 59th | Moldova | 56.56% | +0.3% |
| 60th | Finland | 56.32% | +2.3% |
| 61st | Macao SAR, China | 55.47% | +2.1% |
| 62nd | Guinea-Bissau | 55.47% | +0.1% |
| 63rd | Lithuania | 55.16% | +3.3% |
| 64th | Togo | 55.09% | +0.2% |
| 65th | Virgin Islands (US) | 54.68% | -2.2% |
| 66th | Russian Federation | 54.49% | +6.8% |
| 67th | Armenia | 54.48% | -0.2% |
| 68th | Brunei Darussalam | 53.99% | +1.7% |
| 69th | Australia | 53.73% | +0.0% |
| 70th | Mongolia | 53.65% | +0.3% |
| 71st | United Kingdom | 53.26% | +1.0% |
| 72nd | Colombia | 53.21% | -1.5% |
| 73rd | Ukraine | 52.98% | -0.1% |
| 74th | Rwanda | 52.74% | +0.7% |
| 75th | Belarus | 52.72% | +0.5% |
| 76th | Equatorial Guinea | 52.68% | +0.0% |
| 77th | Israel | 52.47% | +2.2% |
| 78th | St. Lucia | 52.39% | +1.0% |
| 79th | Portugal | 52.28% | +0.8% |
| 80th | Czechia | 52.15% | +0.4% |
| 81st | Paraguay | 51.99% | -0.5% |
| 82nd | Slovenia | 51.97% | -2.2% |
| 83rd | Estonia | 51.92% | -1.5% |
| 84th | Slovak Republic | 51.85% | +0.9% |
| 85th | Albania | 51.82% | -3.5% |
| 86th | Singapore | 51.66% | +1.6% |
| 87th | Indonesia | 51.17% | +0.2% |
| 88th | Zambia | 51.11% | +0.0% |
| 89th | Ireland | 50.81% | +2.1% |
| 90th | Brazil | 50.80% | +2.7% |
| 91st | Argentina | 50.75% | -1.0% |
| 92nd | Turkmenistan | 50.43% | -4.6% |
| 93rd | Latvia | 49.84% | -3.4% |
| 94th | Japan | 49.52% | -1.1% |
| 95th | Côte d'Ivoire | 49.36% | +2.1% |
| 96th | Botswana | 49.26% | +0.3% |
| 97th | Poland | 49.18% | -0.7% |
| 98th | Germany | 49.05% | +1.1% |
| 99th | Austria | 49.00% | +0.4% |
| 100th | Qatar | 48.92% | +0.6% |
| 101st | Ecuador | 48.80% | -5.6% |
| 102nd | Channel Islands | 48.75% | +2.0% |
| 103rd | Cyprus | 48.71% | +1.2% |
| 104th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 48.71% | +0.6% |
| 105th | Trinidad and Tobago | 48.52% | -0.2% |
| 106th | France | 48.45% | +0.8% |
| 107th | Uruguay | 48.43% | -1.7% |
| 108th | French Polynesia | 47.99% | -0.2% |
| 109th | Papua New Guinea | 47.72% | +0.1% |
| 110th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 47.70% | +0.7% |
| 111th | Korea | 47.68% | +1.2% |
| 112th | Philippines | 47.23% | -0.1% |
| 113th | Namibia | 47.13% | +0.3% |
| 114th | Serbia | 47.07% | +1.6% |
| 115th | South Africa | 46.34% | +0.5% |
| 116th | European Union | 46.15% | +1.0% |
| 117th | Guatemala | 45.91% | +0.4% |
| 118th | El Salvador | 45.69% | +0.3% |
| 119th | Hungary | 45.28% | +0.2% |
| 120th | Gambia, The | 45.27% | +0.6% |
| 121st | Honduras | 45.11% | -0.4% |
| 122nd | Tonga | 44.65% | -0.3% |
| 123rd | Bulgaria | 44.55% | +0.7% |
| 124th | Croatia | 44.51% | -0.3% |
| 125th | Tajikistan | 44.39% | +0.0% |
| 126th | Eswatini | 44.15% | +0.6% |
| 127th | Panama | 44.07% | -0.3% |
| 128th | Kuwait | 43.94% | +0.3% |
| 129th | Cabo Verde | 43.75% | +0.9% |
| 130th | Belgium | 43.15% | +3.9% |
| 131st | Samoa | 42.63% | 0.0% |
| 132nd | Montenegro | 42.49% | +0.4% |
| 133rd | Romania | 42.31% | +0.4% |
| 134th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 41.33% | 0.0% |
| 135th | North Macedonia | 40.28% | -1.5% |
| 136th | Malaysia | 40.06% | +1.4% |
| 137th | Costa Rica | 39.94% | +1.2% |
| 138th | Luxembourg | 39.87% | +5.3% |
| 139th | Uzbekistan | 39.80% | +0.3% |
| 140th | Greece | 39.52% | +1.3% |
| 141st | Dominican Republic | 39.36% | +1.2% |
| 142nd | Belize | 39.30% | +0.1% |
| 143rd | Spain | 39.12% | +1.8% |
| 144th | Mauritius | 38.71% | -0.1% |
| 145th | Mexico | 38.53% | -2.0% |
| 146th | Fiji | 38.25% | -1.1% |
| 147th | Chile | 38.10% | +0.6% |
| 148th | Gabon | 37.75% | +0.2% |
| 149th | Sri Lanka | 37.65% | -8.9% |
| 150th | Puerto Rico (US) | 36.37% | +4.7% |
| 151st | Guyana | 35.98% | -1.6% |
| 152nd | Cuba | 35.64% | +1.9% |
| 153rd | Italy | 35.16% | +2.0% |
| 154th | Maldives | 35.09% | +5.7% |
| 155th | Nicaragua | 35.06% | +2.4% |
| 156th | India | 33.78% | +1.9% |
| 157th | Bahrain | 33.60% | +1.9% |
| 158th | United Arab Emirates | 33.37% | +1.7% |
| 159th | Senegal | 32.94% | +0.3% |
| 160th | Suriname | 32.73% | +0.3% |
| 161st | Comoros | 32.13% | +0.3% |
| 162nd | Malta | 30.07% | +1.1% |
| 163rd | Libya | 30.05% | +1.5% |
| 164th | Türkiye | 29.92% | +2.6% |
| 165th | Bangladesh | 28.35% | +1.4% |
| 166th | Sudan | 28.11% | -1.0% |
| 167th | Mauritania | 28.00% | +1.2% |
| 168th | Morocco | 24.75% | +0.5% |
| 169th | Oman | 23.90% | +0.9% |
| 170th | Tunisia | 23.72% | -0.2% |
| 171st | São Tomé and Principe | 22.32% | +0.8% |
| 172nd | Yemen, Republic of | 21.59% | +5.2% |
| 173rd | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 21.12% | -0.2% |
| 174th | Nepal | 21.11% | +0.7% |
| 175th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 20.51% | +4.1% |
| 176th | Lebanon | 19.61% | +0.3% |
| 177th | Syrian Arab Republic | 18.59% | +12.6% |
| 178th | Saudi Arabia | 16.87% | +1.6% |
| 179th | Djibouti | 16.19% | +0.9% |
| 180th | Pakistan | 15.69% | +2.9% |
| 181st | Afghanistan | 14.44% | -1.2% |
| 182nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 12.85% | +6.6% |
| 183rd | West Bank and Gaza | 12.78% | +2.0% |
| 184th | Algeria | 11.91% | +0.8% |
| 185th | Jordan | 11.74% | +0.7% |
| 186th | Iraq | 9.45% | +3.3% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest female labor participation in 1999?▾
Mozambique has the highest female labor participation in 1999 at 87.30%.
Which country has the lowest female labor participation in 1999?▾
Iraq has the lowest female labor participation in 1999 at 9.45%.
How many countries are ranked by female labor participation?▾
186 countries have female labor participation data for 1999.
What are the top 3 countries by female labor participation?▾
1. Mozambique (87.30%), 2. Tanzania (84.33%), 3. Burundi (84.18%).