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Female Labor Participation - Ranking 2004

All countries ranked by female labor participation · World Bank
Year

In 2004, Mozambique (87.17%), Tanzania (86.06%), and Madagascar (84.09%) ranked highest in female labor participation among all countries. Jordan ranked lowest at 11.12%.

Female Labor Participation by Country - 2004
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Mozambique 87.17% -0.8%
2nd Tanzania 86.06% +0.6%
3rd Madagascar 84.09% +0.0%
4th Solomon Islands 82.91% -0.2%
5th Burundi 79.53% -1.3%
6th Malawi 78.16% +0.0%
7th Cameroon 78.03% +0.0%
8th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 77.69% -0.1%
9th Nigeria 76.99% -0.2%
10th Burkina Faso 76.32% -0.3%
11th Angola 75.60% +0.0%
12th Cambodia 75.33% -0.3%
13th Vanuatu 74.26% -0.1%
14th Eritrea 74.08% +0.0%
15th Liberia 71.81% 0.0%
16th Congo, Democratic Republic of 71.28% 0.0%
17th Uganda 71.09% -0.1%
18th South Sudan 71.06% +0.0%
19th Kenya 70.70% +0.1%
20th Iceland 70.45% -2.2%
21st Viet Nam 70.10% -0.4%
22nd Bahamas, The 68.83% +0.2%
23rd Niger 68.80% -0.1%
24th Ghana 68.35% -0.2%
25th Congo, Republic of 66.71% +0.2%
26th China 66.25% -0.6%
27th Benin 66.24% +0.7%
28th Sierra Leone 65.92% +1.9%
29th Central African Republic 65.88% +0.0%
30th Kazakhstan 64.83% -0.4%
31st Thailand 64.81% -0.3%
32nd Barbados 64.71% +1.0%
33rd Georgia 64.22% -1.2%
34th Azerbaijan 64.22% -3.6%
35th Timor-Leste 64.06% -0.2%
36th Lesotho 63.91% -1.1%
37th Norway 63.08% +0.8%
38th Bhutan 62.92% +1.6%
39th Peru 62.92% +2.3%
40th Canada 61.29% +0.2%
41st Zimbabwe 60.96% -0.1%
42nd Denmark 60.63% +1.1%
43rd Mali 60.56% 0.0%
44th Guinea 60.41% -1.9%
45th Netherlands 59.76% -0.3%
46th Switzerland 59.13% -0.6%
47th New Zealand 59.11% +0.8%
48th New Caledonia 59.03% 0.0%
49th Sweden 58.47% -0.6%
50th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 58.43% -0.2%
51st Virgin Islands (US) 58.21% +3.6%
52nd Haiti 58.09% +0.5%
53rd Lao PDR 58.01% -0.3%
54th United States 57.94% -0.5%
55th Chad 57.66% -1.1%
56th Finland 57.57% -0.1%
57th Paraguay 56.88% +10.4%
58th Jamaica 56.57% +0.1%
59th Brunei Darussalam 56.08% +0.2%
60th St. Lucia 55.91% +1.5%
61st Australia 55.77% -0.4%
62nd Guinea-Bissau 55.66% +0.1%
63rd Brazil 55.64% +1.6%
64th Togo 55.42% +0.1%
65th Belarus 55.18% +0.5%
66th Macao SAR, China 54.97% +2.7%
67th Russian Federation 54.72% +1.1%
68th Israel 54.67% +0.9%
69th Kyrgyz Republic 54.64% -2.2%
70th Moldova 54.58% -2.7%
71st United Kingdom 54.53% +0.8%
72nd Côte d'Ivoire 54.39% +1.9%
73rd Portugal 54.28% -0.9%
74th Myanmar 54.02% -1.0%
75th Rwanda 53.94% +0.2%
76th Mongolia 53.88% -0.1%
77th Cyprus 53.67% -0.1%
78th Armenia 53.52% -0.4%
79th Ireland 53.32% +0.2%
80th Estonia 53.20% +1.8%
81st Trinidad and Tobago 53.11% +3.7%
82nd Colombia 52.95% -1.4%
83rd Slovenia 52.84% +4.8%
84th Ecuador 52.73% +7.2%
85th Ukraine 52.70% -0.1%
86th Singapore 52.64% +0.7%
87th Guam 52.60% -1.7%
88th Slovak Republic 52.47% -0.8%
89th Equatorial Guinea 52.40% -0.2%
90th Botswana 51.91% +1.3%
91st Lithuania 51.34% -6.3%
92nd Hong Kong SAR, China 51.27% +0.5%
93rd Zambia 51.26% +0.1%
94th Channel Islands 50.69% +0.3%
95th Korea 50.64% +2.3%
96th Czechia 50.55% -0.5%
97th Latvia 50.41% -0.2%
98th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 50.23% +1.2%
99th Austria 50.06% -0.3%
100th Argentina 49.96% +2.1%
101st Germany 49.74% -0.5%
102nd France 49.58% -0.3%
103rd Namibia 49.20% +1.0%
104th Uruguay 49.09% -0.5%
105th Turkmenistan 49.08% -1.0%
106th Papua New Guinea 48.30% +0.1%
107th Japan 48.16% +0.0%
108th Qatar 47.90% -3.5%
109th Albania 47.85% -1.3%
110th Poland 47.72% -1.1%
111th South Africa 47.54% +0.4%
112th European Union 47.52% +0.5%
113th French Polynesia 47.42% -0.2%
114th Panama 47.26% +0.7%
115th Indonesia 47.24% -1.3%
116th Philippines 46.71% -0.7%
117th Hungary 46.65% +0.5%
118th Kuwait 45.92% +0.7%
119th Cabo Verde 45.80% +1.0%
120th Gambia, The 45.72% +0.6%
121st Bulgaria 45.71% +1.9%
122nd Serbia 45.27% -0.9%
123rd Eswatini 45.24% +0.4%
124th Croatia 45.20% +2.5%
125th Spain 44.76% +3.2%
126th Luxembourg 44.60% +4.0%
127th El Salvador 44.50% -3.9%
128th Belgium 44.19% +3.0%
129th Tonga 44.15% -0.2%
130th North Macedonia 42.49% +0.1%
131st Malaysia 42.26% +0.9%
132nd Romania 42.09% -0.1%
133rd Guatemala 42.05% -12.4%
134th Samoa 41.98% -0.1%
135th Montenegro 41.87% -0.5%
136th Belize 41.86% +1.3%
137th Honduras 41.78% -0.9%
138th Tajikistan 41.77% -5.9%
139th Greece 41.05% +3.0%
140th Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.79% -0.3%
141st Mexico 40.10% +2.9%
142nd Costa Rica 39.83% -3.9%
143rd Mauritius 39.77% -3.3%
144th Nicaragua 39.26% +2.2%
145th Chile 39.21% +3.7%
146th Dominican Republic 39.17% 0.0%
147th Uzbekistan 39.06% -0.3%
148th Gabon 38.50% +0.5%
149th Italy 38.13% +3.6%
150th Cuba 38.07% +1.5%
151st Maldives 37.07% +0.0%
152nd Bahrain 36.67% +1.7%
153rd United Arab Emirates 36.50% +1.8%
154th Puerto Rico (US) 36.24% -1.3%
155th Fiji 36.19% -1.1%
156th Suriname 36.15% +2.0%
157th Guyana 35.54% +1.9%
158th Sri Lanka 35.35% -0.7%
159th India 34.75% +0.3%
160th Senegal 33.30% +0.1%
161st Comoros 32.62% +0.5%
162nd Libya 31.83% +1.2%
163rd Bangladesh 29.12% +0.2%
164th Mauritania 28.01% -0.3%
165th Malta 27.78% -7.8%
166th Sudan 26.68% -1.0%
167th Morocco 25.29% +1.0%
168th Oman 24.75% +0.6%
169th Tunisia 23.67% +0.1%
170th Türkiye 23.14% -12.8%
171st São Tomé and Principe 22.72% +0.1%
172nd Nepal 22.21% +1.2%
173rd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 20.89% -0.3%
174th Lebanon 20.28% +0.9%
175th Egypt, Arab Republic of 19.68% +4.0%
176th Pakistan 17.78% +4.6%
177th Syrian Arab Republic 17.75% -6.6%
178th Iran, Islamic Republic of 17.56% +6.5%
179th Saudi Arabia 16.58% +2.5%
180th Djibouti 16.55% +0.0%
181st Yemen, Republic of 15.37% -6.7%
182nd Afghanistan 14.21% +0.4%
183rd West Bank and Gaza 12.86% +2.9%
184th Algeria 12.71% +1.7%
185th Iraq 11.13% +3.4%
186th Jordan 11.12% +2.4%

FAQ

Which country has the highest female labor participation in 2004?

Mozambique has the highest female labor participation in 2004 at 87.17%.

Which country has the lowest female labor participation in 2004?

Jordan has the lowest female labor participation in 2004 at 11.12%.

How many countries are ranked by female labor participation?

186 countries have female labor participation data for 2004.

What are the top 3 countries by female labor participation?

1. Mozambique (87.17%), 2. Tanzania (86.06%), 3. Madagascar (84.09%).