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Female Labor Participation - Ranking 2007

All countries ranked by female labor participation · World Bank
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In 2007, Tanzania (86.36%), Mozambique (85.04%), and Madagascar (84.08%) ranked highest in female labor participation among all countries. Iraq ranked lowest at 12.29%.

Female Labor Participation by Country - 2007
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Tanzania 86.36% -0.9%
2nd Mozambique 85.04% -0.9%
3rd Madagascar 84.08% 0.0%
4th Solomon Islands 82.75% +0.0%
5th Cameroon 78.10% +0.0%
6th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 77.68% +0.1%
7th Burundi 77.68% +0.8%
8th Nigeria 76.71% 0.0%
9th Angola 75.63% +0.0%
10th Burkina Faso 75.56% -0.3%
11th Malawi 75.28% -1.9%
12th Cambodia 74.68% -0.3%
13th Eritrea 73.96% -0.1%
14th Liberia 71.76% 0.0%
15th South Sudan 71.45% +0.2%
16th Iceland 71.32% -0.6%
17th Viet Nam 71.14% +0.6%
18th Uganda 70.90% -0.1%
19th Kenya 70.88% +0.1%
20th Vanuatu 70.29% -4.9%
21st Peru 70.09% +3.8%
22nd Bahamas, The 69.23% +0.2%
23rd Congo, Democratic Republic of 68.88% -1.7%
24th Niger 68.65% -0.1%
25th Ghana 67.95% -0.2%
26th Benin 67.66% +0.7%
27th Congo, Republic of 67.00% +0.1%
28th Kazakhstan 65.86% +1.3%
29th Central African Republic 65.85% -0.1%
30th China 64.97% -0.7%
31st Thailand 64.81% +0.8%
32nd Bhutan 64.81% +0.7%
33rd Barbados 64.68% +0.0%
34th Norway 64.50% +0.8%
35th Timor-Leste 63.51% -0.8%
36th Sierra Leone 63.13% -1.5%
37th Macao SAR, China 62.64% +6.3%
38th Canada 61.77% +0.8%
39th Lesotho 61.75% -1.2%
40th New Zealand 61.15% +0.8%
41st Georgia 60.95% -1.8%
42nd Virgin Islands (US) 60.91% +1.5%
43rd Denmark 60.85% -0.7%
44th Zimbabwe 60.84% -0.1%
45th Mali 60.48% 0.0%
46th Switzerland 59.96% +0.3%
47th Netherlands 59.95% +0.3%
48th Sweden 59.71% +0.8%
49th Haiti 59.28% +0.8%
50th New Caledonia 59.17% +0.1%
51st Moldova 58.87% +2.8%
52nd St. Lucia 58.39% +1.4%
53rd Australia 58.14% +1.0%
54th United States 58.09% -0.1%
55th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 58.05% -0.2%
56th Côte d'Ivoire 57.42% +1.8%
57th Lao PDR 57.42% -0.3%
58th Finland 57.33% -1.7%
59th Ireland 56.97% +2.2%
60th Guinea 56.89% -2.0%
61st Azerbaijan 56.41% -7.8%
62nd Brunei Darussalam 56.33% +0.1%
63rd Brazil 56.29% -0.5%
64th Israel 56.16% +0.9%
65th Russian Federation 56.15% +1.0%
66th Belarus 56.06% +0.6%
67th Jamaica 55.94% -0.4%
68th Portugal 55.92% +0.7%
69th Guinea-Bissau 55.74% +0.0%
70th Chad 55.73% -1.1%
71st Cyprus 55.72% +2.6%
72nd Togo 55.58% +0.1%
73rd United Kingdom 55.15% -0.4%
74th Botswana 54.17% +1.7%
75th Rwanda 54.04% +0.0%
76th Mongolia 54.03% +0.2%
77th Estonia 54.02% -1.2%
78th Paraguay 54.02% +5.9%
79th Trinidad and Tobago 53.91% -2.7%
80th Singapore 53.63% -2.6%
81st Slovenia 53.51% +0.6%
82nd Uruguay 53.47% +3.6%
83rd Armenia 53.27% +0.1%
84th Latvia 52.91% +1.9%
85th Kyrgyz Republic 52.89% -2.8%
86th Ukraine 52.70% +0.2%
87th Myanmar 52.62% -0.8%
88th Hong Kong SAR, China 52.50% +0.9%
89th Austria 52.38% +1.6%
90th Equatorial Guinea 52.22% 0.0%
91st Germany 52.21% +0.9%
92nd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 52.16% +1.1%
93rd Ecuador 51.96% -1.4%
94th Channel Islands 51.60% +0.5%
95th Zambia 51.34% +0.1%
96th Namibia 50.66% +1.0%
97th Korea 50.65% -0.4%
98th France 50.62% +0.8%
99th Slovak Republic 50.33% -0.4%
100th Lithuania 50.07% 0.0%
101st Colombia 49.98% -1.1%
102nd Indonesia 49.84% +8.3%
103rd Czechia 49.75% -1.5%
104th Qatar 49.41% +4.2%
105th Argentina 48.90% -1.7%
106th European Union 48.62% +0.5%
107th Spain 48.55% +2.0%
108th Japan 48.39% 0.0%
109th Guam 48.29% -12.5%
110th Bulgaria 48.07% +2.8%
111th South Africa 47.97% +0.3%
112th Papua New Guinea 47.92% -0.4%
113th Philippines 47.61% +0.0%
114th Panama 47.58% +1.7%
115th Cabo Verde 47.29% +1.1%
116th French Polynesia 47.27% -0.1%
117th Hungary 46.79% -0.3%
118th Poland 46.71% -0.4%
119th Luxembourg 46.66% +1.1%
120th Belgium 46.59% +1.7%
121st El Salvador 46.10% +0.4%
122nd Albania 46.08% -1.2%
123rd Kuwait 46.05% +0.0%
124th Eswatini 45.63% +0.3%
125th Serbia 45.26% +1.4%
126th Croatia 45.06% -0.8%
127th Turkmenistan 45.04% -2.5%
128th Gambia, The 44.96% -0.1%
129th Costa Rica 44.30% +2.3%
130th Tonga 43.81% -0.2%
131st Malaysia 43.44% +1.0%
132nd Belize 43.43% +1.2%
133rd North Macedonia 42.73% +2.8%
134th Mexico 42.72% +0.9%
135th Romania 42.45% +0.6%
136th Chile 42.24% +2.3%
137th Nicaragua 41.84% +2.1%
138th Guatemala 41.78% -0.2%
139th Samoa 41.75% -0.1%
140th Montenegro 41.69% +0.1%
141st Greece 41.49% -0.3%
142nd Cuba 40.72% +1.8%
143rd Mauritius 40.49% -2.4%
144th Bosnia and Herzegovina 40.48% -0.1%
145th Dominican Republic 40.28% -0.8%
146th Bahrain 39.73% +2.9%
147th United Arab Emirates 39.52% +3.1%
148th Gabon 39.19% +0.7%
149th Fiji 38.48% +4.8%
150th Uzbekistan 38.43% -0.3%
151st Suriname 38.36% +2.0%
152nd Honduras 37.83% -1.6%
153rd Italy 37.68% -0.6%
154th Guyana 37.45% +1.7%
155th Puerto Rico (US) 37.02% -2.4%
156th Maldives 36.73% -0.6%
157th Sri Lanka 34.64% -0.7%
158th Tajikistan 34.09% -6.8%
159th Senegal 33.42% +0.2%
160th Libya 32.97% +1.3%
161st Comoros 32.64% +0.0%
162nd India 32.18% -3.9%
163rd Malta 32.08% +6.3%
164th Bangladesh 30.80% +5.3%
165th Mauritania 27.77% -0.3%
166th Morocco 26.03% +1.0%
167th Sudan 25.87% -1.0%
168th Oman 25.37% +1.0%
169th Tunisia 24.58% +0.4%
170th Türkiye 23.45% +0.1%
171st Egypt, Arab Republic of 23.33% +9.7%
172nd Nepal 23.18% +1.6%
173rd São Tomé and Principe 22.75% 0.0%
174th Lebanon 20.98% +1.2%
175th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 20.57% -0.5%
176th Pakistan 19.31% +1.9%
177th Saudi Arabia 17.04% -2.7%
178th Iran, Islamic Republic of 17.01% -5.7%
179th Djibouti 16.77% +0.7%
180th West Bank and Gaza 15.02% +11.3%
181st Afghanistan 14.67% +1.5%
182nd Jordan 14.37% +24.1%
183rd Syrian Arab Republic 14.21% -7.6%
184th Algeria 13.53% +2.3%
185th Yemen, Republic of 12.43% -6.9%
186th Iraq 12.29% +3.4%

FAQ

Which country has the highest female labor participation in 2007?

Tanzania has the highest female labor participation in 2007 at 86.36%.

Which country has the lowest female labor participation in 2007?

Iraq has the lowest female labor participation in 2007 at 12.29%.

How many countries are ranked by female labor participation?

186 countries have female labor participation data for 2007.

What are the top 3 countries by female labor participation?

1. Tanzania (86.36%), 2. Mozambique (85.04%), 3. Madagascar (84.08%).