Female Labor Participation - Ranking 2018
Year
In 2018, Madagascar (82.97%), Solomon Islands (82.36%), and Burundi (81.07%) ranked highest in female labor participation among all countries. Yemen, Republic of ranked lowest at 4.99%.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Madagascar | 82.97% | -0.1% |
| 2nd | Solomon Islands | 82.36% | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Burundi | 81.07% | 0.0% |
| 4th | Tanzania | 80.23% | +0.0% |
| 5th | Mozambique | 77.84% | -0.1% |
| 6th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 77.79% | +0.2% |
| 7th | Cambodia | 76.85% | +0.6% |
| 8th | Nigeria | 76.36% | +0.3% |
| 9th | Benin | 73.76% | +0.8% |
| 10th | Angola | 73.22% | -0.3% |
| 11th | Eritrea | 73.04% | -0.2% |
| 12th | Viet Nam | 72.90% | +0.4% |
| 13th | Burkina Faso | 72.73% | -0.4% |
| 14th | Liberia | 72.02% | +0.1% |
| 15th | Uganda | 71.69% | +3.6% |
| 16th | Iceland | 71.60% | -1.4% |
| 17th | South Sudan | 71.29% | +0.1% |
| 18th | Bahamas, The | 71.02% | +0.4% |
| 19th | Peru | 69.85% | +0.7% |
| 20th | Congo, Republic of | 66.47% | +0.0% |
| 21st | Moldova | 66.42% | -1.5% |
| 22nd | Kenya | 65.81% | -4.2% |
| 23rd | Central African Republic | 65.31% | +0.0% |
| 24th | New Zealand | 65.22% | +0.5% |
| 25th | Macao SAR, China | 65.00% | +0.1% |
| 26th | Kazakhstan | 64.82% | -0.3% |
| 27th | St. Lucia | 63.88% | +0.3% |
| 28th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 63.56% | +7.5% |
| 29th | Switzerland | 63.01% | +0.5% |
| 30th | Azerbaijan | 62.63% | +0.7% |
| 31st | Norway | 62.63% | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Haiti | 62.14% | +0.2% |
| 33rd | Barbados | 61.63% | -1.4% |
| 34th | Timor-Leste | 61.62% | +0.2% |
| 35th | China | 61.59% | -0.6% |
| 36th | Ghana | 61.52% | -2.3% |
| 37th | Cameroon | 61.42% | -2.2% |
| 38th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 61.28% | -0.4% |
| 39th | Sweden | 61.26% | +0.4% |
| 40th | Netherlands | 61.14% | +0.4% |
| 41st | Canada | 60.97% | -0.2% |
| 42nd | Singapore | 60.89% | +0.1% |
| 43rd | Israel | 60.86% | +1.0% |
| 44th | Australia | 60.63% | +1.3% |
| 45th | Zimbabwe | 60.62% | +0.2% |
| 46th | Niger | 60.59% | -0.6% |
| 47th | Cyprus | 59.63% | +1.2% |
| 48th | Thailand | 59.57% | +0.4% |
| 49th | Paraguay | 59.41% | +2.7% |
| 50th | Malawi | 58.90% | +0.2% |
| 51st | Qatar | 58.37% | +1.4% |
| 52nd | Jamaica | 58.31% | -0.5% |
| 53rd | Belarus | 58.08% | -0.9% |
| 54th | Brunei Darussalam | 57.72% | +0.5% |
| 55th | Denmark | 57.65% | -0.2% |
| 56th | Botswana | 57.56% | +0.8% |
| 57th | United Kingdom | 57.53% | +0.4% |
| 58th | Estonia | 57.28% | +0.5% |
| 59th | Lao PDR | 57.07% | +1.9% |
| 60th | Côte d'Ivoire | 56.84% | -1.2% |
| 61st | Lithuania | 56.49% | +1.2% |
| 62nd | United States | 56.47% | +0.1% |
| 63rd | Guam | 56.40% | 0.0% |
| 64th | Guinea-Bissau | 56.40% | +0.2% |
| 65th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 56.36% | +1.1% |
| 66th | Ireland | 56.00% | +0.7% |
| 67th | Uruguay | 55.95% | -0.2% |
| 68th | Togo | 55.80% | +0.1% |
| 69th | Georgia | 55.74% | -4.5% |
| 70th | Finland | 55.69% | +1.2% |
| 71st | Latvia | 55.64% | +1.0% |
| 72nd | Mali | 55.62% | -3.9% |
| 73rd | Austria | 55.43% | +0.1% |
| 74th | Russian Federation | 55.42% | +0.1% |
| 75th | Namibia | 55.39% | -0.1% |
| 76th | Germany | 55.21% | +0.1% |
| 77th | Luxembourg | 54.80% | +1.5% |
| 78th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 54.75% | +0.2% |
| 79th | Bhutan | 54.74% | -0.1% |
| 80th | Brazil | 54.58% | +0.4% |
| 81st | Panama | 54.50% | +4.3% |
| 82nd | Ecuador | 54.48% | -3.0% |
| 83rd | Vanuatu | 54.40% | -0.8% |
| 84th | New Caledonia | 54.37% | -2.0% |
| 85th | Portugal | 54.34% | +0.6% |
| 86th | Rwanda | 54.16% | -1.0% |
| 87th | Belize | 54.10% | +11.1% |
| 88th | Equatorial Guinea | 53.91% | +0.1% |
| 89th | Slovenia | 53.72% | +0.3% |
| 90th | Armenia | 53.63% | -0.3% |
| 91st | Colombia | 53.24% | -2.0% |
| 92nd | Korea | 53.22% | +0.3% |
| 93rd | Indonesia | 53.13% | +2.3% |
| 94th | Virgin Islands (US) | 52.91% | -6.4% |
| 95th | Czechia | 52.56% | +0.9% |
| 96th | Chile | 52.42% | +1.3% |
| 97th | Japan | 52.37% | +2.6% |
| 98th | Slovak Republic | 52.24% | -0.7% |
| 99th | Zambia | 52.14% | +0.2% |
| 100th | Spain | 51.87% | -0.8% |
| 101st | Mongolia | 51.72% | -1.8% |
| 102nd | Malaysia | 51.63% | +0.7% |
| 103rd | Hungary | 51.53% | +0.9% |
| 104th | Sierra Leone | 51.42% | -2.3% |
| 105th | Albania | 51.41% | +3.4% |
| 106th | Trinidad and Tobago | 51.34% | -0.5% |
| 107th | United Arab Emirates | 51.31% | +0.8% |
| 108th | Channel Islands | 51.31% | -0.2% |
| 109th | France | 50.81% | +0.4% |
| 110th | European Union | 50.80% | +0.2% |
| 111th | Lesotho | 50.36% | -2.7% |
| 112th | Dominican Republic | 50.29% | +2.6% |
| 113th | Honduras | 50.02% | +9.3% |
| 114th | Poland | 49.86% | +0.2% |
| 115th | Papua New Guinea | 49.71% | +0.8% |
| 116th | Kuwait | 49.61% | -0.5% |
| 117th | Ukraine | 49.50% | -0.6% |
| 118th | French Polynesia | 49.25% | -0.2% |
| 119th | Bulgaria | 49.18% | -0.9% |
| 120th | Argentina | 49.15% | +3.1% |
| 121st | Nicaragua | 48.85% | -0.5% |
| 122nd | Belgium | 48.77% | +1.7% |
| 123rd | Costa Rica | 48.66% | +6.0% |
| 124th | Cabo Verde | 48.62% | -6.6% |
| 125th | South Africa | 48.52% | -0.2% |
| 126th | Chad | 48.50% | -1.3% |
| 127th | Myanmar | 48.44% | +1.6% |
| 128th | Malta | 48.21% | +4.5% |
| 129th | Eswatini | 47.08% | +0.1% |
| 130th | Serbia | 46.38% | +0.7% |
| 131st | Suriname | 45.86% | +1.2% |
| 132nd | Mauritius | 45.60% | -0.2% |
| 133rd | Philippines | 45.53% | +1.1% |
| 134th | Montenegro | 45.52% | +0.5% |
| 135th | Croatia | 45.01% | -0.5% |
| 136th | El Salvador | 44.93% | -0.5% |
| 137th | Gambia, The | 44.79% | +0.7% |
| 138th | Cuba | 44.77% | +0.3% |
| 139th | Guyana | 44.26% | +1.7% |
| 140th | Mexico | 44.13% | +1.2% |
| 141st | Kyrgyz Republic | 44.02% | +3.7% |
| 142nd | Guinea | 43.50% | -2.7% |
| 143rd | Greece | 43.39% | -1.0% |
| 144th | Bahrain | 43.21% | -0.9% |
| 145th | Romania | 42.93% | -0.6% |
| 146th | Tonga | 42.61% | -0.4% |
| 147th | Gabon | 41.91% | +0.3% |
| 148th | North Macedonia | 41.28% | +0.1% |
| 149th | Comoros | 41.15% | +5.6% |
| 150th | Italy | 40.78% | +0.5% |
| 151st | Maldives | 40.38% | +1.5% |
| 152nd | Uzbekistan | 39.74% | +0.2% |
| 153rd | Samoa | 39.42% | -4.7% |
| 154th | Turkmenistan | 38.93% | -0.4% |
| 155th | Fiji | 38.51% | +0.0% |
| 156th | Guatemala | 38.41% | -0.6% |
| 157th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 38.38% | -0.5% |
| 158th | Bangladesh | 38.06% | +3.8% |
| 159th | Senegal | 36.35% | +2.6% |
| 160th | Türkiye | 34.12% | +1.7% |
| 161st | Libya | 34.04% | -0.1% |
| 162nd | Sri Lanka | 33.11% | -8.3% |
| 163rd | Puerto Rico (US) | 33.00% | +1.5% |
| 164th | Oman | 30.37% | -0.4% |
| 165th | Lebanon | 28.47% | +2.9% |
| 166th | Nepal | 27.63% | +0.4% |
| 167th | Tunisia | 27.38% | +3.4% |
| 168th | India | 26.57% | 0.0% |
| 169th | Mauritania | 26.23% | +0.1% |
| 170th | São Tomé and Principe | 23.09% | +0.6% |
| 171st | Morocco | 22.23% | -1.0% |
| 172nd | Saudi Arabia | 21.82% | +9.9% |
| 173rd | Pakistan | 21.57% | -3.5% |
| 174th | Tajikistan | 21.43% | -3.7% |
| 175th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 21.06% | +0.2% |
| 176th | Afghanistan | 19.81% | -6.8% |
| 177th | Sudan | 19.70% | -5.7% |
| 178th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 18.42% | -17.0% |
| 179th | Djibouti | 18.34% | +1.1% |
| 180th | West Bank and Gaza | 17.67% | +0.0% |
| 181st | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 17.34% | -0.1% |
| 182nd | Algeria | 14.80% | -0.8% |
| 183rd | Jordan | 14.65% | -11.8% |
| 184th | Syrian Arab Republic | 13.14% | +1.5% |
| 185th | Iraq | 11.45% | +1.0% |
| 186th | Yemen, Republic of | 4.99% | -1.1% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest female labor participation in 2018?▾
Madagascar has the highest female labor participation in 2018 at 82.97%.
Which country has the lowest female labor participation in 2018?▾
Yemen, Republic of has the lowest female labor participation in 2018 at 4.99%.
How many countries are ranked by female labor participation?▾
186 countries have female labor participation data for 2018.
What are the top 3 countries by female labor participation?▾
1. Madagascar (82.97%), 2. Solomon Islands (82.36%), 3. Burundi (81.07%).