Female Labor Participation - Ranking 2025
Year
In 2025, Madagascar (82.91%), Solomon Islands (82.34%), and Nigeria (80.70%) ranked highest in female labor participation among all countries. Yemen, Republic of ranked lowest at 4.66%.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Madagascar | 82.91% | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Solomon Islands | 82.34% | +0.0% |
| 3rd | Nigeria | 80.70% | 0.0% |
| 4th | Tanzania | 80.28% | 0.0% |
| 5th | Burundi | 79.50% | -0.3% |
| 6th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 77.71% | 0.0% |
| 7th | Cambodia | 77.35% | +0.1% |
| 8th | Mozambique | 77.09% | -0.2% |
| 9th | Uganda | 75.60% | +0.1% |
| 10th | Benin | 75.16% | +0.2% |
| 11th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 72.87% | +0.7% |
| 12th | Eritrea | 72.84% | 0.0% |
| 13th | Niger | 72.78% | 0.0% |
| 14th | Moldova | 72.33% | +0.2% |
| 15th | Angola | 72.22% | -0.2% |
| 16th | Liberia | 72.03% | +0.0% |
| 17th | Bahamas, The | 70.73% | -0.3% |
| 18th | Iceland | 70.01% | -0.3% |
| 19th | Viet Nam | 68.55% | -0.5% |
| 20th | New Zealand | 66.08% | -0.3% |
| 21st | Congo, Republic of | 65.58% | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Central African Republic | 65.46% | -0.1% |
| 23rd | Peru | 65.04% | +0.2% |
| 24th | Burkina Faso | 64.07% | -0.1% |
| 25th | Botswana | 63.71% | +0.4% |
| 26th | Singapore | 63.57% | +0.7% |
| 27th | Macao SAR, China | 63.10% | -0.7% |
| 28th | Kenya | 63.04% | +0.0% |
| 29th | Jamaica | 63.03% | +0.2% |
| 30th | Netherlands | 62.71% | -0.3% |
| 31st | Kazakhstan | 62.65% | -4.0% |
| 32nd | Australia | 62.51% | -0.2% |
| 33rd | Israel | 62.28% | +0.1% |
| 34th | Switzerland | 62.22% | -0.5% |
| 35th | Zimbabwe | 62.16% | +0.1% |
| 36th | Norway | 62.09% | -0.3% |
| 37th | St. Lucia | 62.00% | +0.2% |
| 38th | Qatar | 61.85% | +0.1% |
| 39th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 61.85% | -0.1% |
| 40th | Timor-Leste | 61.68% | +0.4% |
| 41st | Lao PDR | 61.56% | +0.2% |
| 42nd | Sweden | 61.54% | -0.2% |
| 43rd | Cyprus | 61.21% | -0.3% |
| 44th | Barbados | 61.03% | -0.6% |
| 45th | Estonia | 60.98% | -0.4% |
| 46th | Denmark | 60.79% | -0.2% |
| 47th | Azerbaijan | 60.76% | -1.0% |
| 48th | Guinea-Bissau | 60.29% | +0.2% |
| 49th | Canada | 60.20% | -0.3% |
| 50th | Ireland | 59.76% | -0.1% |
| 51st | Côte d'Ivoire | 59.45% | 0.0% |
| 52nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 59.22% | -0.1% |
| 53rd | China | 59.15% | -0.5% |
| 54th | Paraguay | 59.01% | +0.1% |
| 55th | Thailand | 58.96% | -0.9% |
| 56th | Albania | 58.57% | +0.7% |
| 57th | Haiti | 58.34% | +0.0% |
| 58th | Malawi | 58.18% | -0.6% |
| 59th | Lithuania | 57.67% | -0.3% |
| 60th | Luxembourg | 57.47% | -0.3% |
| 61st | United Kingdom | 57.33% | -0.3% |
| 62nd | Rwanda | 57.30% | +0.4% |
| 63rd | Uruguay | 57.26% | 0.0% |
| 64th | Korea | 56.78% | -0.1% |
| 65th | Belarus | 56.77% | -0.8% |
| 66th | Bhutan | 56.70% | +0.1% |
| 67th | Georgia | 56.70% | +0.0% |
| 68th | Togo | 56.64% | +0.1% |
| 69th | Cameroon | 56.60% | -0.9% |
| 70th | Guam | 56.52% | +0.1% |
| 71st | Finland | 56.49% | -0.3% |
| 72nd | Zambia | 56.43% | +0.1% |
| 73rd | United States | 56.34% | -0.4% |
| 74th | Japan | 55.91% | +0.6% |
| 75th | Malta | 55.80% | -0.2% |
| 76th | Germany | 55.29% | -0.6% |
| 77th | Ghana | 55.27% | -0.8% |
| 78th | Latvia | 55.25% | -0.5% |
| 79th | Slovak Republic | 55.13% | -0.6% |
| 80th | Austria | 55.06% | -0.6% |
| 81st | Panama | 54.94% | +0.2% |
| 82nd | Namibia | 54.92% | +0.0% |
| 83rd | Portugal | 54.63% | -0.5% |
| 84th | Russian Federation | 54.55% | -1.2% |
| 85th | Brunei Darussalam | 54.44% | -0.5% |
| 86th | Hungary | 54.31% | -0.2% |
| 87th | Indonesia | 53.72% | +0.2% |
| 88th | Dominican Republic | 53.66% | +0.7% |
| 89th | Czechia | 53.46% | -0.4% |
| 90th | Brazil | 53.41% | -0.3% |
| 91st | Vanuatu | 53.31% | -0.4% |
| 92nd | United Arab Emirates | 53.03% | +1.0% |
| 93rd | Chile | 52.89% | +0.2% |
| 94th | Mali | 52.84% | -0.5% |
| 95th | Spain | 52.83% | -0.7% |
| 96th | Virgin Islands (US) | 52.77% | -0.1% |
| 97th | Serbia | 52.63% | +0.0% |
| 98th | Equatorial Guinea | 52.62% | -0.8% |
| 99th | Argentina | 52.47% | +0.4% |
| 100th | Ecuador | 52.39% | 0.0% |
| 101st | Slovenia | 52.30% | -0.7% |
| 102nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 51.81% | -0.9% |
| 103rd | Malaysia | 51.64% | +0.1% |
| 104th | Colombia | 51.62% | -0.2% |
| 105th | Poland | 51.61% | -0.6% |
| 106th | European Union | 51.61% | -0.5% |
| 107th | Sierra Leone | 51.60% | -0.4% |
| 108th | France | 51.48% | -0.6% |
| 109th | Mongolia | 51.46% | -1.2% |
| 110th | Nicaragua | 51.25% | +0.3% |
| 111th | Montenegro | 51.25% | -0.4% |
| 112th | New Caledonia | 51.07% | -1.0% |
| 113th | Armenia | 51.06% | -1.0% |
| 114th | Papua New Guinea | 50.82% | +0.2% |
| 115th | Philippines | 50.49% | 0.0% |
| 116th | Cabo Verde | 50.47% | +0.1% |
| 117th | Bulgaria | 50.38% | -0.2% |
| 118th | South Africa | 49.88% | +0.2% |
| 119th | Belgium | 49.78% | -0.4% |
| 120th | Channel Islands | 49.25% | -0.8% |
| 121st | El Salvador | 49.05% | +0.2% |
| 122nd | Eswatini | 48.52% | +0.2% |
| 123rd | Lesotho | 48.09% | -0.8% |
| 124th | Trinidad and Tobago | 47.77% | -0.8% |
| 125th | Comoros | 47.65% | +1.1% |
| 126th | Mauritius | 47.46% | +0.0% |
| 127th | Mexico | 47.45% | +0.1% |
| 128th | Croatia | 47.38% | -0.3% |
| 129th | Guyana | 47.35% | -0.1% |
| 130th | Chad | 47.30% | -0.5% |
| 131st | Kuwait | 47.20% | -0.3% |
| 132nd | French Polynesia | 46.63% | -0.8% |
| 133rd | Belize | 46.47% | +6.0% |
| 134th | Costa Rica | 46.02% | +0.1% |
| 135th | Gambia, The | 45.46% | +0.1% |
| 136th | Suriname | 44.92% | +0.1% |
| 137th | Greece | 44.67% | -0.8% |
| 138th | Kyrgyz Republic | 44.14% | -0.3% |
| 139th | North Macedonia | 42.74% | -0.3% |
| 140th | Guinea | 42.65% | -0.6% |
| 141st | Tonga | 42.35% | -0.4% |
| 142nd | Bahrain | 42.29% | -0.3% |
| 143rd | Romania | 41.81% | -0.2% |
| 144th | Gabon | 41.63% | -0.4% |
| 145th | Uzbekistan | 41.18% | -0.2% |
| 146th | Myanmar | 40.94% | 0.0% |
| 147th | Italy | 40.81% | -0.5% |
| 148th | Maldives | 40.73% | +0.7% |
| 149th | Cuba | 39.97% | -1.0% |
| 150th | Honduras | 39.59% | -0.1% |
| 151st | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.24% | -0.4% |
| 152nd | Bangladesh | 38.65% | -0.2% |
| 153rd | Fiji | 38.45% | -0.1% |
| 154th | Guatemala | 38.32% | -0.2% |
| 155th | Turkmenistan | 38.24% | -0.3% |
| 156th | Senegal | 38.22% | +0.6% |
| 157th | Türkiye | 37.15% | +1.0% |
| 158th | Puerto Rico (US) | 36.85% | +0.5% |
| 159th | Saudi Arabia | 33.57% | +0.8% |
| 160th | Libya | 33.00% | -0.9% |
| 161st | India | 32.43% | +0.0% |
| 162nd | Sri Lanka | 30.99% | 0.0% |
| 163rd | Samoa | 30.74% | -1.3% |
| 164th | Oman | 29.96% | -0.3% |
| 165th | Nepal | 27.47% | +0.3% |
| 166th | Tunisia | 26.50% | -0.5% |
| 167th | Mauritania | 26.18% | -0.2% |
| 168th | Pakistan | 24.05% | +0.2% |
| 169th | São Tomé and Principe | 22.75% | -0.1% |
| 170th | Tajikistan | 21.90% | -0.2% |
| 171st | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 20.70% | -0.1% |
| 172nd | Morocco | 19.70% | -0.7% |
| 173rd | Djibouti | 19.37% | +0.7% |
| 174th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 18.46% | -0.1% |
| 175th | Jordan | 16.03% | +0.1% |
| 176th | Algeria | 14.14% | -1.1% |
| 177th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 14.01% | -0.9% |
| 178th | Syrian Arab Republic | 12.73% | -0.4% |
| 179th | Iraq | 10.94% | -0.6% |
| 180th | Afghanistan | 5.09% | -0.7% |
| 181st | Yemen, Republic of | 4.66% | -0.9% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest female labor participation in 2025?▾
Madagascar has the highest female labor participation in 2025 at 82.91%.
Which country has the lowest female labor participation in 2025?▾
Yemen, Republic of has the lowest female labor participation in 2025 at 4.66%.
How many countries are ranked by female labor participation?▾
181 countries have female labor participation data for 2025.
What are the top 3 countries by female labor participation?▾
1. Madagascar (82.91%), 2. Solomon Islands (82.34%), 3. Nigeria (80.70%).