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United States - Female Labor Participation 1990

Female labor force participation rate · World Bank
56.00% Global rank: 57th

United States's female labor participation was 56.00% in 1990. This was the 57th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1990▾
Female Labor Participation by Country - 1990
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Burundi 90.45% -
2nd Mozambique 86.79% -
3rd Tanzania 84.05% -
4th Madagascar 83.87% -
5th Solomon Islands 82.00% -
6th Burkina Faso 79.39% -
7th Malawi 78.35% -
8th Cameroon 77.59% -
9th Cambodia 77.49% -
10th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 76.64% -
11th Angola 75.60% -
12th Viet Nam 74.74% -
13th Nigeria 74.63% -
14th Eritrea 74.44% -
15th Vanuatu 74.02% -
16th China 73.09% -
17th Congo, Democratic Republic of 71.84% -
18th Liberia 71.45% -
19th South Sudan 71.17% -
20th Uganda 70.78% -
21st Georgia 70.32% -
22nd Ghana 70.05% -
23rd Kenya 69.73% -
24th Niger 69.24% -
25th Timor-Leste 66.88% -
26th Lesotho 66.65% -
27th Iceland 66.20% -
28th Central African Republic 65.97% -
29th Congo, Republic of 65.76% -
30th Thailand 65.61% -
31st Sierra Leone 65.09% -
32nd Kazakhstan 64.78% -
33rd Chad 64.62% -
34th Bahamas, The 64.33% -
35th Azerbaijan 64.26% -
36th Jamaica 63.88% -
37th Guinea 63.49% -
38th Sweden 62.80% -
39th Denmark 61.11% -
40th Barbados 60.94% -
41st Mali 60.52% -
42nd Lao PDR 60.30% -
43rd Lithuania 60.00% -
44th Russian Federation 59.96% -
45th Estonia 59.68% -
46th Myanmar 59.63% -
47th Guam 59.51% -
48th Virgin Islands (US) 59.47% -
49th Zimbabwe 59.15% -
50th Slovak Republic 59.13% -
51st New Caledonia 59.02% -
52nd Finland 58.63% -
53rd Canada 57.88% -
54th Armenia 57.60% -
55th Benin 57.11% -
56th Haiti 56.68% -
57th United States 56.00% -
58th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 55.84% -
59th Guinea-Bissau 55.24% -
60th Netherlands 55.16% -
61st Moldova 54.76% -
62nd Bhutan 54.67% -
63rd Togo 54.24% -
64th Latvia 53.78% -
65th Ukraine 53.57% -
66th Poland 53.51% -
67th Albania 53.47% -
68th Colombia 53.36% -
69th New Zealand 53.35% -
70th Belarus 53.10% -
71st Norway 52.78% -
72nd Czechia 52.74% -
73rd Equatorial Guinea 52.38% -
74th Australia 52.31% -
75th United Kingdom 52.01% -
76th Slovenia 51.99% -
77th Rwanda 51.77% -
78th Switzerland 51.61% -
79th Mongolia 51.43% -
80th Paraguay 51.31% -
81st Zambia 51.00% -
82nd Indonesia 50.49% -
83rd Qatar 50.38% -
84th Japan 50.06% -
85th Serbia 49.30% -
86th Botswana 48.67% -
87th French Polynesia 48.44% -
88th Namibia 48.22% -
89th St. Lucia 48.21% -
90th Papua New Guinea 48.13% -
91st Portugal 48.05% -
92nd Kyrgyz Republic 47.90% -
93rd Côte d'Ivoire 47.77% -
94th Philippines 47.35% -
95th Croatia 47.31% -
96th Korea 47.21% -
97th Hong Kong SAR, China 47.06% -
98th Brunei Darussalam 46.96% -
99th Ecuador 46.95% -
100th France 46.42% -
101st Israel 46.28% -
102nd Hungary 46.12% -
103rd Macao SAR, China 45.64% -
104th North Macedonia 45.47% -
105th Channel Islands 45.34% -
106th Gambia, The 45.28% -
107th Germany 45.17% -
108th Sri Lanka 45.15% -
109th Bulgaria 44.91% -
110th South Africa 44.72% -
111th European Union 44.61% -
112th Honduras 44.54% -
113th Brazil 44.41% -
114th Tajikistan 44.30% -
115th Guatemala 44.29% -
116th Singapore 44.09% -
117th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 44.00% -
118th Montenegro 43.83% -
119th Peru 43.74% -
120th Turkmenistan 43.63% -
121st Trinidad and Tobago 43.39% -
122nd Eswatini 43.27% -
123rd Argentina 43.12% -
124th Austria 43.10% -
125th Samoa 43.03% -
126th Cyprus 42.67% -
127th Uruguay 42.57% -
128th Ireland 41.72% -
129th Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.67% -
130th Romania 41.40% -
131st Kuwait 41.40% -
132nd El Salvador 40.97% -
133rd Cabo Verde 40.95% -
134th Fiji 39.68% -
135th Uzbekistan 38.24% -
136th Mauritius 37.99% -
137th Guyana 37.53% -
138th Gabon 37.41% -
139th Belgium 36.46% -
140th Cuba 36.35% -
141st Tonga 36.29% -
142nd Malaysia 35.83% -
143rd Greece 35.54% -
144th Dominican Republic 35.38% -
145th Italy 34.96% -
146th Luxembourg 34.26% -
147th Mexico 33.98% -
148th Türkiye 33.93% -
149th Spain 33.35% -
150th Nicaragua 33.03% -
151st Costa Rica 32.87% -
152nd Belize 32.66% -
153rd Suriname 32.43% -
154th Panama 32.40% -
155th Comoros 32.16% -
156th Senegal 32.06% -
157th Chile 30.98% -
158th Puerto Rico (US) 30.61% -
159th India 30.26% -
160th Bahrain 29.68% -
161st United Arab Emirates 29.32% -
162nd Malta 26.83% -
163rd Libya 26.51% -
164th Mauritania 25.23% -
165th Bangladesh 24.21% -
166th Sudan 23.58% -
167th Oman 22.86% -
168th Morocco 22.82% -
169th Tunisia 22.25% -
170th Egypt, Arab Republic of 22.19% -
171st São Tomé and Principe 21.72% -
172nd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 21.19% -
173rd Nepal 20.63% -
174th Maldives 19.88% -
175th Syrian Arab Republic 18.80% -
176th Lebanon 17.98% -
177th Yemen, Republic of 16.09% -
178th Afghanistan 15.74% -
179th Djibouti 15.38% -
180th Saudi Arabia 15.02% -
181st Algeria 11.71% -
182nd West Bank and Gaza 11.32% -
183rd Jordan 11.20% -
184th Pakistan 11.20% -
185th Iran, Islamic Republic of 9.57% -
186th Iraq 8.51% -
Source: World Bank (SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS)

FAQ

What was United States's female labor participation in 1990?▾

United States's female labor participation in 1990 was 56.00%. This ranked 57th globally.

Which country had the highest female labor participation in 1990?▾

Burundi had the highest female labor participation in 1990 at 90.45%.

What is the female labor participation of United States in 1990?▾

The female labor participation of United States in 1990 was 56.00%. This ranked 57th globally.

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