The share of women aged 15 and over who work or look for work — the main indicator of access to employment.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2021 to 2025.
Top-20 · % of women aged 15+
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Madagascar
|
82.91 | 2025 | 1 | |
| 2 |
Solomon Islands
|
82.34 | 2025 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Nigeria
|
80.7 | 2025 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Tanzania
|
80.28 | 2025 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Burundi
|
79.5 | 2025 | 5 | |
| 6 |
North Korea
|
77.71 | 2025 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Cambodia
|
77.35 | 2025 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Mozambique
|
77.09 | 2025 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Uganda
|
75.6 | 2025 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Benin
|
75.16 | 2025 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Bolivia
|
72.87 | 2025 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Eritrea
|
72.84 | 2025 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Niger
|
72.78 | 2025 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Moldova
|
72.33 | 2025 | 14 | |
| 15 |
Angola
|
72.22 | 2025 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Liberia
|
72.03 | 2025 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Bahamas
|
70.73 | 2025 | 17 | |
| 18 |
South Sudan
|
70.39 | 2023 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Iceland
|
70.01 | 2025 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Vietnam
|
68.55 | 2025 | 20 | |
| 21 |
New Zealand
|
66.08 | 2025 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Republic of the Congo
|
65.58 | 2025 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Central African Republic
|
65.46 | 2025 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Peru
|
65.04 | 2025 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Burkina Faso
|
64.07 | 2025 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Botswana
|
63.71 | 2025 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Singapore
|
63.57 | 2025 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Macao
|
63.1 | 2025 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Kenya
|
63.04 | 2025 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Jamaica
|
63.03 | 2025 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Netherlands
|
62.71 | 2025 | 31 | |
| 32 |
Kazakhstan
|
62.65 | 2025 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Australia
|
62.51 | 2025 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Israel
|
62.28 | 2025 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Switzerland
|
62.22 | 2025 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Zimbabwe
|
62.16 | 2025 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Norway
|
62.09 | 2025 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Saint Lucia
|
62 | 2025 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Qatar
|
61.85 | 2025 | 39 | |
| 40 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
61.85 | 2025 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Timor-Leste
|
61.68 | 2025 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Laos
|
61.56 | 2025 | 42 | |
| 43 |
Sweden
|
61.54 | 2025 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Cyprus
|
61.21 | 2025 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Barbados
|
61.03 | 2025 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Estonia
|
60.98 | 2025 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Denmark
|
60.79 | 2025 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Azerbaijan
|
60.76 | 2025 | 48 | |
| 49 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
60.29 | 2025 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Canada
|
60.2 | 2025 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Ireland
|
59.76 | 2025 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
59.45 | 2025 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
59.22 | 2025 | 53 | |
| 54 |
China
|
59.15 | 2025 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Paraguay
|
59.01 | 2025 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Thailand
|
58.96 | 2025 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Albania
|
58.57 | 2025 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Ethiopia
|
58.46 | 2025 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Haiti
|
58.34 | 2025 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Malawi
|
58.18 | 2025 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Lithuania
|
57.67 | 2025 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Luxembourg
|
57.47 | 2025 | 62 | |
| 63 |
United Kingdom
|
57.33 | 2025 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Rwanda
|
57.3 | 2025 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Uruguay
|
57.26 | 2025 | 65 | |
| 66 |
South Korea
|
56.78 | 2025 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Belarus
|
56.77 | 2025 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Bhutan
|
56.7 | 2025 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Georgia
|
56.7 | 2025 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Togo
|
56.64 | 2025 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Cameroon
|
56.6 | 2025 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Guam
|
56.52 | 2025 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Finland
|
56.49 | 2025 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Zambia
|
56.43 | 2025 | 74 | |
| 75 |
United States
|
56.34 | 2025 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Japan
|
55.91 | 2025 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Malta
|
55.8 | 2025 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Germany
|
55.29 | 2025 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Ghana
|
55.27 | 2025 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Latvia
|
55.25 | 2025 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Slovakia
|
55.13 | 2025 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Austria
|
55.06 | 2025 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Panama
|
54.94 | 2025 | 83 | |
| 84 |
Namibia
|
54.92 | 2025 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Portugal
|
54.63 | 2025 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Russia
|
54.55 | 2025 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
54.44 | 2025 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Hungary
|
54.31 | 2025 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Indonesia
|
53.72 | 2025 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Dominican Republic
|
53.66 | 2025 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Czechia
|
53.46 | 2025 | 91 | |
| 92 |
Brazil
|
53.41 | 2025 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Vanuatu
|
53.31 | 2025 | 93 | |
| 94 |
United Arab Emirates
|
53.03 | 2025 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Chile
|
52.89 | 2025 | 95 | |
| 96 |
Mali
|
52.84 | 2025 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Spain
|
52.83 | 2025 | 97 | |
| 98 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
52.77 | 2025 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Serbia
|
52.63 | 2025 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
52.62 | 2025 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Argentina
|
52.47 | 2025 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Ecuador
|
52.39 | 2025 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Slovenia
|
52.3 | 2025 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Hong Kong
|
51.81 | 2025 | 104 | |
| 105 |
Malaysia
|
51.64 | 2025 | 105 | |
| 106 |
Colombia
|
51.62 | 2025 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Poland
|
51.61 | 2025 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Sierra Leone
|
51.6 | 2025 | 108 | |
| 109 |
France
|
51.48 | 2025 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Mongolia
|
51.46 | 2025 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Nicaragua
|
51.25 | 2025 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Montenegro
|
51.25 | 2025 | 112 | |
| 113 |
New Caledonia
|
51.07 | 2025 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Armenia
|
51.06 | 2025 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Papua New Guinea
|
50.82 | 2025 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Philippines
|
50.49 | 2025 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Cabo Verde
|
50.47 | 2025 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Bulgaria
|
50.38 | 2025 | 118 | |
| 119 |
South Africa
|
49.88 | 2025 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Belgium
|
49.78 | 2025 | 120 | |
| 121 |
Channel Islands
|
49.25 | 2025 | 121 | |
| 122 |
El Salvador
|
49.05 | 2025 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Eswatini
|
48.52 | 2025 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Lesotho
|
48.09 | 2025 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
47.77 | 2025 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Ukraine
|
47.74 | 2021 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Comoros
|
47.65 | 2025 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Mauritius
|
47.46 | 2025 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Mexico
|
47.45 | 2025 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Croatia
|
47.38 | 2025 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Guyana
|
47.35 | 2025 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Chad
|
47.3 | 2025 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Kuwait
|
47.2 | 2025 | 133 | |
| 134 |
French Polynesia
|
46.63 | 2025 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Belize
|
46.47 | 2025 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Costa Rica
|
46.02 | 2025 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Gambia
|
45.46 | 2025 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Suriname
|
44.92 | 2025 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Greece
|
44.67 | 2025 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
44.14 | 2025 | 140 | |
| 141 |
North Macedonia
|
42.74 | 2025 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Guinea
|
42.65 | 2025 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Tonga
|
42.35 | 2025 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Bahrain
|
42.29 | 2025 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Romania
|
41.81 | 2025 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Gabon
|
41.63 | 2025 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Uzbekistan
|
41.18 | 2025 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Myanmar
|
40.94 | 2025 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Italy
|
40.81 | 2025 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Maldives
|
40.73 | 2025 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Cuba
|
39.97 | 2025 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Honduras
|
39.59 | 2025 | 152 | |
| 153 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
39.24 | 2025 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Bangladesh
|
38.65 | 2025 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Fiji
|
38.45 | 2025 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Guatemala
|
38.32 | 2025 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Turkmenistan
|
38.24 | 2025 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Senegal
|
38.22 | 2025 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Türkiye
|
37.15 | 2025 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Venezuela
|
37.1 | 2025 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Puerto Rico
|
36.85 | 2025 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Saudi Arabia
|
33.57 | 2025 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Libya
|
33 | 2025 | 163 | |
| 164 |
India
|
32.43 | 2025 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Sri Lanka
|
30.99 | 2025 | 165 | |
| 166 |
Samoa
|
30.74 | 2025 | 166 | |
| 167 |
Oman
|
29.96 | 2025 | 167 | |
| 168 |
Nepal
|
27.47 | 2025 | 168 | |
| 169 |
Tunisia
|
26.5 | 2025 | 169 | |
| 170 |
Mauritania
|
26.18 | 2025 | 170 | |
| 171 |
Pakistan
|
24.05 | 2025 | 171 | |
| 172 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
22.75 | 2025 | 172 | |
| 173 |
Lebanon
|
22.23 | 2023 | 173 | |
| 174 |
Tajikistan
|
21.9 | 2025 | 174 | |
| 175 |
Somalia
|
20.7 | 2025 | 175 | |
| 176 |
Morocco
|
19.7 | 2025 | 176 | |
| 177 |
Djibouti
|
19.37 | 2025 | 177 | |
| 178 |
Palestine
|
18.93 | 2022 | 178 | |
| 179 |
Egypt
|
18.46 | 2025 | 179 | |
| 180 |
Jordan
|
16.03 | 2025 | 180 | |
| 181 |
Sudan
|
14.45 | 2022 | 181 | |
| 182 |
Algeria
|
14.14 | 2025 | 182 | |
| 183 |
Iran
|
14.01 | 2025 | 183 | |
| 184 |
Syria
|
12.73 | 2025 | 184 | |
| 185 |
Iraq
|
10.94 | 2025 | 185 | |
| 186 |
Afghanistan
|
5.09 | 2025 | 186 | |
| 187 |
Yemen
|
4.66 | 2025 | 187 |
The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.
What part of the labor force of a country is made up of women.
Labor 1990–2025 Labor force participation rateWhat share of the population aged 15 and over works or looks for work.
Labor 1991–2025 Female unemploymentThe unemployment rate of the female part of the labor force.
Demography 1960–2024 Total fertility rateHow many children one woman would bear on average if current age-specific fertility held.