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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Central African Republic

Female labor force participation rate in the Central African Republic in 2025 — 65.46%. Ranked 22 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.51 pp.

2025 65.46% −0.08 pp vs 2024
World rank 22of 182
Period maximum 65.97%1990
Period minimum 64.78%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Central African Republic, 1990–202564.56565.56619901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 65.97%1991: 65.87%1992: 65.8%1993: 65.76%1994: 65.74%1995: 65.71%1996: 65.69%1997: 65.69%1998: 65.71%1999: 65.74%2000: 65.77%2001: 65.79%2002: 65.82%2003: 65.86%2004: 65.88%2005: 65.9%2006: 65.88%2007: 65.85%2008: 65.82%2009: 65.87%2010: 65.91%2011: 65.83%2012: 65.69%2013: 65.55%2014: 65.39%2015: 65.3%2016: 65.3%2017: 65.31%2018: 65.31%2019: 65.36%2020: 64.78%2021: 64.8%2022: 65.53%2023: 65.61%2024: 65.54%2025: 65.46%
Change over the period: −0.51 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 65.46%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Middle Africa computed 61.42%
Low-income countries computed 54.64%
Female labor force participation rate — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 65.46 −0.08 pp
2024 65.54 −0.06 pp
2023 65.61 +0.08 pp
2022 65.53 +0.73 pp
2021 64.8 +0.02 pp
2020 64.78 −0.58 pp
2019 65.36 +0.05 pp
2018 65.31 +0 pp
2017 65.31 +0.01 pp
2016 65.3 +0 pp
2015 65.3 −0.09 pp
2014 65.39 −0.16 pp
2013 65.55 −0.14 pp
2012 65.69 −0.14 pp
2011 65.83 −0.08 pp
2010 65.91 +0.04 pp
2009 65.87 +0.05 pp
2008 65.82 −0.02 pp
2007 65.85 −0.04 pp
2006 65.88 −0.02 pp
2005 65.9 +0.02 pp
2004 65.88 +0.02 pp
2003 65.86 +0.04 pp
2002 65.82 +0.03 pp
2001 65.79 +0.02 pp
2000 65.77 +0.04 pp
1999 65.74 +0.03 pp
1998 65.71 +0.02 pp
1997 65.69 +0 pp
1996 65.69 −0.02 pp
1995 65.71 −0.03 pp
1994 65.74 −0.02 pp
1993 65.76 −0.04 pp
1992 65.8 −0.07 pp
1991 65.87 −0.1 pp
1990 65.97 —

Middle Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AO Angola 72.22 CG Republic of the Congo 65.58 CF Central African Republic 65.46 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 61.85 CM Cameroon 56.6 GQ Equatorial Guinea 52.62 TD Chad 47.3 GA Gabon 41.63 ST Sao Tome and Principe 22.75
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About the indicator

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.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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