Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — CIS

Female labor force participation rate in the CIS in 2025 — 51.93%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 5.47 pp.

2025 51.93% −0.74 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 57.39%1990
Period minimum 51.89%1998

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — CIS, 1990–2025505254565819901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 57.39%1991: 57.04%1992: 56.33%1993: 55.15%1994: 54.11%1995: 53.91%1996: 53.23%1997: 52.42%1998: 51.89%1999: 54.13%2000: 54.15%2001: 53.24%2002: 53.68%2003: 53.44%2004: 53.56%2005: 53.67%2006: 53.8%2007: 53.92%2008: 53.86%2009: 54.01%2010: 53.87%2011: 54.02%2012: 53.9%2013: 53.56%2014: 53.54%2015: 53.32%2016: 53.32%2017: 52.91%2018: 52.9%2019: 52.43%2020: 52.18%2021: 52.44%2022: 52.8%2023: 52.75%2024: 52.66%2025: 51.93%
Change over the period: −5.47 pp Annual average: -0.16 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: CIS

CIS 51.93%
World 48.94%
Female labor force participation rate — CIS, by year CIS All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 51.93 −0.74 pp
2024 52.66 −0.08 pp
2023 52.75 −0.05 pp
2022 52.8 +0.36 pp
2021 52.44 +0.26 pp
2020 52.18 −0.26 pp
2019 52.43 −0.47 pp
2018 52.9 −0.01 pp
2017 52.91 −0.41 pp
2016 53.32 +0 pp
2015 53.32 −0.22 pp
2014 53.54 −0.02 pp
2013 53.56 −0.33 pp
2012 53.9 −0.13 pp
2011 54.02 +0.16 pp
2010 53.87 −0.15 pp
2009 54.01 +0.16 pp
2008 53.86 −0.06 pp
2007 53.92 +0.12 pp
2006 53.8 +0.13 pp
2005 53.67 +0.11 pp
2004 53.56 +0.13 pp
2003 53.44 −0.24 pp
2002 53.68 +0.45 pp
2001 53.24 −0.91 pp
2000 54.15 +0.01 pp
1999 54.13 +2.24 pp
1998 51.89 −0.53 pp
1997 52.42 −0.81 pp
1996 53.23 −0.67 pp
1995 53.91 −0.21 pp
1994 54.11 −1.04 pp
1993 55.15 −1.18 pp
1992 56.33 −0.72 pp
1991 57.04 −0.35 pp
1990 57.39

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.