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Female labor force participation rate — Côte d'Ivoire

Female labor force participation rate in Côte d'Ivoire in 2025 — 59.45%. Ranked 51 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 11.69 pp.

2025 59.45% −0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 51of 182
Period maximum 62.43%2012
Period minimum 47.77%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Côte d'Ivoire, 1990–2025455055606519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 47.77%1991: 47.84%1992: 47.93%1993: 48.01%1994: 48.09%1995: 48.17%1996: 48.24%1997: 48.31%1998: 48.37%1999: 49.36%2000: 50.36%2001: 51.37%2002: 52.37%2003: 53.38%2004: 54.39%2005: 55.4%2006: 56.41%2007: 57.42%2008: 58.42%2009: 59.41%2010: 60.41%2011: 61.42%2012: 62.43%2013: 61.35%2014: 60.29%2015: 59.23%2016: 58.17%2017: 57.51%2018: 56.84%2019: 56.18%2020: 56.48%2021: 57.85%2022: 59.06%2023: 59.26%2024: 59.47%2025: 59.45%
Change over the period: +11.69 pp Annual average: 0.33 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire 59.45%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Western Africa computed 69.24%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 40.51%
Female labor force participation rate — Côte d'Ivoire, by year Côte d'Ivoire All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 59.45 −0.01 pp
2024 59.47 +0.21 pp
2023 59.26 +0.2 pp
2022 59.06 +1.21 pp
2021 57.85 +1.36 pp
2020 56.48 +0.31 pp
2019 56.18 −0.66 pp
2018 56.84 −0.67 pp
2017 57.51 −0.67 pp
2016 58.17 −1.06 pp
2015 59.23 −1.06 pp
2014 60.29 −1.07 pp
2013 61.35 −1.07 pp
2012 62.43 +1.01 pp
2011 61.42 +1.01 pp
2010 60.41 +1 pp
2009 59.41 +0.99 pp
2008 58.42 +1 pp
2007 57.42 +1.01 pp
2006 56.41 +1.01 pp
2005 55.4 +1.01 pp
2004 54.39 +1.01 pp
2003 53.38 +1.01 pp
2002 52.37 +1.01 pp
2001 51.37 +1 pp
2000 50.36 +1 pp
1999 49.36 +1 pp
1998 48.37 +0.06 pp
1997 48.31 +0.07 pp
1996 48.24 +0.07 pp
1995 48.17 +0.08 pp
1994 48.09 +0.08 pp
1993 48.01 +0.08 pp
1992 47.93 +0.08 pp
1991 47.84 +0.08 pp
1990 47.77 —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NG Nigeria 80.7 BJ Benin 75.16 NE Niger 72.78 LR Liberia 72.03 BF Burkina Faso 64.07 GW Guinea-Bissau 60.29 CI Côte d'Ivoire 59.45 TG Togo 56.64 GH Ghana 55.27 ML Mali 52.84 SL Sierra Leone 51.6 CV Cabo Verde 50.47 GM Gambia 45.46 GN Guinea 42.65 SN Senegal 38.22 MR Mauritania 26.18
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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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