Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — G7

Female labor force participation rate in the G7 in 2025 — 54.87%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4.27 pp.

2025 54.87% −0.14 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 55.01%2024
Period minimum 50.6%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — G7, 1990–20255052545619901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 50.6%1991: 51.05%1992: 51.1%1993: 51.04%1994: 51.46%1995: 51.55%1996: 51.82%1997: 52.21%1998: 52.31%1999: 52.52%2000: 52.61%2001: 52.61%2002: 52.64%2003: 52.78%2004: 52.78%2005: 53%2006: 53.28%2007: 53.33%2008: 53.51%2009: 53.51%2010: 53.26%2011: 53.15%2012: 53.21%2013: 53.27%2014: 53.32%2015: 53.23%2016: 53.56%2017: 53.92%2018: 54.25%2019: 54.68%2020: 53.88%2021: 54.11%2022: 54.53%2023: 54.99%2024: 55.01%2025: 54.87%
Change over the period: +4.27 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 54.87%
World 48.94%
Female labor force participation rate — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 54.87 −0.14 pp
2024 55.01 +0.02 pp
2023 54.99 +0.46 pp
2022 54.53 +0.42 pp
2021 54.11 +0.23 pp
2020 53.88 −0.8 pp
2019 54.68 +0.43 pp
2018 54.25 +0.32 pp
2017 53.92 +0.36 pp
2016 53.56 +0.33 pp
2015 53.23 −0.08 pp
2014 53.32 +0.05 pp
2013 53.27 +0.05 pp
2012 53.21 +0.06 pp
2011 53.15 −0.11 pp
2010 53.26 −0.25 pp
2009 53.51 +0 pp
2008 53.51 +0.17 pp
2007 53.33 +0.05 pp
2006 53.28 +0.28 pp
2005 53 +0.22 pp
2004 52.78 +0.01 pp
2003 52.78 +0.14 pp
2002 52.64 +0.03 pp
2001 52.61 −0.01 pp
2000 52.61 +0.09 pp
1999 52.52 +0.21 pp
1998 52.31 +0.1 pp
1997 52.21 +0.4 pp
1996 51.82 +0.27 pp
1995 51.55 +0.09 pp
1994 51.46 +0.42 pp
1993 51.04 −0.06 pp
1992 51.1 +0.05 pp
1991 51.05 +0.45 pp
1990 50.6

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.