Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Lebanon

Female labor force participation rate in Lebanon in 2023 — 22.23%. Ranked 172 in the world out of 184. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 4.26 pp.

2023 22.23% −0.1 pp vs 2022
World rank 172of 184
Period maximum 29.29%2019
Period minimum 17.98%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Lebanon, 1990–2023152025301990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 17.98%1991: 18.05%1992: 18.45%1993: 18.71%1994: 18.92%1995: 19.09%1996: 19.35%1997: 19.43%1998: 19.56%1999: 19.61%2000: 19.7%2001: 19.83%2002: 19.96%2003: 20.09%2004: 20.28%2005: 20.51%2006: 20.75%2007: 20.98%2008: 21.59%2009: 22.2%2010: 22.82%2011: 23.45%2012: 24.09%2013: 24.74%2014: 25.4%2015: 26.11%2016: 26.89%2017: 27.67%2018: 28.47%2019: 29.29%2020: 25.94%2021: 23.88%2022: 22.34%2023: 22.23%
Change over the period: +4.26 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Lebanon 22.23%
World 49.03%
Western Asia computed 28.11%
Female labor force participation rate — Lebanon, by year Lebanon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 22.23 −0.1 pp
2022 22.34 −1.54 pp
2021 23.88 −2.06 pp
2020 25.94 −3.34 pp
2019 29.29 +0.82 pp
2018 28.47 +0.8 pp
2017 27.67 +0.79 pp
2016 26.89 +0.77 pp
2015 26.11 +0.71 pp
2014 25.4 +0.66 pp
2013 24.74 +0.65 pp
2012 24.09 +0.64 pp
2011 23.45 +0.63 pp
2010 22.82 +0.62 pp
2009 22.2 +0.61 pp
2008 21.59 +0.6 pp
2007 20.98 +0.24 pp
2006 20.75 +0.23 pp
2005 20.51 +0.23 pp
2004 20.28 +0.19 pp
2003 20.09 +0.13 pp
2002 19.96 +0.13 pp
2001 19.83 +0.13 pp
2000 19.7 +0.09 pp
1999 19.61 +0.05 pp
1998 19.56 +0.13 pp
1997 19.43 +0.08 pp
1996 19.35 +0.26 pp
1995 19.09 +0.17 pp
1994 18.92 +0.2 pp
1993 18.71 +0.26 pp
1992 18.45 +0.41 pp
1991 18.05 +0.07 pp
1990 17.98

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.