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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Liberia

Female labor force participation rate in Liberia in 2025 — 72.03%. Ranked 16 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.58 pp.

2025 72.03% +0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 16of 182
Period maximum 72.08%2019
Period minimum 71.39%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Liberia, 1990–202571.271.471.671.87272.219901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 71.45%1991: 71.48%1992: 71.51%1993: 71.55%1994: 71.59%1995: 71.64%1996: 71.68%1997: 71.72%1998: 71.74%1999: 71.77%2000: 71.79%2001: 71.8%2002: 71.81%2003: 71.82%2004: 71.81%2005: 71.8%2006: 71.78%2007: 71.76%2008: 71.76%2009: 71.77%2010: 71.77%2011: 71.87%2012: 71.93%2013: 71.91%2014: 71.91%2015: 71.92%2016: 71.95%2017: 71.98%2018: 72.02%2019: 72.08%2020: 71.39%2021: 71.7%2022: 71.92%2023: 71.97%2024: 72.02%2025: 72.03%
Change over the period: +0.58 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Liberia 72.03%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Western Africa computed 69.24%
Low-income countries computed 54.64%
Female labor force participation rate — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 72.03 +0.01 pp
2024 72.02 +0.06 pp
2023 71.97 +0.05 pp
2022 71.92 +0.22 pp
2021 71.7 +0.31 pp
2020 71.39 −0.69 pp
2019 72.08 +0.06 pp
2018 72.02 +0.04 pp
2017 71.98 +0.03 pp
2016 71.95 +0.03 pp
2015 71.92 +0.02 pp
2014 71.91 −0 pp
2013 71.91 −0.02 pp
2012 71.93 +0.07 pp
2011 71.87 +0.09 pp
2010 71.77 +0.01 pp
2009 71.77 +0.01 pp
2008 71.76 −0 pp
2007 71.76 −0.02 pp
2006 71.78 −0.02 pp
2005 71.8 −0.01 pp
2004 71.81 −0 pp
2003 71.82 +0 pp
2002 71.81 +0.01 pp
2001 71.8 +0.02 pp
2000 71.79 +0.02 pp
1999 71.77 +0.02 pp
1998 71.74 +0.03 pp
1997 71.72 +0.03 pp
1996 71.68 +0.04 pp
1995 71.64 +0.05 pp
1994 71.59 +0.05 pp
1993 71.55 +0.04 pp
1992 71.51 +0.03 pp
1991 71.48 +0.03 pp
1990 71.45 —

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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