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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Mali

Female labor force participation rate in Mali in 2025 — 52.84%. Ranked 95 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 7.68 pp.

2025 52.84% −0.25 pp vs 2024
World rank 95of 182
Period maximum 61.22%2015
Period minimum 50.63%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Mali, 1990–20255055606519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 60.52%1991: 60.48%1992: 60.44%1993: 60.42%1994: 60.41%1995: 60.41%1996: 60.42%1997: 60.44%1998: 60.46%1999: 60.49%2000: 60.51%2001: 60.53%2002: 60.55%2003: 60.56%2004: 60.56%2005: 60.54%2006: 60.51%2007: 60.48%2008: 60.44%2009: 60.4%2010: 60.35%2011: 60.3%2012: 60.22%2013: 60.16%2014: 60.14%2015: 61.22%2016: 59.55%2017: 57.88%2018: 55.62%2019: 53.39%2020: 50.63%2021: 52.98%2022: 53.01%2023: 53.06%2024: 53.09%2025: 52.84%
Change over the period: −7.68 pp Annual average: -0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mali 52.84%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Western Africa computed 69.24%
Low-income countries computed 54.64%
Female labor force participation rate — Mali, by year Mali All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 52.84 −0.25 pp
2024 53.09 +0.03 pp
2023 53.06 +0.05 pp
2022 53.01 +0.03 pp
2021 52.98 +2.35 pp
2020 50.63 −2.76 pp
2019 53.39 −2.23 pp
2018 55.62 −2.26 pp
2017 57.88 −1.68 pp
2016 59.55 −1.66 pp
2015 61.22 +1.08 pp
2014 60.14 −0.02 pp
2013 60.16 −0.06 pp
2012 60.22 −0.08 pp
2011 60.3 −0.05 pp
2010 60.35 −0.05 pp
2009 60.4 −0.04 pp
2008 60.44 −0.04 pp
2007 60.48 −0.03 pp
2006 60.51 −0.03 pp
2005 60.54 −0.02 pp
2004 60.56 −0 pp
2003 60.56 +0.01 pp
2002 60.55 +0.02 pp
2001 60.53 +0.02 pp
2000 60.51 +0.02 pp
1999 60.49 +0.03 pp
1998 60.46 +0.02 pp
1997 60.44 +0.02 pp
1996 60.42 +0.01 pp
1995 60.41 +0 pp
1994 60.41 −0.01 pp
1993 60.42 −0.02 pp
1992 60.44 −0.04 pp
1991 60.48 −0.04 pp
1990 60.52 —

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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