Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Mercosur

Female labor force participation rate in Mercosur in 2025 — 54.31%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 9.59 pp.

2025 54.31% −0.06 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 55.54%2005
Period minimum 44.72%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Mercosur, 1990–2025404550556019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 44.72%1991: 45.07%1992: 46.17%1993: 47.28%1994: 48.36%1995: 49.22%1996: 48.47%1997: 49.49%1998: 50.2%1999: 51.1%2000: 51.86%2001: 52.6%2002: 53.52%2003: 53.82%2004: 54.77%2005: 55.54%2006: 55.32%2007: 55.07%2008: 54.75%2009: 55.3%2010: 53.91%2011: 52.84%2012: 52.48%2013: 52.31%2014: 52.12%2015: 52.6%2016: 52.79%2017: 53.56%2018: 54.2%2019: 55.03%2020: 50.55%2021: 53.14%2022: 54.46%2023: 54.19%2024: 54.37%2025: 54.31%
Change over the period: +9.59 pp Annual average: 0.27 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mercosur 54.31%
World 48.94%
Female labor force participation rate — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 54.31 −0.06 pp
2024 54.37 +0.18 pp
2023 54.19 −0.27 pp
2022 54.46 +1.32 pp
2021 53.14 +2.59 pp
2020 50.55 −4.48 pp
2019 55.03 +0.83 pp
2018 54.2 +0.64 pp
2017 53.56 +0.76 pp
2016 52.79 +0.2 pp
2015 52.6 +0.47 pp
2014 52.12 −0.18 pp
2013 52.31 −0.17 pp
2012 52.48 −0.36 pp
2011 52.84 −1.07 pp
2010 53.91 −1.39 pp
2009 55.3 +0.55 pp
2008 54.75 −0.32 pp
2007 55.07 −0.24 pp
2006 55.32 −0.22 pp
2005 55.54 +0.77 pp
2004 54.77 +0.94 pp
2003 53.82 +0.31 pp
2002 53.52 +0.91 pp
2001 52.6 +0.74 pp
2000 51.86 +0.76 pp
1999 51.1 +0.9 pp
1998 50.2 +0.72 pp
1997 49.49 +1.02 pp
1996 48.47 −0.75 pp
1995 49.22 +0.86 pp
1994 48.36 +1.08 pp
1993 47.28 +1.1 pp
1992 46.17 +1.11 pp
1991 45.07 +0.35 pp
1990 44.72

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.