Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Moldova

Female labor force participation rate in Moldova in 2025 — 72.33%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 17.57 pp.

2025 72.33% +0.15 pp vs 2024
World rank 14of 182
Period maximum 72.33%2025
Period minimum 54.58%2004

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Moldova, 1990–202550556065707519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 54.76%1991: 55.22%1992: 55.56%1993: 55.71%1994: 55.85%1995: 55.82%1996: 56.11%1997: 56%1998: 56.37%1999: 56.56%2000: 56.43%2001: 54.8%2002: 54.83%2003: 56.09%2004: 54.58%2005: 55.02%2006: 57.26%2007: 58.87%2008: 59.24%2009: 59.93%2010: 62.7%2011: 64.37%2012: 65.28%2013: 65.59%2014: 69.21%2015: 69.41%2016: 68.93%2017: 67.43%2018: 66.42%2019: 68.34%2020: 68.09%2021: 70.67%2022: 71.54%2023: 70.06%2024: 72.18%2025: 72.33%
Change over the period: +17.57 pp Annual average: 0.5 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Moldova 72.33%
World 48.94%
Eastern Europe computed 53.21%
Female labor force participation rate — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 72.33 +0.15 pp
2024 72.18 +2.11 pp
2023 70.06 −1.48 pp
2022 71.54 +0.88 pp
2021 70.67 +2.58 pp
2020 68.09 −0.25 pp
2019 68.34 +1.92 pp
2018 66.42 −1.01 pp
2017 67.43 −1.5 pp
2016 68.93 −0.48 pp
2015 69.41 +0.21 pp
2014 69.21 +3.62 pp
2013 65.59 +0.31 pp
2012 65.28 +0.91 pp
2011 64.37 +1.67 pp
2010 62.7 +2.77 pp
2009 59.93 +0.69 pp
2008 59.24 +0.38 pp
2007 58.87 +1.61 pp
2006 57.26 +2.24 pp
2005 55.02 +0.44 pp
2004 54.58 −1.51 pp
2003 56.09 +1.26 pp
2002 54.83 +0.02 pp
2001 54.8 −1.63 pp
2000 56.43 −0.13 pp
1999 56.56 +0.18 pp
1998 56.37 +0.37 pp
1997 56 −0.11 pp
1996 56.11 +0.3 pp
1995 55.82 −0.03 pp
1994 55.85 +0.14 pp
1993 55.71 +0.15 pp
1992 55.56 +0.34 pp
1991 55.22 +0.46 pp
1990 54.76

Eastern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.