Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Central Asia

Female labor force participation rate in Central Asia in 2025 — 44.03%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 4.97 pp.

2025 44.03% −0.76 pp vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 51.59%1995
Period minimum 43.25%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Central Asia, 1990–202542.54547.55052.519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 49%1991: 49.54%1992: 50.1%1993: 50.54%1994: 51.39%1995: 51.59%1996: 51.09%1997: 50.88%1998: 50.59%1999: 50.23%2000: 49.85%2001: 49.48%2002: 49.37%2003: 49.13%2004: 48.52%2005: 47.9%2006: 47.43%2007: 47.04%2008: 46.69%2009: 46.46%2010: 46.28%2011: 46.04%2012: 45.72%2013: 45.17%2014: 45.13%2015: 44.96%2016: 44.68%2017: 44.2%2018: 44.17%2019: 44.05%2020: 43.25%2021: 43.59%2022: 44.66%2023: 44.63%2024: 44.79%2025: 44.03%
Change over the period: −4.97 pp Annual average: -0.14 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Central Asia 44.03%
World 48.94%
Female labor force participation rate — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 44.03 −0.76 pp
2024 44.79 +0.16 pp
2023 44.63 −0.03 pp
2022 44.66 +1.07 pp
2021 43.59 +0.34 pp
2020 43.25 −0.8 pp
2019 44.05 −0.12 pp
2018 44.17 −0.03 pp
2017 44.2 −0.48 pp
2016 44.68 −0.28 pp
2015 44.96 −0.17 pp
2014 45.13 −0.04 pp
2013 45.17 −0.55 pp
2012 45.72 −0.32 pp
2011 46.04 −0.24 pp
2010 46.28 −0.18 pp
2009 46.46 −0.23 pp
2008 46.69 −0.35 pp
2007 47.04 −0.39 pp
2006 47.43 −0.47 pp
2005 47.9 −0.62 pp
2004 48.52 −0.61 pp
2003 49.13 −0.24 pp
2002 49.37 −0.11 pp
2001 49.48 −0.36 pp
2000 49.85 −0.38 pp
1999 50.23 −0.37 pp
1998 50.59 −0.29 pp
1997 50.88 −0.2 pp
1996 51.09 −0.51 pp
1995 51.59 +0.2 pp
1994 51.39 +0.86 pp
1993 50.54 +0.44 pp
1992 50.1 +0.56 pp
1991 49.54 +0.53 pp
1990 49

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.