Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Turkmenistan

Female labor force participation rate in Turkmenistan in 2025 — 38.24%. Ranked 155 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 5.39 pp.

2025 38.24% −0.11 pp vs 2024
World rank 155of 182
Period maximum 53.86%1997
Period minimum 37.61%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Turkmenistan, 1990–2025354045505519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 43.63%1991: 44.49%1992: 47%1993: 47.1%1994: 50.5%1995: 52.15%1996: 51.28%1997: 53.86%1998: 52.86%1999: 50.43%2000: 49.86%2001: 49.48%2002: 49.78%2003: 49.57%2004: 49.08%2005: 47.45%2006: 46.2%2007: 45.04%2008: 43.6%2009: 43.16%2010: 42.45%2011: 41.36%2012: 40.69%2013: 40.15%2014: 39.68%2015: 39.46%2016: 39.27%2017: 39.09%2018: 38.93%2019: 38.79%2020: 37.61%2021: 37.84%2022: 38.39%2023: 38.23%2024: 38.35%2025: 38.24%
Change over the period: −5.39 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Turkmenistan 38.24%
World 48.94%
Central Asia computed 44.03%
Female labor force participation rate — Turkmenistan, by year Turkmenistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 38.24 −0.11 pp
2024 38.35 +0.12 pp
2023 38.23 −0.16 pp
2022 38.39 +0.55 pp
2021 37.84 +0.23 pp
2020 37.61 −1.18 pp
2019 38.79 −0.15 pp
2018 38.93 −0.16 pp
2017 39.09 −0.18 pp
2016 39.27 −0.19 pp
2015 39.46 −0.22 pp
2014 39.68 −0.47 pp
2013 40.15 −0.53 pp
2012 40.69 −0.68 pp
2011 41.36 −1.09 pp
2010 42.45 −0.71 pp
2009 43.16 −0.44 pp
2008 43.6 −1.44 pp
2007 45.04 −1.16 pp
2006 46.2 −1.24 pp
2005 47.45 −1.63 pp
2004 49.08 −0.49 pp
2003 49.57 −0.21 pp
2002 49.78 +0.29 pp
2001 49.48 −0.38 pp
2000 49.86 −0.57 pp
1999 50.43 −2.44 pp
1998 52.86 −0.99 pp
1997 53.86 +2.57 pp
1996 51.28 −0.87 pp
1995 52.15 +1.66 pp
1994 50.5 +3.39 pp
1993 47.1 +0.1 pp
1992 47 +2.51 pp
1991 44.49 +0.86 pp
1990 43.63

Central Asia, 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.