What part of the labor force of a country is made up of women.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2021 to 2025.
Top-20 · % of labor force
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Moldova
|
55.36 | 2025 | 1 | |
| 2 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
51.91 | 2025 | 2 | |
| 3 |
Mozambique
|
51.68 | 2025 | 3 | |
| 4 |
Burundi
|
51.61 | 2025 | 4 | |
| 5 |
Togo
|
51.3 | 2025 | 5 | |
| 6 |
Hong Kong
|
51.18 | 2025 | 6 | |
| 7 |
Macao
|
50.98 | 2025 | 7 | |
| 8 |
Bahamas
|
50.72 | 2025 | 8 | |
| 9 |
Azerbaijan
|
49.86 | 2025 | 9 | |
| 10 |
Latvia
|
49.8 | 2025 | 10 | |
| 11 |
Estonia
|
49.72 | 2025 | 11 | |
| 12 |
Portugal
|
49.68 | 2025 | 12 | |
| 13 |
Barbados
|
49.67 | 2025 | 13 | |
| 14 |
Zimbabwe
|
49.62 | 2025 | 14 | |
| 15 |
South Sudan
|
49.6 | 2023 | 15 | |
| 16 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
49.45 | 2025 | 16 | |
| 17 |
Benin
|
49.43 | 2025 | 17 | |
| 18 |
Angola
|
49.38 | 2025 | 18 | |
| 19 |
Belarus
|
49.15 | 2025 | 19 | |
| 20 |
Lithuania
|
49.01 | 2025 | 20 | |
| 21 |
Tanzania
|
49.01 | 2025 | 21 | |
| 22 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
48.88 | 2025 | 22 | |
| 23 |
Vietnam
|
48.82 | 2025 | 23 | |
| 24 |
Eswatini
|
48.78 | 2025 | 24 | |
| 25 |
Russia
|
48.78 | 2025 | 25 | |
| 26 |
Sierra Leone
|
48.75 | 2025 | 26 | |
| 27 |
Cambodia
|
48.66 | 2025 | 27 | |
| 28 |
Madagascar
|
48.65 | 2025 | 28 | |
| 29 |
Republic of the Congo
|
48.65 | 2025 | 29 | |
| 30 |
Gambia
|
48.54 | 2025 | 30 | |
| 31 |
Nigeria
|
48.4 | 2025 | 31 | |
| 32 |
France
|
48.4 | 2025 | 32 | |
| 33 |
Malawi
|
48.35 | 2025 | 33 | |
| 34 |
Central African Republic
|
48.32 | 2025 | 34 | |
| 35 |
Kazakhstan
|
48.3 | 2025 | 35 | |
| 36 |
Namibia
|
48.3 | 2025 | 36 | |
| 37 |
Israel
|
48.26 | 2025 | 37 | |
| 38 |
Georgia
|
48.18 | 2025 | 38 | |
| 39 |
Uganda
|
48.17 | 2025 | 39 | |
| 40 |
North Korea
|
48.17 | 2025 | 40 | |
| 41 |
Finland
|
48.12 | 2025 | 41 | |
| 42 |
Solomon Islands
|
48 | 2025 | 42 | |
| 43 |
United Kingdom
|
47.79 | 2025 | 43 | |
| 44 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
47.71 | 2025 | 44 | |
| 45 |
Australia
|
47.68 | 2025 | 45 | |
| 46 |
Eritrea
|
47.68 | 2025 | 46 | |
| 47 |
Papua New Guinea
|
47.67 | 2025 | 47 | |
| 48 |
Ghana
|
47.63 | 2025 | 48 | |
| 49 |
New Zealand
|
47.57 | 2025 | 49 | |
| 50 |
Liberia
|
47.51 | 2025 | 50 | |
| 51 |
Croatia
|
47.48 | 2025 | 51 | |
| 52 |
Sweden
|
47.47 | 2025 | 52 | |
| 53 |
Ukraine
|
47.42 | 2021 | 53 | |
| 54 |
Kenya
|
47.39 | 2025 | 54 | |
| 55 |
Denmark
|
47.36 | 2025 | 55 | |
| 56 |
Serbia
|
47.28 | 2025 | 56 | |
| 57 |
Canada
|
47.23 | 2025 | 57 | |
| 58 |
Armenia
|
47.18 | 2025 | 58 | |
| 59 |
Netherlands
|
47.16 | 2025 | 59 | |
| 60 |
Switzerland
|
47.16 | 2025 | 60 | |
| 61 |
Spain
|
47.16 | 2025 | 61 | |
| 62 |
Turkmenistan
|
47.13 | 2025 | 62 | |
| 63 |
Slovakia
|
47.11 | 2025 | 63 | |
| 64 |
Norway
|
47.1 | 2025 | 64 | |
| 65 |
Hungary
|
47.08 | 2025 | 65 | |
| 66 |
Tonga
|
46.88 | 2025 | 66 | |
| 67 |
Ireland
|
46.87 | 2025 | 67 | |
| 68 |
Rwanda
|
46.84 | 2025 | 68 | |
| 69 |
Austria
|
46.8 | 2025 | 69 | |
| 70 |
Bulgaria
|
46.79 | 2025 | 70 | |
| 71 |
Belgium
|
46.78 | 2025 | 71 | |
| 72 |
Botswana
|
46.71 | 2025 | 72 | |
| 73 |
Laos
|
46.65 | 2025 | 73 | |
| 74 |
Albania
|
46.58 | 2025 | 74 | |
| 75 |
South Africa
|
46.57 | 2025 | 75 | |
| 76 |
Montenegro
|
46.57 | 2025 | 76 | |
| 77 |
Bolivia
|
46.55 | 2025 | 77 | |
| 78 |
Luxembourg
|
46.53 | 2025 | 78 | |
| 79 |
Burkina Faso
|
46.52 | 2025 | 79 | |
| 80 |
Haiti
|
46.5 | 2025 | 80 | |
| 81 |
Germany
|
46.49 | 2025 | 81 | |
| 82 |
Zambia
|
46.32 | 2025 | 82 | |
| 83 |
Saint Lucia
|
46.27 | 2025 | 83 | |
| 84 |
New Caledonia
|
46.25 | 2025 | 84 | |
| 85 |
Jamaica
|
46.11 | 2025 | 85 | |
| 86 |
Poland
|
46.09 | 2025 | 86 | |
| 87 |
Puerto Rico
|
46.09 | 2025 | 87 | |
| 88 |
Vanuatu
|
46.05 | 2025 | 88 | |
| 89 |
Uruguay
|
45.89 | 2025 | 89 | |
| 90 |
Timor-Leste
|
45.88 | 2025 | 90 | |
| 91 |
Thailand
|
45.84 | 2025 | 91 | |
| 92 |
United States
|
45.63 | 2025 | 92 | |
| 93 |
Iceland
|
45.61 | 2025 | 93 | |
| 94 |
Cyprus
|
45.56 | 2025 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Japan
|
45.43 | 2025 | 95 | |
| 96 |
China
|
45.38 | 2025 | 96 | |
| 97 |
Slovenia
|
45.33 | 2025 | 97 | |
| 98 |
Peru
|
45.21 | 2025 | 98 | |
| 99 |
Czechia
|
45.2 | 2025 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Guam
|
45.15 | 2025 | 100 | |
| 101 |
Niger
|
44.96 | 2025 | 101 | |
| 102 |
Guyana
|
44.94 | 2025 | 102 | |
| 103 |
Greece
|
44.7 | 2025 | 103 | |
| 104 |
Channel Islands
|
44.51 | 2025 | 104 | |
| 105 |
South Korea
|
44.36 | 2025 | 105 | |
| 106 |
French Polynesia
|
44.26 | 2025 | 106 | |
| 107 |
Singapore
|
44.05 | 2025 | 107 | |
| 108 |
Cameroon
|
43.91 | 2025 | 108 | |
| 109 |
Mongolia
|
43.87 | 2025 | 109 | |
| 110 |
Lesotho
|
43.83 | 2025 | 110 | |
| 111 |
Cabo Verde
|
43.63 | 2025 | 111 | |
| 112 |
Brazil
|
43.37 | 2025 | 112 | |
| 113 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
43.36 | 2025 | 113 | |
| 114 |
Ethiopia
|
43.07 | 2025 | 114 | |
| 115 |
Argentina
|
43.05 | 2025 | 115 | |
| 116 |
Chile
|
42.9 | 2025 | 116 | |
| 117 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
42.83 | 2025 | 117 | |
| 118 |
Comoros
|
42.68 | 2025 | 118 | |
| 119 |
North Macedonia
|
42.68 | 2025 | 119 | |
| 120 |
Italy
|
42.56 | 2025 | 120 | |
| 121 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
42.44 | 2025 | 121 | |
| 122 |
El Salvador
|
42.43 | 2025 | 122 | |
| 123 |
Romania
|
42.41 | 2025 | 123 | |
| 124 |
Paraguay
|
42.23 | 2025 | 124 | |
| 125 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
42.12 | 2025 | 125 | |
| 126 |
Suriname
|
42.05 | 2025 | 126 | |
| 127 |
Dominican Republic
|
41.99 | 2025 | 127 | |
| 128 |
Malta
|
41.92 | 2025 | 128 | |
| 129 |
Panama
|
41.77 | 2025 | 129 | |
| 130 |
Philippines
|
41.62 | 2025 | 130 | |
| 131 |
Colombia
|
41.6 | 2025 | 131 | |
| 132 |
Guinea
|
41.58 | 2025 | 132 | |
| 133 |
Ecuador
|
41.04 | 2025 | 133 | |
| 134 |
Costa Rica
|
40.68 | 2025 | 134 | |
| 135 |
Mauritius
|
40.6 | 2025 | 135 | |
| 136 |
Bhutan
|
40.38 | 2025 | 136 | |
| 137 |
Mexico
|
40.25 | 2025 | 137 | |
| 138 |
Chad
|
40.01 | 2025 | 138 | |
| 139 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
40 | 2025 | 139 | |
| 140 |
Gabon
|
39.98 | 2025 | 140 | |
| 141 |
Nicaragua
|
39.88 | 2025 | 141 | |
| 142 |
Indonesia
|
39.61 | 2025 | 142 | |
| 143 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
39.6 | 2025 | 143 | |
| 144 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
39.53 | 2025 | 144 | |
| 145 |
Belize
|
39.18 | 2025 | 145 | |
| 146 |
Mali
|
39.12 | 2025 | 146 | |
| 147 |
Cuba
|
39.1 | 2025 | 147 | |
| 148 |
Myanmar
|
37.71 | 2025 | 148 | |
| 149 |
Nepal
|
37.6 | 2025 | 149 | |
| 150 |
Malaysia
|
37.09 | 2025 | 150 | |
| 151 |
Venezuela
|
36.62 | 2025 | 151 | |
| 152 |
Senegal
|
36.58 | 2025 | 152 | |
| 153 |
Samoa
|
36.4 | 2025 | 153 | |
| 154 |
Uzbekistan
|
35.93 | 2025 | 154 | |
| 155 |
Honduras
|
35.02 | 2025 | 155 | |
| 156 |
Türkiye
|
34.42 | 2025 | 156 | |
| 157 |
Fiji
|
34.23 | 2025 | 157 | |
| 158 |
Bangladesh
|
34.02 | 2025 | 158 | |
| 159 |
Libya
|
33.95 | 2025 | 159 | |
| 160 |
Sri Lanka
|
33.44 | 2025 | 160 | |
| 161 |
Mauritania
|
33.42 | 2025 | 161 | |
| 162 |
Guatemala
|
32.73 | 2025 | 162 | |
| 163 |
Djibouti
|
31.03 | 2025 | 163 | |
| 164 |
Somalia
|
30.86 | 2025 | 164 | |
| 165 |
Tunisia
|
30 | 2025 | 165 | |
| 166 |
Tajikistan
|
29.56 | 2025 | 166 | |
| 167 |
India
|
28.31 | 2025 | 167 | |
| 168 |
Lebanon
|
26.81 | 2023 | 168 | |
| 169 |
Kuwait
|
23.63 | 2025 | 169 | |
| 170 |
Maldives
|
23.23 | 2025 | 170 | |
| 171 |
Pakistan
|
22.78 | 2025 | 171 | |
| 172 |
United Arab Emirates
|
22.69 | 2025 | 172 | |
| 173 |
Morocco
|
22.35 | 2025 | 173 | |
| 174 |
Palestine
|
21.46 | 2022 | 174 | |
| 175 |
Bahrain
|
21.28 | 2025 | 175 | |
| 176 |
Egypt
|
20.64 | 2025 | 176 | |
| 177 |
Sudan
|
19.69 | 2022 | 177 | |
| 178 |
Jordan
|
19.32 | 2025 | 178 | |
| 179 |
Saudi Arabia
|
18.9 | 2025 | 179 | |
| 180 |
Qatar
|
18.01 | 2025 | 180 | |
| 181 |
Syria
|
17.38 | 2025 | 181 | |
| 182 |
Algeria
|
17 | 2025 | 182 | |
| 183 |
Iran
|
16.89 | 2025 | 183 | |
| 184 |
Oman
|
14.86 | 2025 | 184 | |
| 185 |
Iraq
|
13.26 | 2025 | 185 | |
| 186 |
Yemen
|
7 | 2025 | 186 | |
| 187 |
Afghanistan
|
6.78 | 2025 | 187 |
The share of women in the total labor force. It differs from female labor force participation in measuring composition rather than reach: the first answers what part of those working are women, the second what part of women work. Fifty percent would mean complete equality of composition; in most countries it comes to between forty and forty-eight, and in the Gulf states and South Asia to less than twenty.
Important: A measure of composition, not of access: the share can rise because men are leaving the labor market. It is worth reading together with female labor force participation.
The share of women aged 15 and over who work or look for work — the main indicator of access to employment.
Labor 1990–2025 Labor forceThe number of people employed or actively looking for work — the economically active population.
Labor 1997–2025 Women in parliamentWhat part of the seats in the national parliament women hold.
Labor 2007–2025 Firms with female top managersWhat part of the firms in a country are run by women — from enterprise surveys.