The unemployment rate of the female part of the labor force.
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 female 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 |
Palestine
|
40 | 2022 | 187 | |
| 2 |
Eswatini
|
36.03 | 2025 | 186 | |
| 3 |
Djibouti
|
35.43 | 2025 | 185 | |
| 4 |
South Africa
|
34 | 2025 | 184 | |
| 5 |
Yemen
|
30.34 | 2025 | 183 | |
| 6 |
Iraq
|
30.09 | 2025 | 182 | |
| 7 |
Gabon
|
28.58 | 2025 | 181 | |
| 8 |
Botswana
|
27.88 | 2025 | 180 | |
| 9 |
Syria
|
26.08 | 2025 | 179 | |
| 10 |
Libya
|
25.19 | 2025 | 178 | |
| 11 |
Afghanistan
|
25 | 2025 | 177 | |
| 12 |
Somalia
|
24.58 | 2025 | 176 | |
| 13 |
Jordan
|
23.34 | 2025 | 175 | |
| 14 |
Republic of the Congo
|
21.13 | 2025 | 174 | |
| 15 |
Algeria
|
20.65 | 2025 | 173 | |
| 16 |
Tunisia
|
20.42 | 2025 | 172 | |
| 17 |
Lesotho
|
18.45 | 2025 | 171 | |
| 18 |
Namibia
|
18.4 | 2025 | 170 | |
| 19 |
Haiti
|
18.03 | 2025 | 169 | |
| 20 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
15.97 | 2025 | 168 | |
| 21 |
Iran
|
15.59 | 2025 | 167 | |
| 22 |
Egypt
|
15.31 | 2025 | 166 | |
| 23 |
Mauritania
|
14.74 | 2025 | 165 | |
| 24 |
Lebanon
|
14.48 | 2023 | 164 | |
| 25 |
Angola
|
14.26 | 2025 | 163 | |
| 26 |
Montenegro
|
14.24 | 2025 | 162 | |
| 27 |
Sudan
|
14.01 | 2022 | 161 | |
| 28 |
Armenia
|
13.76 | 2025 | 160 | |
| 29 |
South Sudan
|
13.59 | 2023 | 159 | |
| 30 |
Belize
|
13.46 | 2025 | 158 | |
| 31 |
Guyana
|
13.44 | 2025 | 157 | |
| 32 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
13.26 | 2025 | 156 | |
| 33 |
Rwanda
|
12.83 | 2025 | 155 | |
| 34 |
French Polynesia
|
12.54 | 2025 | 154 | |
| 35 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
12.22 | 2025 | 153 | |
| 36 |
New Caledonia
|
12.08 | 2025 | 152 | |
| 37 |
Spain
|
11.94 | 2025 | 151 | |
| 38 |
Nepal
|
11.82 | 2025 | 150 | |
| 39 |
Türkiye
|
11.65 | 2025 | 149 | |
| 40 |
Cabo Verde
|
11.39 | 2025 | 148 | |
| 41 |
Greece
|
11.33 | 2025 | 147 | |
| 42 |
Albania
|
11.18 | 2025 | 146 | |
| 43 |
Oman
|
11.14 | 2025 | 145 | |
| 44 |
North Macedonia
|
11.12 | 2025 | 144 | |
| 45 |
Suriname
|
10.84 | 2025 | 143 | |
| 46 |
Saint Lucia
|
10.73 | 2025 | 142 | |
| 47 |
Georgia
|
10.66 | 2025 | 141 | |
| 48 |
Morocco
|
10.63 | 2025 | 140 | |
| 49 |
Colombia
|
10.51 | 2025 | 139 | |
| 50 |
Panama
|
10.42 | 2025 | 138 | |
| 51 |
Ukraine
|
10.15 | 2021 | 137 | |
| 52 |
Saudi Arabia
|
9.69 | 2025 | 136 | |
| 53 |
Chile
|
9.62 | 2025 | 135 | |
| 54 |
Zimbabwe
|
9.37 | 2025 | 134 | |
| 55 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
9.29 | 2025 | 133 | |
| 56 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
9.28 | 2025 | 132 | |
| 57 |
Bahamas
|
9.16 | 2025 | 131 | |
| 58 |
Finland
|
8.87 | 2025 | 130 | |
| 59 |
Uruguay
|
8.65 | 2025 | 129 | |
| 60 |
Sweden
|
8.6 | 2025 | 128 | |
| 61 |
Argentina
|
8.14 | 2025 | 127 | |
| 62 |
Estonia
|
8.03 | 2025 | 126 | |
| 63 |
Costa Rica
|
7.79 | 2025 | 125 | |
| 64 |
Dominican Republic
|
7.7 | 2025 | 124 | |
| 65 |
Mauritius
|
7.62 | 2025 | 123 | |
| 66 |
France
|
7.54 | 2025 | 122 | |
| 67 |
Serbia
|
7.5 | 2025 | 121 | |
| 68 |
Brazil
|
7.33 | 2025 | 120 | |
| 69 |
Italy
|
7.32 | 2025 | 119 | |
| 70 |
Samoa
|
7.29 | 2025 | 118 | |
| 71 |
Mozambique
|
7.18 | 2025 | 117 | |
| 72 |
Central African Republic
|
7 | 2025 | 116 | |
| 73 |
Barbados
|
6.96 | 2025 | 115 | |
| 74 |
Pakistan
|
6.94 | 2025 | 114 | |
| 75 |
Fiji
|
6.87 | 2025 | 113 | |
| 76 |
Kenya
|
6.74 | 2025 | 112 | |
| 77 |
Eritrea
|
6.73 | 2025 | 111 | |
| 78 |
Uzbekistan
|
6.63 | 2025 | 110 | |
| 79 |
Canada
|
6.56 | 2025 | 109 | |
| 80 |
Portugal
|
6.53 | 2025 | 108 | |
| 81 |
Sri Lanka
|
6.48 | 2025 | 107 | |
| 82 |
Luxembourg
|
6.47 | 2025 | 106 | |
| 83 |
Channel Islands
|
6.46 | 2025 | 105 | |
| 84 |
Honduras
|
6.4 | 2025 | 104 | |
| 85 |
Lithuania
|
6.35 | 2025 | 103 | |
| 86 |
Azerbaijan
|
6.27 | 2025 | 102 | |
| 87 |
Vanuatu
|
6.24 | 2025 | 101 | |
| 88 |
Zambia
|
6.16 | 2025 | 100 | |
| 89 |
Gambia
|
6.12 | 2025 | 99 | |
| 90 |
Paraguay
|
6.1 | 2025 | 98 | |
| 91 |
Kuwait
|
6.02 | 2025 | 97 | |
| 92 |
Malawi
|
6.01 | 2025 | 96 | |
| 93 |
Venezuela
|
5.84 | 2025 | 95 | |
| 94 |
Peru
|
5.78 | 2025 | 94 | |
| 95 |
Slovakia
|
5.77 | 2025 | 93 | |
| 96 |
Denmark
|
5.72 | 2025 | 92 | |
| 97 |
Belgium
|
5.63 | 2025 | 91 | |
| 98 |
Romania
|
5.56 | 2025 | 90 | |
| 99 |
Latvia
|
5.52 | 2025 | 89 | |
| 100 |
Kazakhstan
|
5.46 | 2025 | 88 | |
| 101 |
Cyprus
|
5.46 | 2025 | 87 | |
| 102 |
Guam
|
5.39 | 2025 | 86 | |
| 103 |
New Zealand
|
5.28 | 2025 | 85 | |
| 104 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
5.27 | 2025 | 84 | |
| 105 |
Austria
|
5.17 | 2025 | 83 | |
| 106 |
Nicaragua
|
5.16 | 2025 | 82 | |
| 107 |
Croatia
|
5.13 | 2025 | 81 | |
| 108 |
Puerto Rico
|
5.07 | 2025 | 80 | |
| 109 |
Switzerland
|
5.04 | 2025 | 79 | |
| 110 |
Guinea
|
5.04 | 2025 | 78 | |
| 111 |
Ethiopia
|
4.53 | 2025 | 77 | |
| 112 |
Ireland
|
4.53 | 2025 | 76 | |
| 113 |
Mongolia
|
4.5 | 2025 | 75 | |
| 114 |
United Kingdom
|
4.41 | 2025 | 74 | |
| 115 |
Comoros
|
4.4 | 2025 | 73 | |
| 116 |
Hungary
|
4.4 | 2025 | 72 | |
| 117 |
Norway
|
4.35 | 2025 | 71 | |
| 118 |
Jamaica
|
4.29 | 2025 | 70 | |
| 119 |
Burkina Faso
|
4.26 | 2025 | 69 | |
| 120 |
United Arab Emirates
|
4.19 | 2025 | 68 | |
| 121 |
United States
|
4.18 | 2025 | 67 | |
| 122 |
Cameroon
|
4.15 | 2025 | 66 | |
| 123 |
India
|
4.14 | 2025 | 65 | |
| 124 |
Ecuador
|
4.1 | 2025 | 64 | |
| 125 |
Bhutan
|
4.09 | 2025 | 63 | |
| 126 |
Netherlands
|
4.08 | 2025 | 62 | |
| 127 |
Maldives
|
4.08 | 2025 | 61 | |
| 128 |
Australia
|
4.05 | 2025 | 60 | |
| 129 |
China
|
4.01 | 2025 | 59 | |
| 130 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
4 | 2025 | 57 | |
| 131 |
Tajikistan
|
4 | 2025 | 57 | |
| 132 |
Nigeria
|
3.88 | 2025 | 56 | |
| 133 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
3.88 | 2025 | 55 | |
| 134 |
Malaysia
|
3.86 | 2025 | 54 | |
| 135 |
Bangladesh
|
3.67 | 2025 | 53 | |
| 136 |
North Korea
|
3.65 | 2025 | 52 | |
| 137 |
Bahrain
|
3.63 | 2025 | 51 | |
| 138 |
El Salvador
|
3.57 | 2025 | 50 | |
| 139 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
3.55 | 2025 | 49 | |
| 140 |
Myanmar
|
3.54 | 2025 | 48 | |
| 141 |
Germany
|
3.41 | 2025 | 47 | |
| 142 |
Slovenia
|
3.41 | 2025 | 46 | |
| 143 |
Israel
|
3.37 | 2025 | 45 | |
| 144 |
Iceland
|
3.35 | 2025 | 44 | |
| 145 |
Madagascar
|
3.31 | 2025 | 43 | |
| 146 |
Czechia
|
3.31 | 2025 | 42 | |
| 147 |
Bolivia
|
3.31 | 2025 | 41 | |
| 148 |
Uganda
|
3.29 | 2025 | 40 | |
| 149 |
Bulgaria
|
3.29 | 2025 | 39 | |
| 150 |
Guatemala
|
3.26 | 2025 | 38 | |
| 151 |
Ghana
|
3.22 | 2025 | 37 | |
| 152 |
Poland
|
3.15 | 2025 | 36 | |
| 153 |
Senegal
|
3.11 | 2025 | 35 | |
| 154 |
Indonesia
|
3.01 | 2025 | 34 | |
| 155 |
Mali
|
3.01 | 2025 | 33 | |
| 156 |
Singapore
|
2.87 | 2025 | 32 | |
| 157 |
Malta
|
2.83 | 2025 | 31 | |
| 158 |
Mexico
|
2.73 | 2025 | 30 | |
| 159 |
South Korea
|
2.69 | 2025 | 29 | |
| 160 |
Belarus
|
2.68 | 2025 | 28 | |
| 161 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
2.62 | 2025 | 27 | |
| 162 |
Tonga
|
2.54 | 2025 | 26 | |
| 163 |
Turkmenistan
|
2.48 | 2025 | 25 | |
| 164 |
Philippines
|
2.48 | 2025 | 24 | |
| 165 |
Japan
|
2.3 | 2025 | 23 | |
| 166 |
Hong Kong
|
2.28 | 2025 | 22 | |
| 167 |
Tanzania
|
2.22 | 2025 | 21 | |
| 168 |
Liberia
|
2.22 | 2025 | 20 | |
| 169 |
Russia
|
2.21 | 2025 | 19 | |
| 170 |
Sierra Leone
|
2.11 | 2025 | 18 | |
| 171 |
Papua New Guinea
|
2.09 | 2025 | 17 | |
| 172 |
Macao
|
2.05 | 2025 | 16 | |
| 173 |
Togo
|
2.03 | 2025 | 15 | |
| 174 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
1.91 | 2025 | 14 | |
| 175 |
Cuba
|
1.89 | 2025 | 13 | |
| 176 |
Timor-Leste
|
1.63 | 2025 | 12 | |
| 177 |
Solomon Islands
|
1.42 | 2025 | 11 | |
| 178 |
Benin
|
1.38 | 2025 | 10 | |
| 179 |
Vietnam
|
1.36 | 2025 | 9 | |
| 180 |
Moldova
|
1.23 | 2025 | 8 | |
| 181 |
Laos
|
0.91 | 2025 | 7 | |
| 182 |
Thailand
|
0.81 | 2025 | 6 | |
| 183 |
Burundi
|
0.81 | 2025 | 5 | |
| 184 |
Chad
|
0.69 | 2025 | 4 | |
| 185 |
Qatar
|
0.39 | 2025 | 3 | |
| 186 |
Niger
|
0.3 | 2025 | 2 | |
| 187 |
Cambodia
|
0.23 | 2025 | 1 |
The share of the female labor force that is unemployed. The gap with male unemployment reflects both the structure of labor demand and the barriers women face in reaching employment. In some countries the indicator looks favorable only because many women are outside the labor force altogether — it should be read alongside female labor force participation.
The share of men in the labor force who have no job and are looking for one.
Labor 1991–2025 Unemployment rateThe share of the labor force that is looking for work and available to start.
Labor 1990–2025 Female labor force participation rateThe share of women aged 15 and over who work or look for work — the main indicator of access to employment.
Labor 1990–2025 Female share of the labor forceWhat part of the labor force of a country is made up of women.