Women in the labour force
Women aged 15 and over who are employed or unemployed, as a percentage of the total labour force. World Bank series from ILO modelled estimates and UN population estimates.
A share of the labour force, not the female participation rate: half would mean as many women as men are working or looking for work. ILO modelled estimates: model outputs that fill years without a survey, not survey results. The latest year is a nowcast and is revised as surveys arrive.
Key facts
- Women in the labour force in the World was 40.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- Women in the labour force in the United States was 45.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- Moldova had the highest women in the labour force of 181 countries in 2025, at 55.4%, and Afghanistan the lowest, at 6.8%. Source: the World Bank.
- Published for 187 places, with figures from 1990 to 2025.
Rankings
Countries by women in the labour force, 2025
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- India
- China
- United States
- Indonesia
- Pakistan
- Nigeria
- Brazil
- Bangladesh
- Russia
- Ethiopia
- Canada
- Ireland
- French Polynesia
- Papua New Guinea
- Uganda
- Republic of the Congo
Use this data in your AI agent
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Which places have the highest women in the labour force? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"labor_force_female_share","level":"country"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=labor_force_female_share&level=country