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Countries by women in the labour force

Moldova had the highest women in the labour force of 186 countries in 2014, at 54.2%. Yemen had the lowest, at 8.1%. The median was 44.8% and the figure for the World was 39.4%. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest54.2Moldova
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Median44.8186 countries
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Map of countries, 2014

United Arab Emirates: 19.4 %Afghanistan: 19.3 %Albania: 42 %Armenia: 48.7 %Angola: 49.7 %Argentina: 40.8 %Austria: 46.9 %Australia: 45.9 %Azerbaijan: 51 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 41.4 %Bangladesh: 30.3 %Belgium: 46 %Burkina Faso: 47.9 %Bulgaria: 46.5 %Burundi: 51.9 %Benin: 49.5 %Brunei: 40.7 %Bolivia: 42 %Brazil: 42 %Bahamas: 49.6 %Bhutan: 39.2 %Botswana: 45.9 %Belarus: 49.7 %Belize: 37.3 %Canada: 47 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 48.1 %Central African Republic: 46.6 %Republic of the Congo: 49.2 %Switzerland: 46.4 %Côte d’Ivoire: 43.8 %Chile: 41 %Cameroon: 46.9 %China: 44.6 %Colombia: 41.9 %Costa Rica: 40.8 %Cuba: 40.1 %Cape Verde: 43.5 %Cyprus: 45.3 %Czechia: 43.9 %Germany: 46.3 %Djibouti: 27.4 %Denmark: 47.2 %Dominican Republic: 38.6 %Algeria: 17.5 %Ecuador: 38.5 %Estonia: 48.3 %Egypt: 24 %Eritrea: 48 %Spain: 45.8 %Ethiopia: 45.7 %Finland: 48.2 %Fiji: 35.4 %France: 47.7 %Gabon: 39.9 %United Kingdom: 46.8 %Georgia: 48.4 %Ghana: 47.3 %Gambia: 47.2 %Guinea: 44.8 %Equatorial Guinea: 40.5 %Greece: 44.2 %Guatemala: 33.5 %Guinea-Bissau: 46 %Guyana: 38.3 %Hong Kong: 49.1 %Honduras: 35.9 %Croatia: 46.4 %Haiti: 47.4 %Hungary: 47.1 %Indonesia: 38.1 %Ireland: 45.3 %Israel: 46.9 %India: 24.3 %Iraq: 16.3 %Iran: 15.6 %Iceland: 47.4 %Italy: 42.4 %Jamaica: 44.3 %Jordan: 16 %Japan: 42.6 %Kenya: 48.5 %Kyrgyzstan: 41 %Cambodia: 48.4 %North Korea: 48.7 %South Korea: 41.6 %Kuwait: 27.8 %Kazakhstan: 49.7 %Laos: 46.8 %Lebanon: 27.6 %Sri Lanka: 33.6 %Liberia: 47.5 %Lesotho: 45.7 %Lithuania: 50.1 %Luxembourg: 44.4 %Latvia: 49.6 %Libya: 33.8 %Morocco: 25.7 %Moldova: 54.2 %Montenegro: 45.8 %Madagascar: 48.5 %North Macedonia: 40.5 %Mali: 42.2 %Myanmar: 39.7 %Mongolia: 45.8 %Mauritania: 33.1 %Mauritius: 37.7 %Malawi: 48.7 %Mexico: 37.4 %Malaysia: 37 %Mozambique: 53 %Namibia: 49.2 %New Caledonia: 46.4 %Niger: 41.6 %Nigeria: 46.7 %Nicaragua: 38.1 %Netherlands: 46.4 %Norway: 47.4 %Nepal: 34.9 %New Zealand: 47.4 %Oman: 13.3 %Panama: 38.8 %Peru: 45.3 %French Polynesia: 43.6 %Papua New Guinea: 47.5 %Philippines: 40 %Pakistan: 22.1 %Poland: 45.1 %Puerto Rico: 44.1 %Palestine: 20 %Portugal: 48.6 %Paraguay: 40 %Qatar: 13.5 %Romania: 43.4 %Serbia: 44.7 %Russia: 48.6 %Rwanda: 47.2 %Saudi Arabia: 11.8 %Solomon Islands: 48.1 %Sudan: 27.4 %Sweden: 47.5 %Singapore: 41.4 %Slovenia: 46.1 %Slovakia: 45 %Sierra Leone: 50.2 %Senegal: 37.6 %Somalia: 30.9 %Suriname: 39.5 %South Sudan: 50.1 %El Salvador: 41.8 %Syria: 17.1 %Eswatini: 47.6 %Chad: 41.6 %Togo: 50.3 %Thailand: 45.2 %Tajikistan: 32.1 %Timor-Leste: 45.4 %Turkmenistan: 47.1 %Tunisia: 27.5 %Türkiye: 30 %Trinidad and Tobago: 42.6 %Tanzania: 49.1 %Ukraine: 48.9 %Uganda: 50.2 %United States: 45.2 %Uruguay: 45.2 %Uzbekistan: 35.1 %Venezuela: 39.9 %Vietnam: 49.3 %Vanuatu: 44.9 %Samoa: 37.3 %Yemen: 8.1 %South Africa: 45.9 %Zambia: 44.8 %Zimbabwe: 50.2 %
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%, 2014. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Labor force, female (% of total labor force) (SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2014

Moldova: 54.2 %Moldova54.2Mozambique: 53 %Mozambique53Burundi: 51.9 %Burundi51.9Azerbaijan: 51 %Azerbaijan51Barbados: 50.4 %Barbados50.4Togo: 50.3 %Togo50.3Uganda: 50.2 %Uganda50.2Zimbabwe: 50.2 %Zimbabwe50.2Sierra Leone: 50.2 %Sierra Leone50.2Lithuania: 50.1 %Lithuania50.1South Sudan: 50.1 %South Sudan50.1U.S. Virgin Islands: 50.1 %U.S. Virgin Islands50.1Kazakhstan: 49.7 %Kazakhstan49.7Angola: 49.7 %Angola49.7Belarus: 49.7 %Belarus49.7Latvia: 49.6 %Latvia49.6Bahamas: 49.6 %Bahamas49.6Macao: 49.5 %Macao49.5Benin: 49.5 %Benin49.5Vietnam: 49.3 %Vietnam49.3Namibia: 49.2 %Namibia49.2Republic of the Congo: 49.2 %Republic of the Congo49.2Tanzania: 49.1 %Tanzania49.1Hong Kong: 49.1 %Hong Kong49.1Ukraine: 48.9 %Ukraine48.9Armenia: 48.7 %Armenia48.7Malawi: 48.7 %Malawi48.7North Korea: 48.7 %North Korea48.7Portugal: 48.6 %Portugal48.6Russia: 48.6 %Russia48.6Madagascar: 48.5 %Madagascar48.5Kenya: 48.5 %Kenya48.5Georgia: 48.4 %Georgia48.4Cambodia: 48.4 %Cambodia48.4Estonia: 48.3 %Estonia48.3Finland: 48.2 %Finland48.2Democratic Republic of the Congo: 48.1 %Democratic Republic of the Congo48.1Solomon Islands: 48.1 %Solomon Islands48.1Eritrea: 48 %Eritrea48Burkina Faso: 47.9 %Burkina Faso47.9Moldova: 54.2 %Moldova54.2Mozambique: 53 %Mozambique53Burundi: 51.9 %Burundi51.9Azerbaijan: 51 %Azerbaijan51Barbados: 50.4 %Barbados50.4Togo: 50.3 %Togo50.3Uganda: 50.2 %Uganda50.2Zimbabwe: 50.2 %Zimbabwe50.2Sierra Leone: 50.2 %Sierra Leone50.2Lithuania: 50.1 %Lithuania50.1South Sudan: 50.1 %South Sudan50.1U.S. Virgin Islands: 50.1 %U.S. Virgin Islands50.1Kazakhstan: 49.7 %Kazakhstan49.7Angola: 49.7 %Angola49.7Belarus: 49.7 %Belarus49.7Latvia: 49.6 %Latvia49.6Bahamas: 49.6 %Bahamas49.6Macao: 49.5 %Macao49.5Benin: 49.5 %Benin49.5Vietnam: 49.3 %Vietnam49.3Namibia: 49.2 %Namibia49.2Republic of the Congo: 49.2 %Republic of the Congo49.2Tanzania: 49.1 %Tanzania49.1Hong Kong: 49.1 %Hong Kong49.1Ukraine: 48.9 %Ukraine48.9Armenia: 48.7 %Armenia48.7Malawi: 48.7 %Malawi48.7North Korea: 48.7 %North Korea48.7Portugal: 48.6 %Portugal48.6Russia: 48.6 %Russia48.6Madagascar: 48.5 %Madagascar48.5Kenya: 48.5 %Kenya48.5Georgia: 48.4 %Georgia48.4Cambodia: 48.4 %Cambodia48.4Estonia: 48.3 %Estonia48.3Finland: 48.2 %Finland48.2Democratic Republic of the Congo: 48.1 %Democratic Republic of the Congo48.1Solomon Islands: 48.1 %Solomon Islands48.1Eritrea: 48 %Eritrea48Burkina Faso: 47.9 %Burkina Faso47.9
%. Source: World Bank (modelled estimate), Labor force, female (% of total labor force) (SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Moldova54.2-0.3 pts
2Mozambique53-0.2 pts
3Burundi51.9+0.1 pts
4Azerbaijan510 pts
5Barbados50.4+0.8 pts
6Togo50.3-0.1 pts
7Uganda50.2+0.5 pts
8Zimbabwe50.2-0 pts
9Sierra Leone50.2-0.1 pts
10Lithuania50.1+0.1 pts
11South Sudan50.1-0.2 pts
12U.S. Virgin Islands50.1-0 pts
13Kazakhstan49.7-0.1 pts
14Angola49.70 pts
15Belarus49.7-0 pts
16Latvia49.6-0.4 pts
17Bahamas49.6+0.2 pts
18Macao49.50 pts
19Benin49.5+0.1 pts
20Vietnam49.3+0.1 pts
21Namibia49.2-0.5 pts
22Republic of the Congo49.2-0.1 pts
23Tanzania49.1-0.3 pts
24Hong Kong49.1+0.3 pts
25Ukraine48.9-0.3 pts
26Armenia48.7-0 pts
27Malawi48.7-0.1 pts
28North Korea48.7-0.1 pts
29Portugal48.6+0.1 pts
30Russia48.6-0.1 pts
31Madagascar48.5-0 pts
32Kenya48.5-0 pts
33Georgia48.4-0.1 pts
34Cambodia48.4-0.1 pts
35Estonia48.3-0.6 pts
36Finland48.20 pts
37Democratic Republic of the Congo48.10 pts
38Solomon Islands48.1-0 pts
39Eritrea48+0.1 pts
40Burkina Faso47.9-0 pts
41France47.7+0.1 pts
42São Tomé and Príncipe47.7-0 pts
43Eswatini47.6+0.1 pts
44Sweden47.50 pts
45Liberia47.5-0 pts
46Papua New Guinea47.5-0.1 pts
47Haiti47.4+0.2 pts
48Norway47.4-0.1 pts
49New Zealand47.4-0.1 pts
50Iceland47.4-0.1 pts
51Ghana47.30 pts
52Gambia47.2-0.3 pts
53Denmark47.2-0.4 pts
54Rwanda47.2+0.1 pts
55Hungary47.1-0.2 pts
56Turkmenistan47.10 pts
57Canada47-0.1 pts
58Cameroon46.9+0.1 pts
59Austria46.9+0.1 pts
60Israel46.9+0.4 pts
61United Kingdom46.8+0.1 pts
62Laos46.8-0 pts
63Nigeria46.7-0 pts
64Central African Republic46.6-0 pts
65Bulgaria46.5-0.1 pts
66Croatia46.4+0.5 pts
67Switzerland46.4+0.3 pts
68New Caledonia46.40 pts
69Netherlands46.4-0.2 pts
70Germany46.3+0.1 pts
71Saint Lucia46.2+0.1 pts
72Slovenia46.1+0.3 pts
73Belgium46+0.3 pts
74Guinea-Bissau460 pts
75Australia45.9+0.2 pts
76Botswana45.90 pts
77South Africa45.9-0.1 pts
78Spain45.8+0.2 pts
79Montenegro45.8+0.2 pts
80Mongolia45.8-0.2 pts
81Lesotho45.7-0.2 pts
82Ethiopia45.7-0.3 pts
83Timor-Leste45.4+0.1 pts
84Ireland45.3-0.1 pts
85Peru45.3-0.1 pts
86Cyprus45.3+0.8 pts
87United States45.20 pts
88Uruguay45.2+0.5 pts
89Thailand45.2-0.1 pts
90Poland45.10 pts
91Slovakia45+0.5 pts
92Vanuatu44.9+0.2 pts
93Guinea44.8-0.6 pts
94Zambia44.8+0.1 pts
95Serbia44.7+0.3 pts
96China44.6+0.1 pts
97Luxembourg44.4+0.2 pts
98Jamaica44.3-0.1 pts
99Guam44.2+0.1 pts
100Greece44.2+0.8 pts
101Puerto Rico44.1+0.3 pts
102Czechia43.9-0.1 pts
103Côte d’Ivoire43.8-0.8 pts
104French Polynesia43.6+0.1 pts
105Cape Verde43.50 pts
106Romania43.4-0 pts
107Trinidad and Tobago42.6+0.2 pts
108Japan42.6+0.2 pts
109Italy42.4+0.2 pts
110Mali42.2-0 pts
111Albania42-0.6 pts
112Bolivia420 pts
113Brazil42+0.1 pts
114Colombia41.9-0.1 pts
115El Salvador41.8-0.4 pts
116Niger41.6-0.3 pts
117South Korea41.6+0.3 pts
118Chad41.6-0.2 pts
119Singapore41.4+0.3 pts
120Bosnia and Herzegovina41.4-0.1 pts
121Kyrgyzstan41+1 pts
122Chile41+0.3 pts
123Argentina40.8+0.1 pts
124Costa Rica40.8-0.3 pts
125Brunei40.7+0.1 pts
126North Macedonia40.5-0.5 pts
127Equatorial Guinea40.5-0.2 pts
128Tonga40.2+0.2 pts
129Cuba40.1+0.3 pts
130Paraguay40-1.2 pts
131Philippines40+0.2 pts
132Gabon39.9-0.1 pts
133Venezuela39.9-0 pts
134Myanmar39.7-0 pts
135Suriname39.5+0.3 pts
136Saint Vincent and the Grenadines39.3+0.2 pts
137Bhutan39.2-1.4 pts
138Panama38.8+0.4 pts
139Dominican Republic38.6+0.1 pts
140Ecuador38.5-0.6 pts
141Malta38.4+0.5 pts
142Guyana38.3+0.8 pts
143Indonesia38.10 pts
144Nicaragua38.1+0.5 pts
145Mauritius37.70 pts
146Senegal37.6+0.4 pts
147Mexico37.4-0.4 pts
148Belize37.3+0.2 pts
149Samoa37.3+0.1 pts
150Comoros37.2-0.3 pts
151Malaysia37+0.6 pts
152Honduras35.9+1.2 pts
153Fiji35.4-0.3 pts
154Uzbekistan35.1-0 pts
155Nepal34.9+0.8 pts
156Libya33.8+0.1 pts
157Sri Lanka33.6-0.4 pts
158Guatemala33.5-0 pts
159Mauritania33.1+0.1 pts
160Tajikistan32.1-0.9 pts
161Somalia30.90 pts
162Bangladesh30.3+0.2 pts
163Türkiye30-0.3 pts
164Kuwait27.8-0.4 pts
165Lebanon27.6+0.4 pts
166Maldives27.5-0.5 pts
167Tunisia27.5+0.4 pts
168Sudan27.4-0.7 pts
169Djibouti27.4+0.3 pts
170Morocco25.7+0.2 pts
171India24.30 pts
172Egypt24+0.3 pts
173Pakistan22.1+0.4 pts
174Bahrain21.5+0.6 pts
175Palestine20+0.8 pts
176United Arab Emirates19.4+0.4 pts
177Afghanistan19.3+1 pts
178Algeria17.5+0.4 pts
179Syria17.1-0.2 pts
180Iraq16.3+0.8 pts
181Jordan16-0.7 pts
182Iran15.6-0.3 pts
183Qatar13.5-0.1 pts
184Oman13.3+0.2 pts
185Saudi Arabia11.8-0.1 pts
186Yemen8.1-0.9 pts

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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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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World Bank, World Development Indicators, modelled estimate. Labor force, female (% of total labor force) (SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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Which country has the highest women in the labour force?

Moldova, with 54.2% in 2014, according to the World Bank.

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Yemen, with 8.1% in 2014.

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