Data for 1995

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 1995

Name: Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 1995
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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1995, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 1995 covers 187 countries. Burundi is highest, at 87.479; Iraq is lowest, at 8.754. The middle country reads 48.975. Against 1994, 187 values changed (111 up, 76 down), the same countries are covered.

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Female Labour Force Participation Rate · Data for 1995

HighestBurundi

87.479

LowestIraq

8.754

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

187countries
1measure
1995the year it describes
187distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 1995, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 1995: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	87.479
2	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	86.972
3	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	84.333
4	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	83.788
5	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	80.939
6	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	78.774
7	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	78.489
8	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	78.119
9	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	77.721
10	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	77.636
11	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	77.612
12	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	75.426
13	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	75.155
14	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	74.811
15	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	74.774
16	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	74.274
17	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	73.856
18	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	73.806
19	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	71.971
20	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	71.643
21	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	71.078
22	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	71.069
23	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	70.564
24	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	70.126
25	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	70.092
26	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	69.553
27	Niger`NER`Western Africa	69.194
28	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	66.993
29	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	66.901
30	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	66.556
31	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	66.492
32	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	66.042
33	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	65.907
34	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	65.709
35	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	64.897
36	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	63.353
37	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	63.295
38	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	63.276
39	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	62.588
40	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	61.673
41	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	60.449
42	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	60.413
43	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	59.782
44	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	59.780
45	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	59.684
46	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	59.518
47	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	59.322
48	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	58.996
49	Bolivia`BOL`South America	58.237
50	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	58.220
51	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	57.908
52	United States`USA`Northern America	57.576
53	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	57.063
54	Canada`CAN`Northern America	56.808
55	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	56.429
56	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	56.274
57	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	56.185
58	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	55.815
59	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	55.764
60	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	55.715
61	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	55.327
62	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	55.188
63	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	54.819
64	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	54.651
65	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	54.633
66	Colombia`COL`South America	53.957
67	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	53.705
68	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	53.675
69	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	53.582
70	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	53.229
71	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	53.079
72	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	53.016
73	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	52.750
74	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	52.625
75	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	52.401
76	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	52.153
77	Paraguay`PRY`South America	52.094
78	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	52.010
79	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	51.860
80	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	51.760
81	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	51.665
82	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	51.508
83	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	51.497
84	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	51.458
85	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	51.392
86	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	51.372
87	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	51.097
88	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	50.673
89	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	50.431
90	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	50.362
91	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	49.914
92	Peru`PER`South America	49.100
93	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	49.080
94	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	48.975
95	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	48.952
96	Brazil`BRA`South America	48.916
97	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	48.714
98	Argentina`ARG`South America	48.503
99	Venezuela`VEN`South America	48.502
100	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	48.449
101	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	48.329
102	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	48.167
103	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	48.060
104	Ecuador`ECU`South America	47.974
105	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	47.834
106	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	47.789
107	France`FRA`Western Europe	47.775
108	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	47.384
109	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	47.374
110	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	47.264
111	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	46.304
112	Uruguay`URY`South America	46.260
113	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	46.231
114	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	46.181
115	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	46.116
116	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	46.079
117	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	45.389
118	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	45.305
119	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	45.295
120	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	45.271
121	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	45.209
122	Honduras`HND`Central America	44.908
123	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	44.814
124	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	44.363
125	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	44.215
126	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	43.259
127	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	43.131
128	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	43.109
129	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	42.905
130	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	42.784
131	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	42.736
132	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	42.347
133	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	41.637
134	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	41.635
135	Panama`PAN`Central America	41.434
136	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	40.424
137	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	39.933
138	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	39.543
139	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	38.735
140	Guyana`GUY`South America	38.190
141	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	37.913
142	Mexico`MEX`Central America	37.613
143	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	37.420
144	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	37.267
145	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	36.770
146	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	35.998
147	Chile`CHL`South America	35.896
148	Belize`BLZ`Central America	35.616
149	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	35.600
150	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	35.575
151	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	35.361
152	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	33.656
153	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	33.488
154	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	33.388
155	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	33.142
156	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	32.545
157	Suriname`SUR`South America	32.391
158	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	31.954
159	India`IND`Southern Asia	31.331
160	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	31.250
161	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	31.238
162	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	30.799
163	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	28.386
164	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	28.275
165	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	27.992
166	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	27.726
167	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	26.733
168	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	26.467
169	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	23.557
170	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	23.340
171	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	23.297
172	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	21.795
173	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	21.750
174	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	21.317
175	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	20.814
176	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	20.484
177	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	19.092
178	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	17.567
179	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	15.796
180	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	15.641
181	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	15.194
182	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	12.553
183	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	11.804
184	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	11.624
185	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	11.572
186	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	10.395
187	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	8.754

02In 1995

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Burundi87.479
2Mozambique86.972
3Tanzania84.333
4Madagascar83.788
5Solomon Islands80.939

Lowest

187Iraq8.754
186Iran10.395
185Jordan11.572
184Algeria11.624
183Palestine11.804

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 48.975. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031994 → 1995

Since 1994

What changed between 1994 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
111 · 76rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Peru46.074 → 49.100+3.026
Iceland67.872 → 70.126+2.254
Azerbaijan73.087 → 75.155+2.068
Maldives26.060 → 27.726+1.666
Turkmenistan50.495 → 52.153+1.658

Fell most

United States Virgin Islands64.476 → 60.449−4.027
Luxembourg37.826 → 35.361−2.465
Sri Lanka37.900 → 35.600−2.300
Albania57.037 → 54.819−2.218
Pakistan14.476 → 12.553−1.923

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1995.
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ILO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (1995). Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 1995 [data set], describing 1995. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/female-labour-participation/1995

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