Data for 1999

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 1999

Name: Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 1999
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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1999, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 1999 covers 187 countries. Mozambique is highest, at 87.296; Iraq is lowest, at 9.451. The middle country reads 49.840. Against 1998, 186 values changed (127 up, 59 down), the same countries are covered.

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Female Labour Force Participation Rate · Data for 1999

HighestMozambique

87.296

LowestIraq

9.451

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

187countries
1measure
1999the year it describes
187distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 1999, 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, 1999: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	87.296
2	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	84.328
3	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	84.182
4	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	83.898
5	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	81.599
6	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	78.595
7	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	78.086
8	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	77.913
9	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	77.821
10	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	77.628
11	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	77.559
12	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	75.471
13	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	74.606
14	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	74.151
15	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	73.888
16	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	73.434
17	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	71.766
18	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	71.368
19	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	71.247
20	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	71.222
21	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	71.181
22	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	71.158
23	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	70.418
24	Niger`NER`Western Africa	69.057
25	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	69.028
26	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	68.750
27	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	68.453
28	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	67.853
29	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	67.535
30	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	67.389
31	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	66.336
32	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	66.118
33	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	65.737
34	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	65.185
35	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	64.735
36	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	63.418
37	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	62.977
38	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	62.594
39	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	60.824
40	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	60.713
41	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	60.578
42	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	60.489
43	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	60.155
44	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	60.026
45	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	59.308
46	Bolivia`BOL`South America	59.135
47	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	58.984
48	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	58.820
49	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	58.818
50	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	58.576
51	United States`USA`Northern America	58.551
52	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	58.374
53	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	58.288
54	Canada`CAN`Northern America	58.201
55	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	58.124
56	Peru`PER`South America	57.650
57	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	56.868
58	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	56.857
59	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	56.624
60	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	56.559
61	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	56.323
62	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	55.470
63	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	55.465
64	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	55.158
65	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	55.091
66	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	54.681
67	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	54.487
68	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	54.477
69	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	53.986
70	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	53.727
71	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	53.654
72	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	53.261
73	Colombia`COL`South America	53.210
74	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	52.979
75	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	52.737
76	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	52.723
77	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	52.675
78	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	52.465
79	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	52.385
80	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	52.280
81	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	52.153
82	Paraguay`PRY`South America	51.985
83	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	51.972
84	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	51.917
85	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	51.851
86	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	51.824
87	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	51.655
88	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	51.171
89	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	51.109
90	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	50.811
91	Brazil`BRA`South America	50.801
92	Argentina`ARG`South America	50.751
93	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	50.428
94	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	49.840
95	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	49.522
96	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	49.362
97	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	49.262
98	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	49.181
99	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	49.054
100	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	48.998
101	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	48.921
102	Ecuador`ECU`South America	48.800
103	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	48.754
104	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	48.712
105	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	48.711
106	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	48.521
107	France`FRA`Western Europe	48.449
108	Uruguay`URY`South America	48.431
109	Venezuela`VEN`South America	48.119
110	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	47.990
111	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	47.717
112	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	47.697
113	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	47.675
114	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	47.234
115	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	47.134
116	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	47.065
117	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	46.343
118	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	45.913
119	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	45.685
120	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	45.282
121	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	45.269
122	Honduras`HND`Central America	45.107
123	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	44.652
124	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	44.550
125	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	44.508
126	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	44.385
127	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	44.153
128	Panama`PAN`Central America	44.074
129	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	43.937
130	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	43.749
131	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	43.147
132	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	42.631
133	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	42.493
134	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	42.305
135	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	41.333
136	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	40.275
137	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	40.062
138	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	39.936
139	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	39.873
140	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	39.797
141	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	39.519
142	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	39.364
143	Belize`BLZ`Central America	39.297
144	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	39.117
145	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	38.706
146	Mexico`MEX`Central America	38.527
147	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	38.253
148	Chile`CHL`South America	38.096
149	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	37.754
150	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	37.649
151	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	36.372
152	Guyana`GUY`South America	35.975
153	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	35.641
154	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	35.158
155	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	35.085
156	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	35.058
157	India`IND`Southern Asia	33.775
158	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	33.597
159	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	33.365
160	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	32.941
161	Suriname`SUR`South America	32.730
162	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	32.132
163	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	30.073
164	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	30.049
165	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	29.922
166	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	28.345
167	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	28.106
168	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	27.996
169	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	24.753
170	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	23.896
171	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	23.716
172	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	22.317
173	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	21.587
174	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	21.122
175	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	21.106
176	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	20.512
177	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	19.612
178	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	18.594
179	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	16.874
180	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	16.194
181	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	15.686
182	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	14.443
183	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	12.853
184	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	12.783
185	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	11.914
186	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	11.739
187	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	9.451

02In 1999

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Mozambique87.296
2Tanzania84.328
3Burundi84.182
4Madagascar83.898
5Solomon Islands81.599

Lowest

187Iraq9.451
186Jordan11.739
185Algeria11.914
184Palestine12.783
183Iran12.853

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 49.840. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031998 → 1999

Since 1998

What changed between 1998 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
186values changed, of 187 in both
127 · 59rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Russia51.031 → 54.487+3.456
Peru54.985 → 57.650+2.665
Syria16.511 → 18.594+2.083
Luxembourg37.854 → 39.873+2.019
Maldives33.180 → 35.085+1.905

Fell most

Sri Lanka41.330 → 37.649−3.681
Ecuador51.694 → 48.800−2.894
Turkmenistan52.863 → 50.428−2.435
Albania53.714 → 51.824−1.890
Latvia51.577 → 49.840−1.737

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 1999.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (1999). Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 1999 [data set], describing 1999. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/female-labour-participation/1999

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