Data for 2000

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2000

Name: Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2000
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2000, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2000 covers 187 countries. Mozambique is highest, at 87.427; Iraq is lowest, at 9.765. The middle country reads 49.859. Against 1999, 186 values changed (105 up, 81 down), the same countries are covered.

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Female Labour Force Participation Rate · Data for 2000

HighestMozambique

87.427

LowestIraq

9.765

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

187countries
1measure
2000the year it describes
186distinct 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, 2000, 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, 2000: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	87.427
2	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	84.345
3	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	83.936
4	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	83.348
5	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	82.440
6	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	78.106
7	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	77.922
8	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	77.861
9	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	77.834
10	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	77.553
11	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	77.315
12	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	75.495
13	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	74.575
14	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	74.091
15	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	73.747
16	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	73.471
17	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	72.205
18	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	71.785
19	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	71.353
20	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	71.247
21	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	71.173
22	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	70.474
23	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	69.974
24	Niger`NER`Western Africa	69.009
25	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	68.895
26	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	68.205
27	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	68.089
28	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	67.913
29	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	66.709
30	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	66.338
31	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	65.834
32	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	65.774
33	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	65.596
34	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	64.695
35	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	64.178
36	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	63.612
37	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	63.474
38	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	62.907
39	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	61.266
40	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	60.878
41	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	60.512
42	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	60.201
43	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	60.074
44	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	60.030
45	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	59.314
46	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	59.295
47	Bolivia`BOL`South America	58.980
48	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	58.952
49	United States`USA`Northern America	58.682
50	Canada`CAN`Northern America	58.669
51	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	58.658
52	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	58.147
53	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	58.104
54	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	57.886
55	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	57.595
56	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	56.835
57	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	56.721
58	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	56.566
59	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	56.452
60	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	56.428
61	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	56.200
62	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	55.876
63	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	55.507
64	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	55.185
65	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	54.916
66	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	54.851
67	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	54.659
68	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	54.618
69	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	54.459
70	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	53.834
71	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	53.660
72	Peru`PER`South America	53.528
73	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	53.472
74	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	53.469
75	Colombia`COL`South America	53.390
76	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	53.087
77	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	52.921
78	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	52.897
79	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	52.728
80	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	52.655
81	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	52.588
82	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	52.575
83	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	52.122
84	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	51.936
85	Brazil`BRA`South America	51.851
86	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	51.670
87	Paraguay`PRY`South America	51.653
88	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	51.637
89	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	51.294
90	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	51.126
91	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	50.831
92	Argentina`ARG`South America	50.537
93	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	50.363
94	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	49.859
95	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	49.511
96	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	49.350
97	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	49.345
98	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	49.302
99	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	49.190
100	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	49.001
101	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	48.991
=102	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	48.986
=102	Uruguay`URY`South America	48.986
104	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	48.977
105	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	48.853
106	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	48.629
107	France`FRA`Western Europe	48.535
108	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	48.401
109	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	47.946
110	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	47.944
111	Venezuela`VEN`South America	47.914
112	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	47.885
113	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	47.264
114	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	47.176
115	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	46.698
116	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	46.583
117	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	46.075
118	Ecuador`ECU`South America	45.876
119	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	45.552
120	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	45.454
121	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	45.422
122	Panama`PAN`Central America	44.853
123	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	44.526
124	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	44.424
125	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	44.411
126	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	44.394
127	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	44.321
128	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	44.177
129	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	44.134
130	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	43.616
131	Honduras`HND`Central America	43.406
132	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	42.495
133	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	42.421
134	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	42.361
135	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	41.485
136	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	41.249
137	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	40.873
138	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	40.657
139	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	40.593
140	Belize`BLZ`Central America	39.808
141	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	39.730
142	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	39.638
143	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	39.478
144	Mexico`MEX`Central America	38.866
145	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	38.661
146	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	38.642
147	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	37.865
148	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	37.841
149	Chile`CHL`South America	37.700
150	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	37.037
151	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	36.331
152	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	36.259
153	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	35.885
154	Guyana`GUY`South America	35.401
155	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	35.396
156	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	34.734
157	India`IND`Southern Asia	34.397
158	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	34.267
159	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	33.936
160	Suriname`SUR`South America	33.397
161	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	33.026
162	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	32.238
163	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	30.430
164	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	29.754
165	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	28.671
166	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	28.317
167	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	27.819
168	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	26.509
169	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	24.934
170	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	23.917
171	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	23.684
172	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	22.502
173	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	21.283
174	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	21.081
175	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	20.887
176	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	20.406
177	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	20.208
178	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	19.698
179	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	16.389
180	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	16.302
181	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	16.130
182	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	14.294
183	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	13.691
184	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	12.402
185	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	12.026
186	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	11.845
187	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	9.765

02In 2000

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Mozambique87.427
2Tanzania84.345
3Madagascar83.936
4Burundi83.348
5Solomon Islands82.440

Lowest

187Iraq9.765
186Jordan11.845
185Algeria12.026
184Palestine12.402
183Iran13.691

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 49.859. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031999 → 2000

Since 1999

What changed between 1999 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
186values changed, of 187 in both
105 · 81rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Syria18.594 → 20.887+2.293
Iceland71.222 → 73.471+2.249
Maldives35.085 → 37.037+1.952
South Korea47.675 → 49.350+1.675
Luxembourg39.873 → 41.485+1.612

Fell most

Peru57.650 → 53.528−4.122
Türkiye29.922 → 26.509−3.413
Timor-Leste67.535 → 64.178−3.357
Ecuador48.800 → 45.876−2.924
Honduras45.107 → 43.406−1.701

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 2000.
186 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 48.986. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
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) (2000). Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/female-labour-participation/2000

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