Data for 2001

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2001

Name: Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2001
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2001, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2001 covers 187 countries. Mozambique is highest, at 87.558; Palestine is lowest, at 10.040. The middle country reads 50.088. Against 2000, 187 values changed (102 up, 85 down), the same countries are covered.

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Female Labour Force Participation Rate · Data for 2001

HighestMozambique

87.558

LowestPalestine

10.040

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

187countries
1measure
2001the year it describes
185distinct 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, 2001, 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, 2001: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	87.558
2	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	84.350
3	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	83.976
4	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	82.954
5	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	82.480
6	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	78.122
7	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	77.905
8	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	77.808
9	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	77.400
10	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	77.074
11	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	77.068
12	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	75.522
13	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	74.554
14	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	74.071
15	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	74.020
16	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	72.559
17	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	71.801
18	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	71.493
19	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	71.340
20	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	71.229
21	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	71.154
22	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	70.531
23	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	70.283
24	Niger`NER`Western Africa	68.958
25	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	68.760
26	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	68.303
27	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	67.502
28	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	67.319
29	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	66.536
30	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	66.021
31	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	65.792
32	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	65.290
33	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	65.255
34	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	64.676
35	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	64.381
36	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	63.804
37	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	63.704
38	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	62.781
39	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	61.699
40	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	60.995
41	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	60.534
42	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	60.142
43	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	59.874
44	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	59.573
45	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	59.537
46	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	59.158
47	Canada`CAN`Northern America	58.978
48	Bolivia`BOL`South America	58.830
49	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	58.797
=50	Peru`PER`South America	58.578
=50	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	58.578
52	United States`USA`Northern America	58.521
53	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	58.503
54	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	58.251
55	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	58.087
56	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	57.605
57	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	57.325
58	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	57.281
59	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	57.148
60	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	56.929
61	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	56.389
62	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	55.683
63	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	55.678
64	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	55.548
65	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	55.256
66	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	55.158
67	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	54.803
68	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	54.317
69	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	54.121
70	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	53.930
71	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	53.730
72	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	53.533
73	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	53.510
74	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	53.478
=75	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	53.416
=75	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	53.416
77	Colombia`COL`South America	53.393
78	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	53.333
79	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	52.965
80	Brazil`BRA`South America	52.957
81	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	52.864
82	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	52.614
83	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	52.550
84	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	52.425
85	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	51.986
86	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	51.870
87	Paraguay`PRY`South America	51.598
88	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	51.366
89	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	51.274
90	Uruguay`URY`South America	51.226
91	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	51.159
92	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	51.133
93	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	50.308
94	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	50.088
95	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	50.001
96	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	49.986
97	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	49.936
98	Argentina`ARG`South America	49.755
99	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	49.680
100	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	49.633
101	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	49.542
102	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	49.482
103	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	49.347
104	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	49.246
105	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	49.051
106	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	48.861
107	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	48.845
108	Venezuela`VEN`South America	48.527
109	France`FRA`Western Europe	48.324
110	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	48.262
111	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	48.083
112	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	47.752
113	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	47.749
114	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	47.148
115	Ecuador`ECU`South America	46.976
116	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	46.836
117	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	46.664
118	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	46.332
119	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	46.140
120	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	45.883
121	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	45.657
122	Panama`PAN`Central America	45.634
123	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	45.176
124	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	44.669
125	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	44.533
126	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	44.524
127	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	44.412
128	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	44.397
129	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	44.305
130	Honduras`HND`Central America	42.990
131	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	42.402
132	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	42.289
133	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	42.249
134	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	41.787
135	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	41.579
136	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	41.564
137	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	41.163
138	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	41.131
139	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	41.052
140	Belize`BLZ`Central America	40.317
141	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	39.498
142	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	39.439
143	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	38.729
144	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	38.363
145	Mexico`MEX`Central America	38.229
146	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	37.995
147	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	37.429
148	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	37.045
149	Chile`CHL`South America	36.726
150	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	36.720
151	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	36.714
152	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	36.231
153	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	36.077
154	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	35.863
155	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	35.359
156	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	34.910
157	Guyana`GUY`South America	34.818
158	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	34.533
159	India`IND`Southern Asia	34.483
160	Suriname`SUR`South America	34.072
161	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	33.107
162	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	32.315
163	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	30.757
164	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	29.365
165	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	28.878
166	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	28.228
167	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	27.532
168	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	27.088
169	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	25.365
170	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	23.987
171	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	23.663
172	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	22.612
173	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	21.497
174	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	21.041
175	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	20.337
176	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	20.241
177	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	19.829
178	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	18.896
179	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	16.406
180	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	16.170
181	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	15.941
182	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	14.578
183	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	14.196
184	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	12.160
185	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	11.289
186	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	10.089
187	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	10.040

02In 2001

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Mozambique87.558
2Tanzania84.350
3Madagascar83.976
4Solomon Islands82.954
5Burundi82.480

Lowest

187Palestine10.040
186Iraq10.089
185Jordan11.289
184Algeria12.160
183Afghanistan14.196

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 50.088. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032000 → 2001

Since 2000

What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
102 · 85rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Peru53.528 → 58.578+5.050
Costa Rica38.642 → 41.564+2.922
Cyprus49.302 → 51.870+2.568
United States Virgin Islands55.876 → 58.251+2.375
Bulgaria44.321 → 46.664+2.343

Fell most

Mauritius38.661 → 36.231−2.430
Palestine12.402 → 10.040−2.362
Guam60.074 → 58.087−1.987
Azerbaijan72.205 → 70.283−1.922
Belgium43.616 → 41.787−1.829

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 2001.
185 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 58.578. 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) (2001). Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/female-labour-participation/2001

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