Data for 2002

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2002

Name: Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2002
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2002, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2002 covers 187 countries. Mozambique is highest, at 87.691; Palestine is lowest, at 10.064. The middle country reads 50.663. Against 2001, 187 values changed (110 up, 77 down), the same countries are covered.

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Female Labour Force Participation Rate · Data for 2002

HighestMozambique

87.691

LowestPalestine

10.064

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

187countries
1measure
2002the 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, 2002, 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, 2002: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	87.691
2	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	84.939
3	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	84.029
4	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	83.222
5	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	81.561
6	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	78.133
7	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	77.954
8	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	77.782
9	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	77.380
10	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	76.819
11	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	76.315
12	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	75.548
13	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	74.546
14	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	74.389
15	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	74.061
16	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	71.811
17	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	71.743
18	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	71.323
19	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	71.189
20	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	71.091
21	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	70.833
22	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	70.588
23	Niger`NER`Western Africa	68.906
24	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	68.823
25	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	68.625
26	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	68.495
27	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	67.088
28	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	66.545
29	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	66.464
30	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	65.822
31	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	65.325
32	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	65.319
33	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	65.107
34	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	64.993
35	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	64.665
36	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	64.124
37	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	63.930
38	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	62.713
39	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	62.262
40	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	61.038
41	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	61.032
42	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	60.552
43	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	60.309
44	Canada`CAN`Northern America	60.159
45	Peru`PER`South America	60.045
46	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	59.843
47	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	59.358
48	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	59.079
49	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	58.941
50	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	58.716
51	Bolivia`BOL`South America	58.690
52	United States`USA`Northern America	58.351
53	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	58.343
54	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	58.305
55	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	57.750
56	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	57.463
57	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	57.462
58	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	57.114
59	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	56.932
60	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	56.300
61	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	55.830
62	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	55.587
63	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	55.355
64	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	55.310
65	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	55.154
66	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	54.827
67	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	54.578
68	Brazil`BRA`South America	54.570
69	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	54.398
70	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	54.308
71	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	54.247
72	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	54.146
73	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	54.080
74	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	54.029
75	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	53.967
76	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	53.674
77	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	53.290
78	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	53.120
79	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	52.808
80	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	52.563
81	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	52.531
82	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	52.371
83	Colombia`COL`South America	52.356
84	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	52.342
85	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	52.171
86	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	51.932
87	Paraguay`PRY`South America	51.724
88	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	51.499
89	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	51.449
90	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	51.196
91	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	51.070
92	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	51.030
93	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	50.954
94	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	50.663
95	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	50.369
96	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	50.236
97	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	50.127
98	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	49.775
99	Uruguay`URY`South America	49.597
100	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	49.580
101	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	49.276
102	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	49.253
103	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	49.088
104	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	48.896
105	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	48.686
106	France`FRA`Western Europe	48.535
107	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	48.457
108	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	48.233
109	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	48.224
110	Ecuador`ECU`South America	48.074
111	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	48.048
112	Argentina`ARG`South America	47.938
113	Venezuela`VEN`South America	47.765
114	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	47.599
115	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	47.108
116	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	47.089
117	Panama`PAN`Central America	46.414
118	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	46.346
119	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	46.197
120	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	46.188
121	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	45.982
122	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	45.184
123	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	45.016
124	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	44.943
125	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	44.928
126	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	44.888
127	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	44.400
128	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	44.316
129	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	44.136
130	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	42.780
131	Honduras`HND`Central America	42.581
132	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	42.506
133	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	42.276
134	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	42.148
135	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	42.143
136	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	41.891
137	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	41.471
138	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	41.436
139	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	41.143
140	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	41.141
141	Belize`BLZ`Central America	40.829
142	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	40.040
143	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	39.431
144	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	39.270
145	Mexico`MEX`Central America	38.314
146	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	38.139
147	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	37.844
148	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	37.562
149	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	37.060
150	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	37.054
151	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	37.017
152	Chile`CHL`South America	36.448
153	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	36.326
154	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	35.990
155	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	35.831
156	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	35.493
157	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	35.173
158	Suriname`SUR`South America	34.754
159	India`IND`Southern Asia	34.570
160	Guyana`GUY`South America	34.228
161	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	33.193
162	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	32.373
163	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	31.107
164	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	30.571
165	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	28.980
166	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	28.159
167	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	27.864
168	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	27.245
169	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	24.788
170	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	24.261
171	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	23.654
172	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	22.652
173	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	21.723
174	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	21.000
175	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	19.959
176	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	19.616
177	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	18.191
178	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	17.652
179	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	16.502
180	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	16.224
181	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	15.793
182	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	15.500
183	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	14.152
184	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	12.318
185	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	11.892
186	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	10.423
187	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	10.064

02In 2002

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Mozambique87.691
2Tanzania84.939
3Madagascar84.029
4Solomon Islands83.222
5Burundi81.561

Lowest

187Palestine10.064
186Iraq10.423
185Jordan11.892
184Algeria12.318
183Afghanistan14.152

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 50.663. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032001 → 2002

Since 2001

What changed between 2001 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
110 · 77rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Spain39.439 → 41.891+2.452
Dominican Republic38.363 → 40.040+1.677
Brazil52.957 → 54.570+1.613
Mauritius36.231 → 37.844+1.613
Peru58.578 → 60.045+1.467

Fell most

Guam58.087 → 54.398−3.689
Egypt20.337 → 18.191−2.146
Indonesia49.986 → 48.048−1.938
Argentina49.755 → 47.938−1.817
Uruguay51.226 → 49.597−1.629

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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Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2002.
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Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2002). Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/female-labour-participation/2002

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