Data for 2004

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2004

Name: Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2004
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2004, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2004 covers 187 countries. Mozambique is highest, at 87.166; Jordan is lowest, at 11.116. The middle country reads 51.259. Against 2003, 187 values changed (102 up, 85 down), the same countries are covered.

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Female Labour Force Participation Rate · Data for 2004

HighestMozambique

87.166

LowestJordan

11.116

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

187countries
1measure
2004the 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, 2004, 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, 2004: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	87.166
2	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	86.064
3	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	84.094
4	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	82.907
5	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	79.526
6	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	78.157
7	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	78.031
8	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	77.685
9	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	76.993
10	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	76.315
11	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	75.597
12	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	75.325
13	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	74.557
14	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	74.259
15	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	74.083
16	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	71.814
17	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	71.279
18	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	71.085
19	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	71.058
20	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	70.703
21	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	70.445
22	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	70.098
23	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	68.825
24	Niger`NER`Western Africa	68.798
25	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	68.354
26	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	66.706
27	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	66.250
28	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	66.244
29	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	65.919
30	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	65.881
31	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	64.826
32	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	64.808
33	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	64.711
34	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	64.224
35	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	64.222
36	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	64.064
37	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	63.912
38	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	63.079
39	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	62.923
40	Peru`PER`South America	62.915
41	Canada`CAN`Northern America	61.292
42	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	60.961
43	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	60.627
44	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	60.555
45	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	60.410
46	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	59.759
47	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	59.132
48	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	59.107
49	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	59.031
50	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	58.466
51	Bolivia`BOL`South America	58.433
52	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	58.212
53	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	58.087
54	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	58.012
55	United States`USA`Northern America	57.944
56	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	57.662
57	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	57.573
58	Paraguay`PRY`South America	56.882
59	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	56.565
60	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	56.076
61	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	55.909
62	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	55.774
63	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	55.660
64	Brazil`BRA`South America	55.642
65	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	55.419
66	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	55.180
67	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	54.973
68	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	54.719
69	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	54.666
70	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	54.640
71	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	54.583
72	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	54.534
73	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	54.385
74	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	54.280
75	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	54.022
76	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	53.935
77	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	53.878
78	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	53.674
79	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	53.518
80	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	53.323
81	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	53.198
82	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	53.108
83	Colombia`COL`South America	52.953
84	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	52.836
85	Ecuador`ECU`South America	52.726
86	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	52.697
87	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	52.641
88	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	52.599
89	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	52.467
90	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	52.398
91	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	51.905
92	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	51.337
93	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	51.273
94	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	51.259
95	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	50.691
96	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	50.637
97	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	50.554
98	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	50.405
99	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	50.231
100	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	50.059
101	Argentina`ARG`South America	49.963
102	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	49.742
103	France`FRA`Western Europe	49.582
104	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	49.202
105	Uruguay`URY`South America	49.088
106	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	49.076
107	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	48.297
108	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	48.163
109	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	47.904
110	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	47.845
111	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	47.719
112	Venezuela`VEN`South America	47.558
113	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	47.539
114	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	47.415
115	Panama`PAN`Central America	47.255
116	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	47.236
117	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	46.711
118	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	46.651
119	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	45.921
120	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	45.799
121	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	45.723
122	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	45.711
123	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	45.273
124	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	45.238
125	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	45.204
126	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	44.756
127	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	44.598
128	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	44.499
129	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	44.185
130	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	44.146
131	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	42.490
132	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	42.255
133	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	42.091
134	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	42.045
135	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	41.978
136	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	41.870
137	Belize`BLZ`Central America	41.864
138	Honduras`HND`Central America	41.782
139	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	41.766
140	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	41.048
141	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	40.792
142	Mexico`MEX`Central America	40.098
143	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	39.832
144	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	39.769
145	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	39.261
146	Chile`CHL`South America	39.211
147	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	39.168
148	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	39.056
149	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	38.499
150	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	38.128
151	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	38.073
152	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	37.065
153	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	36.673
154	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	36.496
155	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	36.235
156	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	36.192
157	Suriname`SUR`South America	36.154
158	Guyana`GUY`South America	35.543
159	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	35.350
160	India`IND`Southern Asia	34.753
161	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	33.303
162	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	32.620
163	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	31.834
164	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	29.123
165	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	28.011
166	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	27.775
167	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	26.680
168	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	25.293
169	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	24.750
170	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	23.669
171	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	23.139
172	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	22.721
173	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	22.211
174	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	20.890
175	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	20.281
176	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	19.680
177	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	17.777
178	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	17.747
179	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	17.555
180	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	16.576
181	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	16.549
182	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	15.367
183	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	14.205
184	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	12.864
185	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	12.713
186	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	11.131
187	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	11.116

02In 2004

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Mozambique87.166
2Tanzania86.064
3Madagascar84.094
4Solomon Islands82.907
5Burundi79.526

Lowest

187Jordan11.116
186Iraq11.131
185Algeria12.713
184Palestine12.864
183Afghanistan14.205

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 51.259. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032003 → 2004

Since 2003

What changed between 2003 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

Paraguay51.514 → 56.882+5.368
Ecuador49.170 → 52.726+3.556
Slovenia50.437 → 52.836+2.399
United States Virgin Islands56.185 → 58.212+2.027
Trinidad and Tobago51.195 → 53.108+1.913

Fell most

Guatemala47.982 → 42.045−5.937
Lithuania54.789 → 51.337−3.452
Türkiye26.545 → 23.139−3.406
Tajikistan44.404 → 41.766−2.638
Azerbaijan66.626 → 64.222−2.404

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 2004.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2004). Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/female-labour-participation/2004

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