Data for 2008

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2008

Name: Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2008
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2008, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2008 covers 187 countries. Tanzania is highest, at 85.572; Yemen is lowest, at 11.561. The middle country reads 51.712. Against 2007, 186 values changed (104 up, 82 down), the same countries are covered.

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Female Labour Force Participation Rate · Data for 2008

HighestTanzania

85.572

LowestYemen

11.561

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

187countries
1measure
2008the 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, 2008, 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, 2008: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	85.572
2	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	84.273
3	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	84.040
4	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	82.666
5	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	78.219
6	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	77.590
7	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	76.590
8	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	75.727
9	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	75.633
10	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	75.314
11	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	74.439
12	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	73.902
13	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	73.747
14	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	71.971
15	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	71.759
16	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	71.594
17	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	71.550
18	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	70.936
19	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	70.836
20	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	70.660
21	Peru`PER`South America	70.266
22	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	69.337
23	Niger`NER`Western Africa	68.612
24	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	68.136
25	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	67.811
26	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	67.643
27	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	67.001
28	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	66.716
29	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	66.403
30	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	65.824
31	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	65.254
32	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	64.867
33	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	64.646
34	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	64.550
35	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	64.541
36	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	63.874
37	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	62.926
38	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	62.183
39	Canada`CAN`Northern America	61.900
40	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	61.450
41	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	61.329
42	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	61.017
43	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	60.804
44	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	60.774
45	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	60.721
46	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	60.442
47	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	60.233
48	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	60.052
49	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	59.836
50	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	59.724
51	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	59.244
52	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	59.208
53	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	59.019
54	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	58.603
55	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	58.420
56	United States`USA`Northern America	58.293
57	Bolivia`BOL`South America	57.924
58	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	57.374
59	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	57.240
60	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	56.827
61	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	56.488
62	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	56.428
63	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	56.426
64	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	56.196
65	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	56.159
66	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	56.119
67	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	56.089
68	Brazil`BRA`South America	56.039
69	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	55.787
70	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	55.774
71	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	55.700
72	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	55.689
73	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	55.606
74	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	55.449
75	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	55.079
76	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	55.073
77	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	54.841
78	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	54.784
79	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	54.572
80	Uruguay`URY`South America	54.437
81	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	54.053
82	Paraguay`PRY`South America	53.755
83	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	53.631
84	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	53.369
85	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	52.960
86	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	52.872
87	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	52.531
88	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	52.446
89	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	52.403
90	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	52.281
91	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	52.239
92	Ecuador`ECU`South America	52.022
93	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	51.998
94	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	51.712
95	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	51.430
96	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	51.370
97	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	51.149
98	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	50.810
99	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	50.757
100	France`FRA`Western Europe	50.740
101	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	50.469
102	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	50.387
103	Colombia`COL`South America	50.370
104	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	50.353
105	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	49.934
106	Venezuela`VEN`South America	49.734
107	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	49.224
108	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	49.177
109	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	48.920
110	Panama`PAN`Central America	48.586
111	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	48.360
112	Argentina`ARG`South America	48.064
113	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	48.062
114	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	48.056
115	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	47.831
116	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	47.595
117	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	47.181
118	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	47.117
119	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	47.063
120	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	46.928
121	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	46.639
122	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	46.272
123	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	46.076
124	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	45.803
125	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	45.650
126	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	45.514
127	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	45.154
128	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	44.747
129	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	44.444
130	Chile`CHL`South America	44.182
131	Belize`BLZ`Central America	43.959
132	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	43.866
133	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	43.767
134	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	43.601
135	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	42.910
136	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	42.708
137	Mexico`MEX`Central America	42.568
138	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	42.320
139	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	41.848
140	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	41.828
141	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	41.708
142	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	41.650
143	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	41.532
144	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	41.439
145	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	41.274
146	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	40.943
147	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	40.709
148	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	40.457
149	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	40.268
150	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	39.455
151	Honduras`HND`Central America	39.440
152	Suriname`SUR`South America	39.098
153	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	38.415
154	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	38.396
155	Guyana`GUY`South America	38.070
156	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	36.495
157	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	36.166
158	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	34.415
159	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	33.482
160	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	33.363
161	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	33.129
162	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	32.646
163	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	32.398
164	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	31.660
165	India`IND`Southern Asia	30.892
166	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	27.680
167	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	26.278
168	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	25.695
169	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	25.600
170	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	24.815
171	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	24.331
172	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	23.611
173	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	22.730
174	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	21.895
175	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	21.585
176	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	20.550
177	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	19.851
178	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	16.890
179	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	16.739
180	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	14.944
181	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	14.763
182	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	14.706
183	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	13.939
184	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	13.865
185	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	13.703
186	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	12.215
187	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	11.561

02In 2008

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Tanzania85.572
2Mozambique84.273
3Madagascar84.040
4Solomon Islands82.666
5Burundi78.219

Lowest

187Yemen11.561
186Iraq12.215
185Syria13.703
184Algeria13.865
183Jordan13.939

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 51.712. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
186values changed, of 187 in both
104 · 82rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Guam48.288 → 50.810+2.522
Singapore53.634 → 56.089+2.455
Chile42.235 → 44.182+1.947
Latvia52.909 → 54.841+1.932
Fiji38.475 → 40.268+1.793

Fell most

Vanuatu70.290 → 66.403−3.887
Cambodia74.683 → 71.971−2.712
Tajikistan34.093 → 31.660−2.433
Cameroon78.096 → 75.727−2.369
Iran17.005 → 14.763−2.242

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 2008.
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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) (2008). Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/female-labour-participation/2008

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