Data for 2013

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2013

Name: Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2013
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2013, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2013 covers 187 countries. Madagascar is highest, at 83.566; Yemen is lowest, at 6.815. The middle country reads 52.312. Against 2012, 186 values changed (92 up, 94 down), the same countries are covered.

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Female Labour Force Participation Rate · Data for 2013

HighestMadagascar

83.566

LowestYemen

6.815

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

187countries
1measure
2013the 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, 2013, 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, 2013: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	83.566
2	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	82.443
3	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	81.909
4	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	81.098
5	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	80.235
6	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	80.040
7	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	77.582
8	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	75.766
9	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	74.402
10	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	74.400
11	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	74.251
12	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	74.052
13	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	73.559
14	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	72.906
15	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	72.196
16	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	71.908
17	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	71.235
18	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	71.064
19	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	70.810
20	Peru`PER`South America	70.200
21	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	69.915
22	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	67.885
23	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	67.132
24	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	66.742
25	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	65.994
26	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	65.892
27	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	65.586
28	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	65.572
29	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	65.549
30	Niger`NER`Western Africa	64.262
31	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	63.997
32	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	63.593
33	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	63.293
34	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	63.023
35	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	62.255
36	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	61.923
37	Canada`CAN`Northern America	61.816
38	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	61.780
39	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	61.507
40	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	61.379
41	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	61.354
42	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	61.210
43	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	61.038
44	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	60.373
45	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	60.158
46	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	60.127
47	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	59.364
48	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	59.183
49	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	59.065
50	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	59.008
51	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	58.739
52	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	58.607
53	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	58.570
54	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	58.402
55	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	58.190
56	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	57.679
57	Paraguay`PRY`South America	57.676
58	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	57.370
59	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	57.304
60	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	57.303
61	Bolivia`BOL`South America	57.294
62	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	57.277
63	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	56.616
64	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	56.437
65	United States`USA`Northern America	56.362
66	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	56.256
67	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	56.235
68	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	55.987
69	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	55.985
70	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	55.585
71	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	55.568
72	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	55.432
73	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	55.341
74	Uruguay`URY`South America	55.333
75	Colombia`COL`South America	55.303
76	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	55.227
77	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	54.711
78	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	54.357
79	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	54.194
80	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	54.157
81	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	53.950
82	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	53.938
83	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	53.912
84	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	53.878
85	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	53.869
86	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	53.773
87	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	53.647
88	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	53.302
89	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	53.176
90	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	52.957
91	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	52.927
92	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	52.831
93	Brazil`BRA`South America	52.826
94	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	52.312
95	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	51.929
96	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	51.799
97	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	51.641
98	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	51.610
99	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	51.459
100	France`FRA`Western Europe	51.318
101	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	51.249
102	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	51.140
103	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	50.988
104	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	50.937
105	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	50.888
106	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	50.805
107	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	50.714
108	Panama`PAN`Central America	50.208
109	Chile`CHL`South America	49.656
110	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	49.638
111	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	49.289
112	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	49.227
113	Venezuela`VEN`South America	49.084
114	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	49.052
115	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	48.760
116	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	48.739
117	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	48.617
118	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	48.534
119	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	48.338
120	Ecuador`ECU`South America	48.131
121	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	47.804
122	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	47.736
123	Argentina`ARG`South America	47.642
124	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	47.404
125	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	47.063
126	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	46.531
127	Belize`BLZ`Central America	46.501
128	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	46.273
129	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	46.063
130	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	45.843
131	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	45.088
132	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	44.956
133	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	44.750
134	Mexico`MEX`Central America	44.480
135	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	44.453
136	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	43.783
137	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	43.551
138	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	43.436
139	Honduras`HND`Central America	43.408
140	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	43.319
141	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	43.172
142	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	43.063
143	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	42.952
144	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	42.925
145	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	42.866
146	Suriname`SUR`South America	42.860
147	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	41.706
148	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	41.461
149	Guyana`GUY`South America	41.049
150	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	40.925
151	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	40.724
152	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	40.151
153	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	39.687
154	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	39.323
155	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	39.306
156	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	39.191
157	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	37.756
158	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	34.070
159	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	33.886
160	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	33.869
161	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	33.616
162	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	32.711
163	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	32.484
164	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	30.644
165	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	28.245
166	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	27.139
167	India`IND`Southern Asia	26.669
168	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	26.161
169	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	25.747
170	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	25.694
171	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	25.447
172	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	24.740
173	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	24.718
174	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	23.012
175	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	22.790
176	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	22.728
177	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	20.893
178	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	19.817
179	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	17.485
180	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	17.138
181	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	15.829
182	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	15.036
183	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	13.344
184	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	13.030
185	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	12.946
186	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	12.777
187	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	6.815

02In 2013

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Madagascar83.566
2Solomon Islands82.443
3Uganda81.909
4Tanzania81.098
5Burundi80.235

Lowest

187Yemen6.815
186Iraq12.777
185Jordan12.946
184Syria13.030
183Iran13.344

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 52.312. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032012 → 2013

Since 2012

What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
186values changed, of 187 in both
92 · 94rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Uganda65.505 → 81.909+16.404
Namibia53.096 → 58.570+5.474
Honduras38.294 → 43.408+5.114
Malta38.681 → 40.724+2.043
Mauritius43.028 → 44.956+1.928

Fell most

Guatemala44.986 → 39.687−5.299
Albania48.936 → 43.783−5.153
Bhutan63.073 → 58.190−4.883
Kyrgyzstan50.030 → 45.843−4.187
Cambodia78.356 → 74.402−3.954

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

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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 2013.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2013). Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/female-labour-participation/2013

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