Data for 2014

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2014

Name: Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2014
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2014, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2014 covers 187 countries. Madagascar is highest, at 83.414; Yemen is lowest, at 6.011. The middle country reads 52.531. Against 2013, 186 values changed (95 up, 91 down), the same countries are covered.

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Female Labour Force Participation Rate · Data for 2014

HighestMadagascar

83.414

LowestYemen

6.011

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

187countries
1measure
2014the 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, 2014, 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, 2014: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	83.414
2	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	82.526
3	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	80.460
4	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	80.089
5	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	79.107
6	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	77.556
7	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	75.662
8	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	75.641
9	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	74.390
10	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	74.167
11	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	73.793
12	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	73.475
13	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	73.059
14	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	72.219
15	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	71.999
16	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	71.905
17	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	71.890
18	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	71.412
19	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	71.295
20	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	70.090
21	Peru`PER`South America	69.302
22	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	69.207
23	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	67.006
24	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	66.620
25	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	66.331
26	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	66.096
27	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	65.710
28	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	65.391
29	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	63.917
30	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	63.394
31	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	63.225
32	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	63.176
33	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	62.829
34	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	62.826
35	Niger`NER`Western Africa	62.074
36	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	62.049
37	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	61.988
38	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	61.602
39	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	61.447
40	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	61.365
41	Canada`CAN`Northern America	61.204
42	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	60.359
43	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	60.285
44	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	60.279
45	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	60.271
46	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	60.244
47	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	60.146
48	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	60.137
49	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	59.811
50	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	58.944
51	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	58.874
52	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	58.811
53	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	58.704
54	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	58.566
55	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	57.355
56	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	57.204
57	Bolivia`BOL`South America	57.169
58	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	57.097
59	Uruguay`URY`South America	56.899
60	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	56.521
61	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	56.311
62	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	56.307
63	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	56.299
64	United States`USA`Northern America	56.197
65	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	56.172
66	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	56.042
67	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	55.910
68	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	55.889
69	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	55.858
70	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	55.609
71	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	55.297
72	Colombia`COL`South America	55.002
73	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	54.884
74	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	54.763
75	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	54.571
76	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	54.540
77	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	54.469
78	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	54.468
79	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	54.433
80	Paraguay`PRY`South America	54.388
81	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	54.296
82	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	53.936
83	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	53.930
84	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	53.871
85	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	53.835
86	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	53.777
87	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	53.531
88	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	53.404
89	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	53.390
90	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	53.301
91	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	53.283
92	Brazil`BRA`South America	52.714
93	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	52.629
94	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	52.531
95	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	52.214
96	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	52.008
97	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	51.839
98	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	51.743
99	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	51.691
100	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	51.340
101	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	51.140
102	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	51.111
103	France`FRA`Western Europe	51.012
104	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	50.951
105	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	50.803
106	Panama`PAN`Central America	50.661
107	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	50.648
108	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	50.640
109	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	50.475
110	Chile`CHL`South America	50.288
111	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	49.539
112	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	49.534
113	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	49.176
114	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	49.121
115	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	48.979
116	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	48.884
117	Venezuela`VEN`South America	48.676
118	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	48.584
119	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	48.414
120	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	48.389
121	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	48.125
122	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	47.937
123	Ecuador`ECU`South America	47.689
124	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	47.601
125	Argentina`ARG`South America	47.417
126	Belize`BLZ`Central America	47.392
127	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	47.130
128	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	46.666
129	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	46.492
130	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	46.252
131	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	46.055
132	Honduras`HND`Central America	46.005
133	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	45.368
134	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	45.217
135	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	45.008
136	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	44.404
137	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	43.958
138	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	43.803
139	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	43.683
140	Suriname`SUR`South America	43.618
141	Mexico`MEX`Central America	43.550
142	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	43.517
143	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	43.210
144	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	43.095
145	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	42.995
146	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	42.259
147	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	42.049
148	Guyana`GUY`South America	41.657
149	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	41.540
150	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	41.461
151	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	41.208
152	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	39.978
153	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	39.746
154	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	39.682
155	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	39.275
156	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	38.994
157	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	38.163
158	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	34.135
159	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	33.969
160	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	33.571
161	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	33.211
162	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	32.729
163	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	31.866
164	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	30.171
165	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	28.935
166	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	26.909
167	India`IND`Southern Asia	26.607
168	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	26.575
169	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	25.733
170	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	25.401
171	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	24.795
172	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	24.779
173	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	24.517
174	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	23.166
175	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	22.987
176	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	22.731
177	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	20.918
178	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	20.278
179	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	18.107
180	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	17.627
181	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	16.563
182	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	15.256
183	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	13.722
184	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	12.994
185	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	12.812
186	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	12.283
187	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	6.011

02In 2014

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Madagascar83.414
2Solomon Islands82.526
3Burundi80.460
4Tanzania80.089
5Mozambique79.107

Lowest

187Yemen6.011
186Jordan12.283
185Syria12.812
184Iran12.994
183Iraq13.722

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 52.531. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
186values changed, of 187 in both
95 · 91rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Moldova65.586 → 69.207+3.621
Honduras43.408 → 46.005+2.597
Montenegro42.866 → 45.008+2.142
Croatia44.453 → 46.252+1.799
Kyrgyzstan45.843 → 47.601+1.758

Fell most

Uganda81.909 → 75.641−6.268
Bhutan58.190 → 53.930−4.260
Paraguay57.676 → 54.388−3.288
Niger64.262 → 62.074−2.188
Ethiopia74.251 → 72.219−2.032

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.

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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 2014.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2014). Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/female-labour-participation/2014

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