Data for 2017

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2017

Name: Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2017
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2017, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2017 covers 187 countries. Madagascar is highest, at 83.044; Yemen is lowest, at 5.041. The middle country reads 52.644. Against 2016, 187 values changed (107 up, 80 down), the same countries are covered.

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Female Labour Force Participation Rate · Data for 2017

HighestMadagascar

83.044

LowestYemen

5.041

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

187countries
1measure
2017the 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, 2017, 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, 2017: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	83.044
2	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	82.401
3	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	81.087
4	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	80.202
5	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	77.942
6	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	77.622
7	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	76.417
8	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	76.156
9	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	73.461
10	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	73.179
11	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	73.159
12	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	73.000
13	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	72.592
14	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	72.575
15	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	71.983
16	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	71.240
17	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	70.760
18	Peru`PER`South America	69.388
19	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	69.217
20	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	68.685
21	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	67.430
22	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	66.458
23	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	66.108
24	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	65.308
25	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	65.018
26	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	64.928
27	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	64.912
28	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	63.695
29	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	62.967
30	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	62.821
31	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	62.705
32	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	62.638
33	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	62.517
34	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	62.213
35	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	62.020
36	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	61.957
37	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	61.492
38	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	61.479
39	Canada`CAN`Northern America	61.072
40	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	61.036
41	Niger`NER`Western Africa	60.962
42	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	60.887
43	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	60.807
44	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	60.522
45	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	60.283
46	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	59.877
47	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	59.351
48	Bolivia`BOL`South America	59.112
49	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	58.922
50	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	58.774
51	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	58.604
52	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	58.591
53	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	58.382
54	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	57.877
55	Paraguay`PRY`South America	57.843
56	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	57.739
57	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	57.571
58	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	57.507
59	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	57.458
60	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	57.273
61	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	57.102
62	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	57.006
63	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	56.528
64	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	56.404
65	United States`USA`Northern America	56.395
66	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	56.285
67	Ecuador`ECU`South America	56.173
68	Uruguay`URY`South America	56.059
69	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	56.020
70	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	55.821
71	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	55.748
72	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	55.738
73	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	55.589
74	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	55.488
75	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	55.436
76	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	55.351
77	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	55.335
78	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	55.138
79	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	55.064
80	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	55.027
81	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	54.838
82	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	54.815
83	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	54.723
84	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	54.645
85	Brazil`BRA`South America	54.353
86	Colombia`COL`South America	54.343
87	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	54.028
88	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	54.011
89	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	53.850
90	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	53.766
91	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	53.539
92	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	53.073
93	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	52.687
94	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	52.644
95	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	52.626
96	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	52.281
97	Panama`PAN`Central America	52.246
98	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	52.114
99	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	52.038
100	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	52.012
101	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	51.943
102	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	51.753
103	Chile`CHL`South America	51.739
104	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	51.621
105	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	51.412
106	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	51.285
107	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	51.062
108	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	51.031
109	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	50.926
110	France`FRA`Western Europe	50.625
111	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	49.868
112	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	49.785
113	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	49.757
114	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	49.736
115	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	49.604
116	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	49.330
117	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	49.297
118	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	49.161
119	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	49.116
120	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	49.009
121	Belize`BLZ`Central America	48.678
122	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	48.632
123	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	47.974
124	Argentina`ARG`South America	47.666
125	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	47.659
126	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	47.016
127	Venezuela`VEN`South America	46.185
128	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	46.159
129	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	46.067
130	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	45.905
131	Honduras`HND`Central America	45.758
132	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	45.716
133	Suriname`SUR`South America	45.334
134	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	45.296
135	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	45.236
136	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	45.154
137	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	45.045
138	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	44.725
139	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	44.641
140	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	44.498
141	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	43.828
142	Mexico`MEX`Central America	43.627
143	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	43.581
144	Guyana`GUY`South America	43.543
145	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	43.175
146	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	42.774
147	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	42.440
148	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	41.796
149	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	41.376
150	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	41.241
151	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	40.578
152	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	39.781
153	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	39.652
154	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	39.089
155	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	38.973
156	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	38.656
157	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	38.558
158	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	38.501
159	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	36.676
160	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	36.094
161	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	35.424
162	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	34.080
163	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	33.533
164	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	32.498
165	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	30.484
166	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	27.670
167	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	27.530
168	India`IND`Southern Asia	26.578
169	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	26.477
170	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	26.215
171	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	22.955
172	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	22.450
173	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	22.358
174	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	22.250
175	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	22.184
176	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	21.240
177	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	21.007
178	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	20.900
179	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	19.857
180	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	18.146
181	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	17.665
182	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	17.358
183	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	16.612
184	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	14.919
185	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	12.939
186	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	11.334
187	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	5.041

02In 2017

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Madagascar83.044
2Solomon Islands82.401
3Burundi81.087
4Tanzania80.202
5Mozambique77.942

Lowest

187Yemen5.041
186Iraq11.334
185Syria12.939
184Algeria14.919
183Jordan16.612

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 52.644. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
107 · 80rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Bangladesh33.497 → 36.676+3.179
Bolivia56.919 → 59.112+2.193
Bulgaria47.437 → 49.604+2.167
Comoros36.845 → 38.973+2.128
United Arab Emirates49.228 → 50.926+1.698

Fell most

Kyrgyzstan46.170 → 42.440−3.730
Iraq14.650 → 11.334−3.316
Senegal38.726 → 35.424−3.302
Philippines48.190 → 45.045−3.145
Saudi Arabia22.866 → 19.857−3.009

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 2017.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2017). Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/female-labour-participation/2017

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