Data for 2019

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2019

Name: Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2019
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2019, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2019 covers 187 countries. Madagascar is highest, at 82.916; Yemen is lowest, at 4.937. The middle country reads 53.240. Against 2018, 187 values changed (109 up, 78 down), the same countries are covered.

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Female Labour Force Participation Rate · Data for 2019

HighestMadagascar

82.916

LowestYemen

4.937

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

187countries
1measure
2019the 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, 2019, 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, 2019: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	82.916
2	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	82.367
3	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	80.888
4	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	80.265
5	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	77.787
6	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	77.735
7	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	77.289
8	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	76.597
9	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	74.325
10	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	73.850
11	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	72.985
12	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	72.929
13	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	72.467
14	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	72.080
15	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	71.680
16	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	71.511
17	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	71.457
18	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	71.252
19	Peru`PER`South America	70.044
20	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	68.337
21	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	66.513
22	Bolivia`BOL`South America	66.243
23	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	65.359
24	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	65.314
25	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	64.713
26	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	64.661
27	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	64.312
28	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	63.079
29	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	62.817
30	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	62.640
31	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	62.441
32	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	62.001
33	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	61.952
34	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	61.822
35	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	61.656
36	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	61.588
37	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	61.315
38	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	61.305
39	Canada`CAN`Northern America	61.253
40	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	61.038
41	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	61.034
42	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	61.031
43	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	60.719
44	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	60.631
45	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	60.618
46	Paraguay`PRY`South America	60.256
47	Niger`NER`Western Africa	60.214
48	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	60.096
49	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	60.063
50	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	60.035
51	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	59.835
52	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	59.083
53	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	59.030
54	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	58.900
55	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	58.277
56	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	58.125
57	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	58.060
58	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	58.044
59	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	58.037
60	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	57.902
61	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	57.340
62	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	57.226
63	Belize`BLZ`Central America	57.096
64	United States`USA`Northern America	56.868
65	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	56.844
66	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	56.497
67	Panama`PAN`Central America	56.345
68	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	56.207
69	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	56.176
70	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	56.063
71	Uruguay`URY`South America	56.002
72	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	55.867
73	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	55.709
74	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	55.677
75	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	55.514
76	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	55.474
77	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	55.322
78	Brazil`BRA`South America	55.306
79	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	55.057
80	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	54.933
81	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	54.794
82	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	54.716
83	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	54.511
84	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	54.510
85	Ecuador`ECU`South America	54.402
86	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	54.381
87	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	53.950
88	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	53.949
89	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	53.931
90	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	53.772
91	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	53.387
92	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	53.382
93	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	53.254
94	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	53.240
95	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	52.931
96	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	52.726
97	Chile`CHL`South America	52.651
98	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	52.542
99	Colombia`COL`South America	52.398
100	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	52.300
101	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	52.172
102	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	52.171
103	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	52.039
104	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	51.870
105	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	51.783
106	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	51.584
107	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	51.339
108	Channel Islands`CHI`Northern Europe	51.310
109	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	51.033
110	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	50.799
111	France`FRA`Western Europe	50.615
112	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	50.563
113	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	50.407
114	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	50.385
115	Argentina`ARG`South America	50.000
116	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	49.962
117	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	49.596
118	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	49.326
119	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	49.320
120	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	49.219
121	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	49.214
122	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	49.097
123	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	48.958
124	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	48.634
125	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	48.579
126	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	48.531
127	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	47.158
128	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	46.888
129	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	46.746
130	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	46.566
131	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	46.423
132	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	46.289
133	Suriname`SUR`South America	46.005
134	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	45.983
135	Mexico`MEX`Central America	45.573
136	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	45.017
137	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	44.780
138	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	44.687
139	Honduras`HND`Central America	44.526
140	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	44.040
141	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	43.513
142	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	43.318
143	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	42.958
144	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	42.856
145	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	42.647
146	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	42.516
147	Venezuela`VEN`South America	42.344
148	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	42.271
149	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	41.994
150	Guyana`GUY`South America	41.347
151	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	40.908
152	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	40.760
153	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	39.890
154	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	39.330
155	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	38.788
156	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	38.526
157	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	38.209
158	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	37.466
159	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	37.308
160	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	37.107
161	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	34.289
162	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	34.051
163	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	33.993
164	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	33.291
165	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	30.190
166	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	29.286
167	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	28.272
168	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	27.537
169	India`IND`Southern Asia	26.539
170	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	26.263
171	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	24.365
172	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	23.250
173	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	23.241
174	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	21.999
175	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	21.094
176	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	20.681
177	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	18.531
178	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	18.466
179	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	18.383
180	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	18.298
181	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	16.812
182	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	15.859
183	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	14.677
184	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	13.685
185	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	13.390
186	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	11.582
187	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	4.937

02In 2019

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Madagascar82.916
2Solomon Islands82.367
3Burundi80.888
4Tanzania80.265
5North Korea77.787

Lowest

187Yemen4.937
186Iraq11.582
185Syria13.390
184Jordan13.685
183Algeria14.677

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 53.240. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
109 · 78rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Mongolia51.717 → 57.902+6.185
Bhutan54.743 → 60.631+5.888
Costa Rica48.659 → 52.726+4.067
United Arab Emirates51.312 → 54.381+3.069
Belize54.103 → 57.096+2.993

Fell most

Honduras50.022 → 44.526−5.496
Kenya65.814 → 62.817−2.997
Guyana44.263 → 41.347−2.916
Armenia53.631 → 50.799−2.832
Brunei57.720 → 55.057−2.663

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 2019.
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Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2019). Female Labour Force Participation Rate, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/female-labour-participation/2019

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