Based on a comparison of 173 countries in 2019, Rwanda ranked the highest in Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old) with 83.9% followed by Madagascar and Nepal. On the other end of the scale was Yemen with 5.83%, Iraq with 11.6% and Jordan with 14.4%.
Average Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old) reached 47.1% in 2019 in the World. This is 0.485 % more than in the previous year and -4.30 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old) reached an all time high of 51.1% in 1992 and an all time low of 46.9% in 2020. The average annual growth amounted to -0.263 % since 1990.
Data for more countries are available at Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old) indicator page.
Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Angola | % | 76.0% | 76.1% | 76.1% | 76.1% | 76.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Burundi | % | 79.7% | 80.0% | 80.2% | 80.4% | 80.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Cambodia | % | 74.8% | 74.3% | 76.5% | 76.4% | 76.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | 73.8% | 73.7% | 73.6% | 73.6% | 73.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Ethiopia | % | 73.4% | 73.3% | 73.3% | 73.3% | 73.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Laos | % | 76.8% | 76.8% | 76.7% | 76.7% | 76.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Madagascar | % | 84.7% | 83.5% | 83.4% | 83.4% | 83.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Malawi | % | 72.7% | 72.7% | 72.6% | 72.6% | 72.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | % | 78.9% | 77.8% | 77.7% | 77.6% | 77.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Nepal | % | 81.1% | 81.5% | 82.0% | 82.4% | 82.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Rwanda | % | 83.8% | 83.9% | 83.9% | 83.9% | 83.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | % | 79.8% | 79.8% | 79.8% | 79.8% | 79.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Togo | % | 76.6% | 76.6% | 76.6% | 76.6% | 76.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | % | 73.9% | 73.3% | 72.9% | 73.0% | 72.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | % | 77.8% | 77.8% | 77.9% | 78.0% | 78.0% |