Based on a comparison of 173 countries in 2021, Rwanda ranked the highest in Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old) with 82.5% followed by Madagascar and Tanzania. On the other end of the scale was Yemen with 5.99%, Iraq with 11.1% and Jordan with 13.5%.
Average Labour Participation Rate, Female (As % of Female Population Aged 15+Years Old) reached 46.2% in 2021 in the World. This is 3.15 % less than in the previous year and -4.95 % 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 51.2% in 1992 and an all time low of 45.8% in 2020. The average annual growth amounted to -0.332 % 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 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Angola | % | 74.9% | 74.9% | 74.9% | 75.0% | 75.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Burundi | % | 79.9% | 79.9% | 79.9% | 79.9% | 79.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Cambodia | % | 73.4% | 75.9% | 76.4% | 76.3% | 76.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | 78.1% | 77.9% | 78.1% | 78.3% | 78.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Ethiopia | % | 74.5% | 74.6% | 74.6% | 74.7% | 74.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | % | 71.4% | 71.4% | 71.6% | 71.9% | 72.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Laos | % | 76.1% | 76.0% | 75.9% | 75.9% | 75.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Madagascar | % | 83.6% | 83.7% | 83.7% | 83.8% | 83.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Malawi | % | 72.8% | 73.0% | 73.1% | 73.2% | 73.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | % | 78.1% | 78.2% | 78.2% | 78.3% | 78.4% | ||||||||||||||||
Nepal | % | 81.6% | 82.0% | 82.2% | 82.4% | 82.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Rwanda | % | 83.8% | 83.8% | 83.9% | 83.9% | 84.0% | ||||||||||||||||
South Sudan | % | 72.1% | 72.2% | 72.3% | 72.4% | 72.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Tanzania | % | 80.0% | 80.1% | 80.1% | 80.1% | 80.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | % | 80.3% | 80.3% | 80.3% | 80.3% | 80.3% |