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Labor Statistics > force, female > % of total labor force (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1     Mozambique: 53.45 %   2005 Time series
# 2     Burundi: 51.93 %   2005 Time series
# 3     Cambodia: 51.35 %   2005 Time series
# 4     Rwanda: 51.17 %   2005 Time series
# 5     Bahamas, The: 49.83 %   2005 Time series
# 6     Malawi: 49.82 %   2005 Time series
# 7     Kazakhstan: 49.58 %   2005 Time series
# 8     Tanzania: 49.42 %   2005 Time series
# 9     Estonia: 49.4 %   2005 Time series
# 10     Belarus: 49.3 %   2005 Time series
= 11     Armenia: 49.17 %   2005 Time series
= 11     Lithuania: 49.17 %   2005 Time series
# 13     Ukraine: 49.07 %   2005 Time series
# 14     Russia: 48.96 %   2005 Time series
# 15     Latvia: 48.67 %   2005 Time series
# 16     Vietnam: 48.45 %   2005 Time series
# 17     Madagascar: 48.4 %   2005 Time series
# 18     Uganda: 48.27 %   2005 Time series
# 19     Bosnia and Herzegovina: 48.1 %   2005 Time series
# 20     Ghana: 48 %   2005 Time series
# 21     Finland: 47.77 %   2005 Time series
# 22     Moldova: 47.73 %   2005 Time series
# 23     Azerbaijan: 47.68 %   2005 Time series
# 24     Papua New Guinea: 47.56 %   2005 Time series
# 25     Mali: 47.52 %   2005 Time series
# 26     Barbados: 47.38 %   2005 Time series
# 27     Sweden: 47.37 %   2005 Time series
# 28     Norway: 47.29 %   2005 Time series
# 29     Macau: 47.16 %   2005 Time series
# 30     Israel: 47.04 %   2005 Time series
# 31     Chad: 46.94 %   2005 Time series
# 32     Denmark: 46.76 %   2005 Time series
# 33     Vanuatu: 46.71 %   2005 Time series
# 34     Turkmenistan: 46.67 %   2005 Time series
# 35     Switzerland: 46.65 %   2005 Time series
# 36     Iceland: 46.64 %   2005 Time series
# 37     Burkina Faso: 46.62 %   2005 Time series
# 38     Hong Kong: 46.59 %   2005 Time series
# 39     Virgin Islands: 46.58 %   2005 Time series
# 40     Guinea: 46.57 %   2005 Time series
# 41     New Zealand: 46.56 %   2005 Time series
# 42     Portugal: 46.49 %   2005 Time series
# 43     Canada: 46.36 %   2005 Time series
# 44     United States: 46.23 %   2005 Time series
# 45     Romania: 46.19 %   2005 Time series
# 46     Slovenia: 46.17 %   2005 Time series
# 47     Thailand: 46.16 %   2005 Time series
# 48     Netherlands Antilles: 46.1 %   2005 Time series
# 49     Central African Republic: 46.09 %   2005 Time series
# 50     Bulgaria: 46 %   2005 Time series
# 51     United Kingdom: 45.99 %   2005 Time series
# 52     France: 45.94 %   2005 Time series
# 53     Angola: 45.79 %   2005 Time series
# 54     Poland: 45.73 %   2005 Time series
# 55     Australia: 45.51 %   2005 Time series
# 56     Germany: 45.17 %   2005 Time series
# 57     Czech Republic: 45.16 %   2005 Time series
# 58     Slovakia: 45.14 %   2005 Time series
# 59     Hungary: 45.13 %   2005 Time series
# 60     Cyprus: 45.09 %   2005 Time series
# 61     Croatia: 45 %   2005 Time series
# 62     Burma: 44.96 %   2005 Time series
# 63     Ethiopia: 44.89 %   2005 Time series
# 64     Austria: 44.61 %   2005 Time series
# 65     Uzbekistan: 44.6 %   2005 Time series
# 66     China: 44.54 %   2005 Time series
# 67     Lesotho: 44.49 %   2005 Time series
# 68     Colombia: 44.32 %   2005 Time series
= 69     Kyrgyzstan: 44.18 %   2005 Time series
= 69     Netherlands: 44.18 %   2005 Time series
# 71     Uruguay: 44.16 %   2005 Time series
# 72     Zimbabwe: 44 %   2005 Time series
= 73     Kenya: 43.78 %   2005 Time series
= 73     Tajikistan: 43.78 %   2005 Time series
# 75     Namibia: 43.63 %   2005 Time series
# 76     Jamaica: 43.59 %   2005 Time series
# 77     Bolivia: 43.57 %   2005 Time series
# 78     Belgium: 43.48 %   2005 Time series
# 79     Paraguay: 43.47 %   2005 Time series
# 80     Georgia: 43.37 %   2005 Time series
# 81     Gabon: 43.32 %   2005 Time series
# 82     Ireland: 42.97 %   2005 Time series
# 83     Brazil: 42.88 %   2005 Time series
# 84     Argentina: 42.86 %   2005 Time series
# 85     Senegal: 42.5 %   2005 Time series
# 86     Ecuador: 42.4 %   2005 Time series
= 87     Serbia and Montenegro: 42.21 %   2005 Time series
= 87     Zambia: 42.21 %   2005 Time series
# 89     Albania: 42.12 %   2005 Time series
# 90     Luxembourg: 42 %   2005 Time series
# 91     Peru: 41.99 %   2005 Time series
# 92     Niger: 41.96 %   2005 Time series
# 93     Botswana: 41.76 %   2005 Time series
# 94     Haiti: 41.72 %   2005 Time series
# 95     Gambia, The: 41.56 %   2005 Time series
# 96     Saint Lucia: 41.49 %   2005 Time series
# 97     Puerto Rico: 41.48 %   2005 Time series
# 98     Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 41.16 %   2005 Time series
# 99     Japan: 41.08 %   2005 Time series
# 100     Eritrea: 41.06 %   2005 Time series
# 101     Spain: 41.04 %   2005 Time series
# 102     Venezuela: 40.92 %   2005 Time series
# 103     Greece: 40.86 %   2005 Time series
# 104     Guinea-Bissau: 40.85 %   2005 Time series
# 105     Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 40.82 %   2005 Time series
# 106     Korea, South: 40.81 %   2005 Time series
# 107     Laos: 40.64 %   2005 Time series
# 108     Nepal: 40.5 %   2005 Time series
# 109     Mauritania: 40.35 %   2005 Time series
# 110     Congo, Republic of the: 40.25 %   2005 Time series
# 111     El Salvador: 40.24 %   2005 Time series
# 112     Mongolia: 40.15 %   2005 Time series
# 113     Italy: 40.05 %   2005 Time series
# 114     Comoros: 40.04 %   2005 Time series
# 115     Cameroon: 39.92 %   2005 Time series
# 116     Singapore: 39.91 %   2005 Time series
# 117     Liberia: 39.9 %   2005 Time series
# 118     Philippines: 39.76 %   2005 Time series
# 119     Djibouti: 39.34 %   2005 Time series
# 120     Somalia: 39.25 %   2005 Time series
# 121     Macedonia, Republic of: 39.16 %   2005 Time series
= 122     Maldives: 38.91 %   2005 Time series
= 122     Trinidad and Tobago: 38.91 %   2005 Time series
# 124     Panama: 38.82 %   2005 Time series
# 125     Guam: 38.81 %   2005 Time series
# 126     Korea, North: 38.72 %   2005 Time series
# 127     Solomon Islands: 38.58 %   2005 Time series
# 128     Fiji: 38.49 %   2005 Time series
# 129     Sierra Leone: 38.46 %   2005 Time series
# 130     Benin: 38.33 %   2005 Time series
# 131     French Polynesia: 38.29 %   2005 Time series
# 132     South Africa: 38.22 %   2005 Time series
# 133     Indonesia: 37.94 %   2005 Time series
# 134     Tonga: 37.82 %   2005 Time series
# 135     Honduras: 37.72 %   2005 Time series
# 136     East Timor: 37.63 %   2005 Time series
# 137     Cuba: 37.43 %   2005 Time series
# 138     New Caledonia: 36.99 %   2005 Time series
# 139     Bangladesh: 36.95 %   2005 Time series
# 140     Togo: 36.91 %   2005 Time series
# 141     Guyana: 36.86 %   2005 Time series
# 142     Equatorial Guinea: 36.82 %   2005 Time series
# 143     Bhutan: 36.6 %   2005 Time series
# 144     Dominican Republic: 35.9 %   2005 Time series
# 145     Malaysia: 35.81 %   2005 Time series
# 146     Mauritius: 35.66 %   2005 Time series
# 147     Mexico: 35.17 %   2005 Time series
# 148     Costa Rica: 35.14 %   2005 Time series
# 149     Chile: 35.09 %   2005 Time series
# 150     Suriname: 35.02 %   2005 Time series
# 151     Nigeria: 34.7 %   2005 Time series
# 152     Brunei: 34.12 %   2005 Time series
# 153     Belize: 34.09 %   2005 Time series
# 154     Cape Verde: 33.83 %   2005 Time series
# 155     Iran: 33.77 %   2005 Time series
# 156     Malta: 33.68 %   2005 Time series
# 157     Swaziland: 32.86 %   2005 Time series
# 158     Samoa: 31.91 %   2005 Time series
# 159     Guatemala: 31.24 %   2005 Time series
# 160     Algeria: 30.66 %   2005 Time series
# 161     Syria: 30.61 %   2005 Time series
# 162     Sri Lanka: 30.4 %   2005 Time series
# 163     Lebanon: 30.38 %   2005 Time series
# 164     Nicaragua: 29.77 %   2005 Time series
# 165     Côte d'Ivoire: 29.26 %   2005 Time series
# 166     São Tomé and Príncipe: 29.25 %   2005 Time series
# 167     Afghanistan: 28.39 %   1989 Time series
# 168     India: 28.35 %   2005 Time series
# 169     Yemen: 27.88 %   2005 Time series
# 170     Tunisia: 27.61 %   2005 Time series
# 171     Libya: 27.12 %   2005 Time series
# 172     Pakistan: 26.97 %   2005 Time series
# 173     Turkey: 26.44 %   2005 Time series
# 174     Morocco: 25.46 %   2005 Time series
# 175     Kuwait: 25.39 %   2005 Time series
# 176     Sudan: 24.82 %   2005 Time series
# 177     Jordan: 24.41 %   2005 Time series
# 178     Egypt: 21.75 %   2005 Time series
# 179     Iraq: 18.99 %   1999 Time series
# 180     Bahrain: 18.73 %   2005 Time series
# 181     Oman: 16.43 %   2005 Time series
# 182     Saudi Arabia: 15.16 %   2005 Time series
# 183     Qatar: 13.72 %   2005 Time series
# 184     United Arab Emirates: 13.41 %   2005 Time series
Weighted average: 40.3 %  


DEFINITION: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.

SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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