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Labor Statistics > force, female > % of total labor force (1987) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1     Cambodia: 52.9 %   1987 Time series
# 2     Burundi: 52.7 %   1987 Time series
# 3     Mozambique: 52.42 %   1987 Time series
# 4     Georgia: 51.47 %   1987 Time series
# 5     Rwanda: 50.84 %   1987 Time series
# 6     Malawi: 50.82 %   1987 Time series
# 7     Estonia: 50.14 %   1987 Time series
# 8     Tanzania: 50.14 %   1987 Time series
# 9     Latvia: 49.98 %   1987 Time series
# 10     Madagascar: 49.23 %   1987 Time series
# 11     Ukraine: 49.19 %   1987 Time series
# 12     Belarus: 48.96 %   1987 Time series
# 13     Moldova: 48.93 %   1987 Time series
# 14     Ghana: 48.68 %   1987 Time series
# 15     Lithuania: 48.67 %   1987 Time series
# 16     Russia: 48.51 %   1987 Time series
# 17     Vietnam: 48.21 %   1987 Time series
# 18     Zimbabwe: 47.99 %   1987 Time series
# 19     Sweden: 47.46 %   1987 Time series
# 20     Czech Republic: 47.33 %   1987 Time series
# 21     Armenia: 47.27 %   1987 Time series
# 22     Papua New Guinea: 47.24 %   1987 Time series
# 23     Uganda: 47.2 %   1987 Time series
# 24     Finland: 47.18 %   1987 Time series
# 25     Azerbaijan: 47.13 %   1987 Time series
# 26     Bulgaria: 47.11 %   1987 Time series
# 27     Central African Republic: 47 %   1987 Time series
# 28     Turkmenistan: 46.92 %   1987 Time series
# 29     Thailand: 46.74 %   1987 Time series
# 30     Kazakhstan: 46.63 %   1987 Time series
# 31     Kyrgyzstan: 46.59 %   1987 Time series
# 32     Namibia: 46.56 %   1987 Time series
# 33     Jamaica: 46.45 %   1987 Time series
# 34     Denmark: 46.19 %   1987 Time series
# 35     Guinea: 46.16 %   1987 Time series
# 36     Angola: 46.09 %   1987 Time series
# 37     Lesotho: 46.09 %   1987 Time series
# 38     Burkina Faso: 46.08 %   1987 Time series
# 39     Barbados: 45.98 %   1987 Time series
# 40     Kenya: 45.98 %   1987 Time series
# 41     Slovakia: 45.94 %   1987 Time series
# 42     Mali: 45.9 %   1987 Time series
# 43     Vanuatu: 45.82 %   1987 Time series
# 44     Slovenia: 45.75 %   1987 Time series
# 45     Chad: 45.63 %   1987 Time series
# 46     Botswana: 45.6 %   1987 Time series
# 47     Poland: 45.59 %   1987 Time series
# 48     Iceland: 45.24 %   1987 Time series
# 49     Uzbekistan: 45.23 %   1987 Time series
# 50     Ethiopia: 45 %   1987 Time series
# 51     Bosnia and Herzegovina: 44.96 %   1987 Time series
# 52     Norway: 44.74 %   1987 Time series
# 53     Bahamas, The: 44.65 %   1987 Time series
# 54     Virgin Islands: 44.61 %   1987 Time series
# 55     Romania: 44.55 %   1987 Time series
# 56     Burma: 44.54 %   1987 Time series
# 57     China: 44.4 %   1987 Time series
# 58     Hungary: 43.89 %   1987 Time series
# 59     United States: 43.76 %   1987 Time series
# 60     Haiti: 43.55 %   1987 Time series
# 61     Zambia: 43.49 %   1987 Time series
# 62     Senegal: 43.44 %   1987 Time series
# 63     Gambia, The: 43.19 %   1987 Time series
# 64     Tajikistan: 43.14 %   1987 Time series
# 65     Gabon: 43.11 %   1987 Time series
# 66     Canada: 42.96 %   1987 Time series
# 67     Comoros: 42.96 %   1987 Time series
# 68     Niger: 42.81 %   1987 Time series
# 69     United Kingdom: 42.58 %   1987 Time series
# 70     Eritrea: 42.54 %   1987 Time series
# 71     France: 42.53 %   1987 Time series
# 72     Netherlands Antilles: 42.49 %   1987 Time series
# 73     Cameroon: 42.4 %   1987 Time series
# 74     South Africa: 42.01 %   1987 Time series
# 75     New Zealand: 41.98 %   1987 Time series
# 76     Portugal: 41.78 %   1987 Time series
# 77     Laos: 41.77 %   1987 Time series
# 78     Congo, Republic of the: 41.69 %   1987 Time series
# 79     Croatia: 41.46 %   1987 Time series
# 80     Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 41.43 %   1987 Time series
# 81     Benin: 40.98 %   1987 Time series
# 82     Djibouti: 40.78 %   1987 Time series
# 83     Mauritania: 40.54 %   1987 Time series
# 84     Serbia and Montenegro: 40.52 %   1987 Time series
# 85     Bangladesh: 40.47 %   1987 Time series
# 86     Mongolia: 40.41 %   1987 Time series
# 87     Somalia: 40.07 %   1987 Time series
# 88     Guinea-Bissau: 40.06 %   1987 Time series
# 89     Japan: 40.01 %   1987 Time series
# 90     Austria: 39.9 %   1987 Time series
# 91     Albania: 39.84 %   1987 Time series
# 92     Germany: 39.7 %   1987 Time series
# 93     Australia: 39.66 %   1987 Time series
# 94     Switzerland: 39.5 %   1987 Time series
# 95     Liberia: 39.39 %   1987 Time series
# 96     Korea, North: 39.38 %   1987 Time series
# 97     El Salvador: 39.14 %   1987 Time series
# 98     Israel: 39.08 %   1987 Time series
# 99     Korea, South: 39.05 %   1987 Time series
# 100     Solomon Islands: 38.92 %   1987 Time series
# 101     Macedonia, Republic of: 38.89 %   1987 Time series
# 102     Indonesia: 38.78 %   1987 Time series
# 103     Togo: 38.59 %   1987 Time series
# 104     Macau: 38.45 %   1987 Time series
# 105     East Timor: 38.44 %   1987 Time series
# 106     Fiji: 38.4 %   1987 Time series
# 107     Belgium: 38.31 %   1987 Time series
# 108     Sierra Leone: 38.28 %   1987 Time series
# 109     Cape Verde: 38.13 %   1987 Time series
# 110     Swaziland: 38.05 %   1987 Time series
# 111     New Caledonia: 38.04 %   1987 Time series
# 112     Uruguay: 37.58 %   1987 Time series
# 113     Netherlands: 37.42 %   1987 Time series
# 114     Paraguay: 37 %   1987 Time series
# 115     Singapore: 36.95 %   1987 Time series
# 116     Bolivia: 36.93 %   1987 Time series
# 117     Cyprus: 36.89 %   1987 Time series
# 118     Saint Lucia: 36.72 %   1987 Time series
# 119     Hong Kong: 36.6 %   1987 Time series
# 120     Philippines: 36.54 %   1987 Time series
# 121     Nepal: 36.51 %   1987 Time series
# 122     Italy: 36.34 %   1987 Time series
# 123     French Polynesia: 36.17 %   1987 Time series
# 124     Guam: 36.01 %   1987 Time series
# 125     Nigeria: 35.77 %   1987 Time series
# 126     Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 35.51 %   1987 Time series
# 127     Equatorial Guinea: 35.47 %   1987 Time series
# 128     Trinidad and Tobago: 35.31 %   1987 Time series
# 129     Peru: 35.05 %   1987 Time series
# 130     Luxembourg: 35.02 %   1987 Time series
# 131     Greece: 34.99 %   1987 Time series
# 132     Malaysia: 34.91 %   1987 Time series
# 133     Mauritius: 34.32 %   1987 Time series
# 134     Puerto Rico: 34.27 %   1987 Time series
# 135     Brazil: 34.2 %   1987 Time series
# 136     Colombia: 34.02 %   1987 Time series
# 137     Suriname: 33.42 %   1987 Time series
# 138     Cuba: 33.34 %   1987 Time series
# 139     São Tomé and Príncipe: 33.06 %   1987 Time series
# 140     Tonga: 32.96 %   1987 Time series
# 141     Ireland: 32.82 %   1987 Time series
# 142     Spain: 32.49 %   1987 Time series
# 143     Argentina: 32.32 %   1987 Time series
# 144     Lebanon: 32.23 %   1987 Time series
# 145     Panama: 31.59 %   1987 Time series
# 146     Samoa: 31.1 %   1987 Time series
# 147     India: 30.85 %   1987 Time series
# 148     Mexico: 30.78 %   1987 Time series
# 149     Guyana: 30.71 %   1987 Time series
# 150     Sri Lanka: 30.69 %   1987 Time series
# 151     Venezuela: 30.68 %   1987 Time series
# 152     Nicaragua: 30.63 %   1987 Time series
# 153     Chile: 29.89 %   1987 Time series
# 154     Turkey: 29.83 %   1987 Time series
# 155     Côte d'Ivoire: 29.78 %   1987 Time series
# 156     Bhutan: 29.22 %   1987 Time series
# 157     Brunei: 29.2 %   1987 Time series
# 158     Afghanistan: 28.38 %   1987 Time series
# 159     Yemen: 28.31 %   1987 Time series
# 160     Dominican Republic: 28.27 %   1987 Time series
# 161     Honduras: 27.53 %   1987 Time series
# 162     Sudan: 26.34 %   1987 Time series
# 163     Costa Rica: 26.05 %   1987 Time series
# 164     Ecuador: 25.59 %   1987 Time series
# 165     Egypt: 25.52 %   1987 Time series
# 166     Belize: 25.23 %   1987 Time series
# 167     Syria: 25.01 %   1987 Time series
# 168     Guatemala: 23.23 %   1987 Time series
# 169     Pakistan: 22.76 %   1987 Time series
# 170     Morocco: 22.7 %   1987 Time series
# 171     Malta: 22.69 %   1987 Time series
# 172     Algeria: 21.36 %   1987 Time series
# 173     Kuwait: 20.87 %   1987 Time series
# 174     Maldives: 20.68 %   1987 Time series
# 175     Tunisia: 20.54 %   1987 Time series
# 176     Iran: 19.46 %   1987 Time series
# 177     Jordan: 19.2 %   1987 Time series
# 178     Libya: 16.24 %   1987 Time series
# 179     Iraq: 15.99 %   1987 Time series
# 180     Bahrain: 14.94 %   1987 Time series
# 181     Oman: 12.08 %   1987 Time series
# 182     Saudi Arabia: 11.37 %   1987 Time series
# 183     Qatar: 9.81 %   1987 Time series
# 184     United Arab Emirates: 9.08 %   1987 Time series
Weighted average: 38.1 %  


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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