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

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Rank   Countries  Amount  Date  
# 1     Rwanda: 52.84 %   2008 Time series
# 2     Burundi: 52.65 %   2008 Time series
# 3     Lesotho: 52.38 %   2008 Time series
# 4     Mozambique: 52.08 %   2008 Time series
# 5     Sierra Leone: 51.44 %   2008 Time series
# 6     Moldova: 50.66 %   2008 Time series
# 7     Laos: 50.55 %   2008 Time series
# 8     Azerbaijan: 50.16 %   2008 Time series
# 9     Kazakhstan: 49.97 %   2008 Time series
# 10     Malawi: 49.91 %   2008 Time series
# 11     Russia: 49.66 %   2008 Time series
# 12     Armenia: 49.6 %   2008 Time series
# 13     Netherlands Antilles: 49.55 %   2008 Time series
# 14     Belarus: 49.51 %   2008 Time series
# 15     Tanzania: 49.41 %   2008 Time series
# 16     Estonia: 49.22 %   2008 Time series
# 17     Madagascar: 49.18 %   2008 Time series
# 18     Ghana: 49.16 %   2008 Time series
# 19     Lithuania: 48.93 %   2008 Time series
# 20     Papua New Guinea: 48.89 %   2008 Time series
= 21     Latvia: 48.87 %   2008 Time series
= 21     Ukraine: 48.87 %   2008 Time series
# 23     Cambodia: 48.75 %   2008 Time series
# 24     Vietnam: 48.72 %   2008 Time series
# 25     Bahamas, The: 48.13 %   2008 Time series
# 26     Finland: 48.08 %   2008 Time series
# 27     Barbados: 47.86 %   2008 Time series
# 28     Zimbabwe: 47.77 %   2008 Time series
# 29     Liberia: 47.65 %   2008 Time series
# 30     Norway: 47.58 %   2008 Time series
# 31     Botswana: 47.5 %   2008 Time series
# 32     Mongolia: 47.4 %   2008 Time series
# 33     Sweden: 47.38 %   2008 Time series
# 34     Ethiopia: 47.13 %   2008 Time series
# 35     Bosnia and Herzegovina: 47.12 %   2008 Time series
# 36     Georgia: 47 %   2008 Time series
# 37     France: 46.98 %   2008 Time series
# 38     Burkina Faso: 46.96 %   2008 Time series
# 39     Denmark: 46.94 %   2008 Time series
# 40     Canada: 46.9 %   2008 Time series
# 41     Guinea: 46.82 %   2008 Time series
# 42     Portugal: 46.79 %   2008 Time series
# 43     Namibia: 46.73 %   2008 Time series
# 44     Turkmenistan: 46.71 %   2008 Time series
# 45     Vanuatu: 46.65 %   2008 Time series
= 46     Central African Republic: 46.6 %   2008 Time series
= 46     Uganda: 46.6 %   2008 Time series
# 48     Kenya: 46.54 %   2008 Time series
# 49     Switzerland: 46.49 %   2008 Time series
# 50     Slovenia: 46.46 %   2008 Time series
# 51     Gabon: 46.36 %   2008 Time series
# 52     Bulgaria: 46.27 %   2008 Time series
# 53     Comoros: 46.25 %   2008 Time series
# 54     Gambia, The: 46.22 %   2008 Time series
= 55     New Zealand: 46.21 %   2008 Time series
= 55     Thailand: 46.21 %   2008 Time series
# 57     United States: 46.09 %   2008 Time series
# 58     Israel: 46.01 %   2008 Time series
# 59     Uzbekistan: 45.89 %   2008 Time series
# 60     Iceland: 45.78 %   2008 Time series
# 61     Benin: 45.75 %   2008 Time series
# 62     United Kingdom: 45.66 %   2008 Time series
# 63     Cyprus: 45.56 %   2008 Time series
# 64     Austria: 45.52 %   2008 Time series
# 65     Croatia: 45.49 %   2008 Time series
# 66     Netherlands: 45.46 %   2008 Time series
= 67     Germany: 45.44 %   2008 Time series
= 67     Hungary: 45.44 %   2008 Time series
# 69     Nepal: 45.36 %   2008 Time series
# 70     Australia: 45.33 %   2008 Time series
# 71     Chad: 45.29 %   2008 Time series
# 72     Jamaica: 45.05 %   2008 Time series
# 73     Belgium: 44.95 %   2008 Time series
# 74     Poland: 44.83 %   2008 Time series
# 75     Slovakia: 44.72 %   2008 Time series
# 76     China: 44.65 %   2008 Time series
# 77     Romania: 44.54 %   2008 Time series
# 78     Burma: 44.47 %   2008 Time series
# 79     Djibouti: 43.91 %   2008 Time series
# 80     Bolivia: 43.87 %   2008 Time series
# 81     Zambia: 43.77 %   2008 Time series
# 82     Uruguay: 43.7 %   2008 Time series
# 83     South Africa: 43.67 %   2008 Time series
# 84     Eritrea: 43.64 %   2008 Time series
# 85     Tajikistan: 43.55 %   2008 Time series
= 86     Brazil: 43.5 %   2008 Time series
= 86     Virgin Islands: 43.5 %   2008 Time series
# 88     Congo, Republic of the: 43.47 %   2008 Time series
# 89     Swaziland: 43.41 %   2008 Time series
# 90     Czech Republic: 43.4 %   2008 Time series
# 91     Luxembourg: 43.35 %   2008 Time series
# 92     Peru: 43.28 %   2008 Time series
# 93     Togo: 43.27 %   2008 Time series
# 94     Senegal: 43.13 %   2008 Time series
# 95     Brunei: 43.04 %   2008 Time series
# 96     Trinidad and Tobago: 43.01 %   2008 Time series
# 97     Spain: 42.98 %   2008 Time series
# 98     Cape Verde: 42.91 %   2008 Time series
# 99     Ireland: 42.81 %   2008 Time series
# 100     Haiti: 42.72 %   2008 Time series
# 101     Kyrgyzstan: 42.59 %   2008 Time series
# 102     Maldives: 42.52 %   2008 Time series
# 103     Guinea-Bissau: 42.43 %   2008 Time series
# 104     Albania: 42.26 %   2008 Time series
# 105     El Salvador: 42.23 %   2008 Time series
# 106     Tonga: 41.74 %   2008 Time series
# 107     Puerto Rico: 41.73 %   2008 Time series
# 108     Mauritania: 41.69 %   2008 Time series
# 109     Singapore: 41.66 %   2008 Time series
# 110     Japan: 41.5 %   2008 Time series
# 111     Saint Lucia: 41.49 %   2008 Time series
# 112     Argentina: 41.11 %   2008 Time series
# 113     Bangladesh: 40.93 %   2008 Time series
# 114     Somalia: 40.91 %   2008 Time series
# 115     Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 40.9 %   2008 Time series
# 116     East Timor: 40.87 %   2008 Time series
# 117     French Polynesia: 40.73 %   2008 Time series
# 118     Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 40.6 %   2008 Time series
# 119     Italy: 40.43 %   2008 Time series
# 120     Greece: 40.42 %   2008 Time series
# 121     Cameroon: 39.85 %   2008 Time series
# 122     Guam: 39.82 %   2008 Time series
# 123     Macedonia, Republic of: 39.7 %   2008 Time series
# 124     Venezuela: 39.08 %   2008 Time series
= 125     New Caledonia: 38.92 %   2008 Time series
= 125     Dominican Republic: 38.92 %   2008 Time series
# 127     Bhutan: 38.9 %   2008 Time series
# 128     Paraguay: 38.69 %   2008 Time series
# 129     Indonesia: 38.4 %   2008 Time series
# 130     Philippines: 38.19 %   2008 Time series
# 131     Cuba: 38.02 %   2008 Time series
# 132     Ecuador: 37.91 %   2008 Time series
# 133     São Tomé and Príncipe: 37.88 %   2008 Time series
# 134     Nicaragua: 37.82 %   2008 Time series
# 135     Guatemala: 37.8 %   2008 Time series
# 136     Chile: 37.52 %   2008 Time series
# 137     Panama: 36.87 %   2008 Time series
# 138     Mali: 36.8 %   2008 Time series
# 139     Suriname: 36.79 %   2008 Time series
# 140     Côte d'Ivoire: 36.7 %   2008 Time series
# 141     Mauritius: 36.35 %   2008 Time series
# 142     Belize: 36.08 %   2008 Time series
# 143     Mexico: 36.02 %   2008 Time series
# 144     Colombia: 35.66 %   2008 Time series
# 145     Costa Rica: 35.24 %   2008 Time series
# 146     Malaysia: 35.17 %   2008 Time series
# 147     Nigeria: 34.9 %   2008 Time series
# 148     Guyana: 34.6 %   2008 Time series
# 149     Honduras: 34 %   2008 Time series
# 150     Malta: 33.73 %   2008 Time series
# 151     Fiji: 32.71 %   2008 Time series
# 152     Sri Lanka: 32.66 %   2008 Time series
# 153     Solomon Islands: 31.45 %   2008 Time series
# 154     Samoa: 31.36 %   2008 Time series
# 155     Algeria: 31.24 %   2008 Time series
# 156     Niger: 30.77 %   2008 Time series
# 157     Equatorial Guinea: 30.09 %   2008 Time series
# 158     Sudan: 29.5 %   2008 Time series
# 159     India: 27.79 %   2008 Time series
# 160     Afghanistan: 26.57 %   2008 Time series
# 161     Tunisia: 26.56 %   2008 Time series
# 162     Turkey: 26.21 %   2008 Time series
# 163     Morocco: 26.07 %   2008 Time series
# 164     Lebanon: 24.94 %   2008 Time series
# 165     Kuwait: 24.31 %   2008 Time series
# 166     Jordan: 22.84 %   2008 Time series
# 167     Libya: 21.89 %   2008 Time series
# 168     Syria: 20.68 %   2008 Time series
# 169     Bahrain: 20.26 %   2008 Time series
# 170     Pakistan: 19.16 %   2008 Time series
# 171     Oman: 18.29 %   2008 Time series
# 172     Saudi Arabia: 16.32 %   2008 Time series
# 173     Iraq: 16.07 %   2008 Time series
# 174     United Arab Emirates: 15.47 %   2008 Time series
# 175     Qatar: 11.63 %   2008 Time series
Weighted average: 41.0 %  

Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union 44.8 %   


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 people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population.

SOURCE: International Labour Organisation, using World Bank population estimates.

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"Labor force, female > % of total labor force by country", International Labour Organisation, using World Bank population estimates.. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/lab_lab_for_fem_of_tot_lab_for-labor-force-female-of-total

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