NationMaster - Time Series > Labor > force participation rate, female > % of female population ages 15-64

Date	Amount	Rank
2005	72.98	#24
2004	72.93	#24
2003	72.85	#24
2002	72.87	#23
2001	72.85	#24
2000	72.93	#23
1999	72.72	#23
1998	72.56	#25
1997	72.68	#24
1996	72.61	#24
1995	72.51	#24
1994	72.56	#25
1993	72.63	#23
1992	72.63	#24
1991	72.39	#27
1990	72.4	#29
1989	72.35	#29
1988	72.16	#30
1987	72.23	#30
1986	72.14	#31
1985	72.15	#33
1984	72.15	#33
1983	71.48	#35
1982	71.1	#36
1981	71	#36
1980	70.88	#35

DEFINITION: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

SOURCE: World Development Indicators database

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