Which Countries Have the Most and Least Women in the Workforce?

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Countries With the Most and Least Women in the Workforce

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This map shows the top and bottom 10 countries by the percentage of their women population (aged 15+) in the labor force. This is also called the female workforce participation rate.

Data for this graphic is sourced from the World Bank, which aggregates International Labour Organization estimates from 2023.

ℹ️ A country’s labor force includes people aged 15+ who are working or actively looking for work in exchange for pay, profit, or shared production. Unpaid workers, family caretakers, students, and military personnel (depending on the country) may be excluded from this count.
Ranked: Countries By Rate of Women in the Workforce

Madagascar, Burundi, and Mozambique have some of the highest women workforce participation rates in the world (near 80%).

Here’s a full ranking of countries by their female workforce participation rate.

RankCountryFemale Labor
Force Participation
Rate (2023) 1🇲🇬 Madagascar83% 2🇸🇧 Solomon Islands83% 3🇧🇮 Burundi79% 4🇲🇿 Mozambique78% 5🇹🇿 Tanzania77% 6🇪🇹 Ethiopia75% 7🇦🇴 Angola73% 8🇱🇷 Liberia72% 9🇰🇪 Kenya72% 10🇲🇩 Moldova72% 11🇪🇷 Eritrea71% 12🇸🇸 South Sudan70% 13🇮🇸 Iceland70% 14🇰🇵 North Korea70% 15🇰🇭 Cambodia70% 16🇻🇳 Viet Nam69% 17🇳🇿 New Zealand68% 18🇺🇬 Uganda68% 19🇦🇿 Azerbaijan67% 20🇨🇲 Cameroon67% 21🇨🇩 Congo67% 22🇵🇪 Peru66% 23🇧🇸 Bahamas65% 24🇬🇭 Ghana65% 25🇧🇹 Bhutan65% 26🇶🇦 Qatar64% 27🇲🇼 Malawi64% 28🇨🇫 Central African Republic63% 29🇸🇪 Sweden63% 30🇰🇿 Kazakhstan63% 31🇲🇴 Macao63% 32🇨🇩 DRC63% 33🇱🇨 St. Lucia63% 34🇳🇪 Niger62% 35🇳🇴 Norway62% 36🇳🇱 Netherlands62% 37🇸🇬 Singapore62% 38🇦🇺 Australia62% 39🇯🇲 Jamaica61% 40🇨🇭 Switzerland61% 41🇨🇦 Canada61% 42🇪🇪 Estonia61% 43🇹🇱 Timor-Leste61% 44🇭🇹 Haiti61% 45🇮🇱 Israel61%

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