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Countries with the Biggest Gender Disparities in Workforces
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This graphic ranks the countries with the biggest gender disparities in their labor forces by contrasting the average male and female labor force participation rate and measuring the gap between them.
Data for this graphic is sourced from the World Bank, which aggregates 2023 International Labour Organization estimates.
โน๏ธ A countryโs 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 may be excluded from this count.
Ranked: Differences in Male and Female Labor Participation Rates
The top 10 countries with the highest discrepancies between male and female labor participation rates are Islamic nations:
RankCountryMale Labor Force
Participation Rate (%)Female Labor Force
Participation Rate (%)Gender Disparity
(In percentage points) 1๐ฆ๐ซ Afghanistan69564 2๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq721161 3๐ต๐ฐ Pakistan812557 4๐ด๐ฒ Oman883256 5๐ฎ๐ท Iran711456 6๐พ๐ช Yemen60555 7๐ช๐ฌ Egypt711755 8๐ฉ๐ฟ Algeria671750 9๐ธ๐พ Syria641450 10๐ฏ๐ด Jordan631449 11๐ฒ๐ฆ Morocco682049 12๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia803545 13๐ฎ๐ณ India773344 14๐ง๐ฉ Bangladesh803743 15๐ง๐ญ Bahrain874443 16๐น๐ณ Tunisia692742 17๐ฌ๐น Guatemala814140 18๐ธ๐ฉ Sudan682840 19๐ฑ๐ฐ Sri Lanka723240 20๐ฐ๐ผ Kuwait864838 N/A๐ World734924
Note: Figures rounded and based on International Labour Organizationโs estimates as of 2023.
In countries such as Pakistan, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, the male labor force participation rates are higher than the global average. Meanwhile the female participation rates are 50+ percentage points lower than the corresponding male rates, and 15-25 points below the global female average.
For the other countries in the top 10 by labor participation rate differential, the average male participation rate is also below the global average. This could indicate a lack of general economic opportunities with the nation.
Finally, India (#13), Guatemala (#17) and Sri Lanka (#19) are three countries in the top 20 with