ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Female — Value by country
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What the numbers show
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Female — Value is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 88.5 % in Netherlands (Kingdom of the); the lowest is 9.6 % in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 31.33 %, and the mean is 36.81 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in India (up 90.1%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 54.5%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 88.5 % | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 1 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 71.46 % | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 83.38 % | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 2 | Viet Nam | 41.9 % | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 41.32 % | 2019 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 3 | Switzerland | 74.32 % | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 3 | Republic of Moldova | 40.02 % | 2024 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 19.76 % | 2019 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 4 | Australia | 73.06 % | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 29.65 % | 2013 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 5 | Norway | 69.97 % | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 66.8 % | 2024 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 7 | Canada | 63.64 % | 2020 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 8 | New Zealand | 63.11 % | 2020 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 9 | Angola | 61.27 % | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 61.06 % | 2024 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 11 | Austria | 56.84 % | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 12 | Sweden | 56.06 % | 2024 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 13 | Ireland | 55.27 % | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 54.87 % | 2019 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 15 | Germany | 54.36 % | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 16 | Ecuador | 48.9 % | 2025 | up 22.8% | flat |
| 17 | Finland | 47.55 % | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 18 | Israel | 46.17 % | 2020 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 19 | Malta | 45.78 % | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 20 | Zambia | 44.98 % | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 21 | Mali | 43.16 % | 2023 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 22 | Rwanda | 43 % | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 23 | Belize | 42.55 % | 2019 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 40.65 % | 2024 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 25 | France | 39.66 % | 2024 | up 22.4% | flat |
| 26 | Estonia | 39.6 % | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 27 | Guatemala | 39.28 % | 2024 | up 40.9% | flat |
| 28 | Malaysia | 37.93 % | 2022 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 29 | Panama | 37.4 % | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 30 | Cyprus | 37.26 % | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 31 | Indonesia | 36.94 % | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 36.78 % | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 36.15 % | 2024 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 34 | Belarus | 33.8 % | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 35 | Thailand | 33.63 % | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 36 | Jamaica | 33.05 % | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 37 | Uruguay | 32.53 % | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 38 | Portugal | 31.55 % | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 39 | Spain | 31.33 % | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 40 | Colombia | 30.67 % | 2025 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 41 | Lithuania | 30.54 % | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 42 | Hungary | 30.42 % | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 43 | Slovenia | 30.28 % | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 44 | Brunei Darussalam | 30.1 % | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 45 | Ukraine | 30.02 % | 2021 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 46 | Mexico | 29.76 % | 2024 | up 15.8% | flat |
| 47 | Croatia | 29.51 % | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 48 | Belgium | 29.45 % | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 49 | Pakistan | 29.42 % | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 50 | Republic of Korea | 29.36 % | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 50 | Poland | 29.36 % | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 52 | North Macedonia | 27.16 % | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 53 | Russian Federation | 26.61 % | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 54 | Chile | 26.55 % | 2025 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 55 | Greece | 26.41 % | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 56 | Mongolia | 26.06 % | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 57 | Serbia | 25.96 % | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 58 | Georgia | 25.59 % | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 59 | Bhutan | 25.37 % | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 60 | Armenia | 24.75 % | 2017 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 61 | Latvia | 24.62 % | 2024 | down 17.3% | flat |
| 62 | Slovakia | 24.09 % | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 63 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.08 % | 2018 | — | falling |
| 64 | Romania | 23.79 % | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 65 | Philippines | 23.46 % | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 66 | Czechia | 23.41 % | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 67 | Namibia | 21.88 % | 2018 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 21.86 % | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.04 % | 2024 | down 19.8% | flat |
| 70 | South Africa | 19.52 % | 2024 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 19.38 % | 2024 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 72 | Italy | 18.91 % | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 73 | Tunisia | 17.95 % | 2023 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 74 | India | 17.24 % | 2024 | up 90.1% | rising |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 16.48 % | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 76 | Senegal | 15.53 % | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 77 | Egypt | 13.19 % | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 78 | Palestine, State of | 12.85 % | 2022 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 79 | Jordan | 9.6 % | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 57.48 %
About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.