ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Female — Value by country
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What the numbers show
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Female — Value is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 93.16 % in Republic of Moldova; the lowest is 1.82 % in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 58.57 %, and the mean is 55.5 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 51.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 211.1%), and the largest decrease in Palestine, State of (down 38.0%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 93.16 % | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 88.74 % | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 2 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 90.51 % | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 2 | Angola | 87.44 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 54.61 % | 2019 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 3 | Estonia | 80.98 % | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 75.01 % | 2024 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 33.35 % | 2019 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 4 | Sweden | 79.29 % | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 4 | Türkiye | 35.68 % | 2013 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 5 | Iceland | 78.1 % | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 6 | New Zealand | 78.02 % | 2020 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 77.51 % | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 8 | Latvia | 76.14 % | 2024 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 9 | Armenia | 76.12 % | 2017 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 75.15 % | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 11 | Israel | 74.86 % | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 74.17 % | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 13 | Zambia | 74.07 % | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 14 | Germany | 74 % | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 71.94 % | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 16 | Czechia | 71.78 % | 2024 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 17 | Republic of Korea | 71.73 % | 2025 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 18 | Ukraine | 71.29 % | 2021 | up 111.5% | rising |
| 19 | Lithuania | 70.99 % | 2024 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 68.95 % | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 67.86 % | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 22 | Ecuador | 67.06 % | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 23 | Bhutan | 65.64 % | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 24 | Indonesia | 65.42 % | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 25 | France | 65.03 % | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 26 | Mongolia | 64.96 % | 2024 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 27 | Namibia | 64.71 % | 2018 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 28 | Australia | 64.51 % | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 29 | Jamaica | 64.47 % | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 64.38 % | 2019 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 31 | Philippines | 62.9 % | 2023 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 32 | Serbia | 62.23 % | 2024 | up 76.9% | rising |
| 33 | Slovakia | 61.91 % | 2023 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 34 | Thailand | 61.71 % | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 35 | Portugal | 61.25 % | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 36 | Malta | 61.16 % | 2024 | up 211.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Ireland | 60.71 % | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 38 | Belgium | 59.5 % | 2024 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 39 | Hungary | 59.05 % | 2024 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 58.57 % | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 41 | Spain | 58.49 % | 2024 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 42 | Cyprus | 58.31 % | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 43 | Canada | 58.25 % | 2020 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 55.93 % | 2018 | — | rising |
| 45 | Austria | 54.79 % | 2024 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 46 | Greece | 54.6 % | 2024 | up 34.0% | flat |
| 47 | Rwanda | 53.17 % | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 48 | Uruguay | 52.36 % | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 49 | Belarus | 51.29 % | 2024 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 50 | Mali | 50.25 % | 2023 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 51 | Panama | 49.65 % | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 52 | Slovenia | 48.25 % | 2024 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 53 | Belize | 47.68 % | 2019 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 54 | Italy | 47.61 % | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 55 | Poland | 46.23 % | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 46.05 % | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 57 | Russian Federation | 45.2 % | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 44.16 % | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 59 | India | 43.38 % | 2024 | up 112.6% | rising |
| 60 | Croatia | 42.09 % | 2024 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 61 | Chile | 41.37 % | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.88 % | 2024 | up 124.7% | rising |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 37.44 % | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 64 | Colombia | 37.17 % | 2025 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 65 | Guatemala | 36.5 % | 2024 | up 36.9% | falling |
| 66 | Romania | 35.94 % | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 67 | Mexico | 34.03 % | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 68 | Senegal | 33.68 % | 2024 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 33.15 % | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 70 | Brunei Darussalam | 31.65 % | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 71 | South Africa | 29.91 % | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 29.15 % | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 73 | Malaysia | 28.21 % | 2022 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 74 | Pakistan | 26.37 % | 2025 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 75 | Egypt | 23.98 % | 2024 | up 69.0% | falling |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 21.85 % | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 77 | Tunisia | 11.41 % | 2023 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 78 | Palestine, State of | 10.02 % | 2022 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 79 | Jordan | 1.82 % | 2023 | down 23.2% | 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 56.89 %
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.