ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Female — Value by country
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What the numbers show
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — Female — Value is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 84.86 % in Republic of Moldova; the lowest is 1.31 % in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.02 %, and the mean is 17.66 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 65.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Hungary (up 410.0%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 88.1%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 84.86 % | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 61.92 % | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 18.73 % | 2019 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 2 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 71.29 % | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 2 | Angola | 61.26 % | 2024 | down 12.9% | flat |
| 3 | Armenia | 56.56 % | 2017 | up 81.4% | rising |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 38.8 % | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 4.32 % | 2019 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 4 | Zambia | 54.37 % | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 4 | Türkiye | 11.31 % | 2013 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 49.44 % | 2025 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 6 | Ecuador | 46.24 % | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 7 | Namibia | 45.1 % | 2018 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 43.78 % | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 9 | Indonesia | 43.32 % | 2023 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 10 | Mongolia | 40.81 % | 2024 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 11 | Bhutan | 33.23 % | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 12 | New Zealand | 32.88 % | 2020 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 31.24 % | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 14 | Jamaica | 24.32 % | 2023 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 15 | Belize | 23.93 % | 2019 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 16 | Rwanda | 23.63 % | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 17 | Panama | 21.57 % | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 18 | Israel | 21.28 % | 2020 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 19 | Thailand | 20.46 % | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 20 | Guatemala | 19.15 % | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 21 | Iceland | 18.09 % | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 22 | Mali | 16.93 % | 2023 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 23 | Senegal | 16.63 % | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 24 | Colombia | 16.36 % | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 25 | Estonia | 16.34 % | 2024 | up 134.1% | rising |
| 26 | Serbia | 15.56 % | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 27 | Mexico | 15.43 % | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 14.77 % | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 29 | India | 14.28 % | 2024 | up 111.6% | rising |
| 30 | Australia | 13.46 % | 2024 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.79 % | 2018 | — | rising |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.95 % | 2024 | up 192.9% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 11.87 % | 2019 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 11.52 % | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 35 | Chile | 11.29 % | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 11.04 % | 2025 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 37 | Switzerland | 11.01 % | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 38 | Sweden | 10.9 % | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 39 | Uruguay | 10.75 % | 2024 | down 18.9% | flat |
| 40 | Canada | 10.43 % | 2020 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 10.33 % | 2024 | up 106.2% | rising |
| 42 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 9.98 % | 2024 | up 141.6% | rising |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 9.68 % | 2024 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 44 | Ireland | 9.62 % | 2024 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 45 | Norway | 8.53 % | 2024 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 46 | Lithuania | 8.28 % | 2024 | up 184.5% | rising |
| 47 | Germany | 7.97 % | 2024 | up 97.8% | rising |
| 48 | Pakistan | 7.87 % | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 49 | Egypt | 7.8 % | 2024 | up 246.7% | rising |
| 50 | Denmark | 7.57 % | 2024 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 51 | Ukraine | 7.42 % | 2021 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 52 | Brunei Darussalam | 6.96 % | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 53 | Belarus | 6.89 % | 2024 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 54 | Finland | 6.59 % | 2024 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Portugal | 5.79 % | 2024 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 56 | Russian Federation | 5.41 % | 2024 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 57 | Greece | 5.36 % | 2024 | up 100.7% | falling |
| 58 | North Macedonia | 5.35 % | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 59 | Cyprus | 4.71 % | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 60 | Austria | 4.67 % | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 61 | Czechia | 3.89 % | 2024 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 3.78 % | 2024 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 63 | France | 3.63 % | 2024 | up 100.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Italy | 3.62 % | 2024 | up 119.4% | rising |
| 65 | Belgium | 3.47 % | 2024 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 66 | South Africa | 3.44 % | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 67 | Slovenia | 3.11 % | 2024 | down 57.2% | falling |
| 68 | Hungary | 3.06 % | 2024 | up 410.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Palestine, State of | 2.92 % | 2022 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 70 | Poland | 2.91 % | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 71 | Slovakia | 2.8 % | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 72 | Tunisia | 2.56 % | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 73 | Romania | 2.05 % | 2024 | down 88.1% | falling |
| 74 | Spain | 2.02 % | 2024 | up 78.8% | flat |
| 75 | Croatia | 1.47 % | 2024 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Luxembourg | 1.31 % | 2024 | down 36.4% | flat |
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 14.91 %
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.