ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value by country
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What the numbers show
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 84.65 % in Republic of Moldova; the lowest is 15.49 % in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 53.77 %, and the mean is 51.73 %.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 53 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in India (up 80.4%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 36.5%).
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Moldova | 84.65 % | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 1 | Angola | 77.24 % | 2024 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 57.95 % | 2019 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 2 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 82.75 % | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 71.7 % | 2024 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 71.52 % | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 3 | Georgia | 70.45 % | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | Cabo Verde | 37.8 % | 2019 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 4 | Iceland | 69.65 % | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 4 | Türkiye | 36.69 % | 2013 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 5 | New Zealand | 69.55 % | 2020 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 6 | Malta | 66.87 % | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 65 % | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 8 | Israel | 64.16 % | 2020 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 9 | Zambia | 63.68 % | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 10 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 62.79 % | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 11 | Belarus | 62.48 % | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 12 | Republic of Korea | 61.08 % | 2025 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 13 | Ecuador | 61.07 % | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 14 | Armenia | 60.75 % | 2017 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 15 | Estonia | 60.6 % | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 60.18 % | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 58.86 % | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 58.81 % | 2024 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 19 | Bhutan | 58.62 % | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 58.57 % | 2024 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 21 | Ireland | 58.21 % | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 22 | Thailand | 58.17 % | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 23 | Canada | 57.33 % | 2020 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 24 | Austria | 57.13 % | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 25 | Jamaica | 57.12 % | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 56.95 % | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 27 | Indonesia | 56.52 % | 2023 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 56.37 % | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 29 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 55.76 % | 2019 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 30 | Uruguay | 55.63 % | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 55.52 % | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 32 | Rwanda | 54.79 % | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 33 | France | 54.5 % | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 34 | Serbia | 54.05 % | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 35 | Belgium | 54.01 % | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 36 | Hungary | 53.98 % | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 37 | Cyprus | 53.95 % | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 38 | Latvia | 53.84 % | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 39 | Finland | 53.77 % | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 40 | Lithuania | 53.74 % | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 41 | Slovenia | 53.6 % | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 42 | Slovakia | 53.37 % | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 43 | Czechia | 52.59 % | 2024 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 44 | Belize | 52.51 % | 2019 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 45 | Brunei Darussalam | 52.12 % | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 46 | Mali | 51.3 % | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 47 | Poland | 50.86 % | 2024 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 50.55 % | 2018 | — | rising |
| 49 | Russian Federation | 50.52 % | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 50 | Panama | 49.06 % | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 51 | Namibia | 48.82 % | 2018 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 52 | Philippines | 48.8 % | 2023 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 53 | Spain | 48.38 % | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 47.87 % | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 55 | Portugal | 47.73 % | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 56 | Croatia | 46.39 % | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 57 | Malaysia | 45.46 % | 2022 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 45.35 % | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 59 | Ukraine | 44.57 % | 2021 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 60 | Guatemala | 43.27 % | 2024 | up 37.8% | flat |
| 61 | Chile | 42.66 % | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 62 | South Africa | 41.07 % | 2024 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 40.87 % | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40.46 % | 2024 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 40.13 % | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 66 | Italy | 39.81 % | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 67 | Greece | 39.51 % | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 68 | Colombia | 39.06 % | 2025 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 38.62 % | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 70 | India | 38.27 % | 2024 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 71 | Pakistan | 36.78 % | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 72 | Mexico | 36.74 % | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 73 | Romania | 34.59 % | 2024 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 74 | Sri Lanka | 31.73 % | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 75 | Senegal | 27.39 % | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 76 | Egypt | 24.49 % | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 77 | Tunisia | 22.09 % | 2023 | up 21.8% | flat |
| 78 | Palestine, State of | 19.54 % | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 79 | Jordan | 15.49 % | 2023 | down 19.5% | 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 52.89 %
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.