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Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

wb-indicators:SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
234 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:SL.TLF.TOTL.FE.ZS
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) carries observations for 234 countries and areas:

Africa Eastern and Southern · Afghanistan · Africa Western and Central · Angola · Albania · Arab World · United Arab Emirates · Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Burundi · Belgium · Benin · Burkina Faso · Bangladesh · Bulgaria · Bahrain · Bahamas, The · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Belarus · Belize · Bolivia · Brazil · Barbados · Brunei Darussalam · Bhutan · Botswana · Central African Republic · Canada · Central Europe and the Baltics · Switzerland · Channel Islands · Chile · China · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Congo, Rep. · Colombia · Comoros · Cabo Verde · Costa Rica · Caribbean small states · Cuba · Cyprus · Czechia · Germany · Djibouti · Denmark · Dominican Republic · Algeria · East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) · Early-demographic dividend · East Asia & Pacific · Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) · Europe & Central Asia · Ecuador · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Euro area · Eritrea · Spain · Estonia · Ethiopia · European Union · Finland · Fiji · France · Gabon · United Kingdom · Georgia · Ghana · Guinea · Gambia, The · Guinea-Bissau · Equatorial Guinea · Greece · Guatemala · Guam · Guyana · Hong Kong SAR, China · Honduras · Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) · Croatia · Haiti · Hungary · IBRD only · IDA & IBRD total · IDA total · IDA blend · Indonesia · IDA only · India · Ireland · Iran, Islamic Rep. · Iraq · Iceland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Jordan · Japan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kyrgyz Republic · Cambodia · Korea, Rep. · Kuwait · Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) · Lao PDR · Lebanon · Liberia · Libya · St. Lucia · Latin America & Caribbean · Least developed countries: UN classification · Sri Lanka · Low & middle income · Lesotho · Late-demographic dividend · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Latvia · Macao SAR, China · Morocco · Moldova · Madagascar · Maldives · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan · Mexico · Middle income · North Macedonia · Mali · Malta · Myanmar · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) · Montenegro · Mongolia · Mozambique · Mauritania · Mauritius · Malawi · Malaysia · North America · Namibia · New Caledonia · Niger · Nigeria · Nicaragua · Netherlands · Norway · Nepal · New Zealand · OECD members · Oman · Other small states · Pakistan · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Papua New Guinea · Poland · Pre-demographic dividend · Puerto Rico (US) · Korea, Dem. People's Rep. · Portugal · Paraguay · West Bank and Gaza · Pacific island small states · Post-demographic dividend · French Polynesia · Qatar · Romania · Russian Federation · Rwanda · South Asia · Saudi Arabia · Sudan · Senegal · Singapore · Solomon Islands · Sierra Leone · El Salvador · Somalia, Fed. Rep. · Serbia · Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) · South Sudan · Sub-Saharan Africa · Small states · Sao Tome and Principe · Suriname · Slovak Republic · Slovenia · Sweden · Eswatini · Syrian Arab Republic · Chad · East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) · Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) · Togo · Thailand · Tajikistan · Turkmenistan · Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) · Timor-Leste · Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) · Tonga · South Asia (IDA & IBRD) · Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Turkiye · Tanzania · Uganda · Ukraine · Uruguay · United States · Uzbekistan · St. Vincent and the Grenadines · Venezuela, RB · Virgin Islands (U.S.) · Viet Nam · Vanuatu · World · Samoa · High income · Low income · Lower middle income · Upper middle income · Yemen, Rep. · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe