Labor force, female in Congo
Congo: Labor force, female was 48.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female in Congo, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Congo recorded 48.6% for labor force, female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Congo peaked at 49.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2023.
That places Congo 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Labor force, female in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.0% | — |
| 1991 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 49.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 49.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 48.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 49.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 49.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 48.7% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 48.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.0% | 48.9% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 49.2% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 49.0% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.6% | 49.1% | 6 |
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More education data for Congo
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 23,019 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 39.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 87.88 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Congo?
- Labor force, female in Congo was 48.6% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for labor force, female?
- Congo ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.