Labor force, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Labor force, female was 32.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Early-demographic dividend, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Early-demographic dividend stood at 32.5%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 32.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 1990.
That places Early-demographic dividend 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.1% | — |
| 1991 | 29.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 29.3% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 29.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 29.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 29.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 30.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 30.2% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 30.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 30.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 31.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 32.5% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 32.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.8% | 29.1% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 30.8% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 30.4% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 30.7% | 32.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 364.78 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1027 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 320.06 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Labor force, female in Early-demographic dividend was 32.5% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 1990.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for labor force, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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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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.